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In The Machine is the official blog of the Inventor Product Management Team. It is a way for us to share Inventor news, interesting information about successful Inventor customers and partners as well as tips and tricks. From time to time we’ll also use the blog to solicit feedback from users via surveys. This blog is hosted by Garin Gardiner our Technical Marketing Manager.
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What would you like to tell us?
October 12, 2009 02:32 PMby Garin Gardiner
For those of you that will be attending Autodesk University (AU) this year, the Inventor Product Management team will be hosting a listening session and need your feedback. This session will be held Monday Nov. 30 at 1:00 and we are looking for several more Inventor users to attend.
We will be selecting 15 individuals to present future concepts to and ask for your feedback to help guide the direction of future Inventor development. If you will be attending AU 2009 and will be in Las Vegas Nov 30, please create / update your profile on the Customer Feedback Portal and complete the short AU Listening Session survey.
To access the survey, click on the link below. If you have previously registered with the Autodesk Feedback Community, simply login using your username and password to be directed to the survey. If you have not already registered, you must first create a user account.
https://beta.autodesk.com/callout/apply.html?callid={C5E83117-6722-4C12-A737-411CA3958F95}
I hope to see you there!
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Autodesk Expands Options for Mac Users
October 6, 2009 02:33 PMby Garin Gardiner
For all of you Mac users out there, Autodesk recently announced we will now support use of AutoCAD software, AutoCAD LT software, Autodesk Inventor Professional software, Autodesk 3ds Max software, Autodesk 3ds Max Design software and the Autodesk Revit software platform for building information modeling (BIM) on Mac OS X via Parallels Desktop. Autodesk added official support for these products on the Mac via Boot Camp earlier this year.
Head on over to the press release for more information.
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SketchBook Mobile from Autodesk
September 16, 2009 11:33 PMby Garin Gardiner
Today the Industrial Design (ID) team announced a new SketchBook Mobile app that is available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. If you are the proud owner of an iPhone or Touch, this will be a must have for its impressive sketch tools. This is a professional-grade paint and drawing application for a killer price of 2.99 on the iTunes Store. I personally have been looking forward to something like this on my Touch for some time and will be downloading it as soon as it goes live. If you are interested, take a look at a few of these images and YouTube video then head on over and try it out.
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Fusion is Alive!
June 24, 2009 11:12 PMby Garin Gardiner
Today Inventor Fusion was announced and available for download on Autodesk Labs. Many of you have been following Inventor Fusion and have asked when you could get your hands on it. Well the time is now and we are excited to hear from you once you get a chance to drive it around the block.
For those of you that aren't familiar with Inventor Fusion, it is technology to showcase our direct model manipulation that allows you to easily create and edit 3D models. You can directly model components in Inventor Fusion or import models to be able to directly modify them. It is definitely work a look so head on over to Autodesk Labs to give it a try.
Take a look what others are saying.
Kenneth Wong at Desktop Engineering
What are you waiting for - you could be modeling already!
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iCopy for 2009 is here!
June 4, 2009 11:59 AMby Garin Gardiner
Today I am happy to let you all know that iCopy is now support in Inventor 2009. If you are on Inventor 2009 and would like to try out some of the advantages that iCopy offers, head on over to Autodesk Labs to download it today.
If you missed the earlier post where we announced iCopy, take a look at the "iCopy on Autodesk Labs" post for more information. We are excited to get your feedback and hear what you like and more importantly what you don't like or ways you would like to use it that isn't presently supported.
Please email and comments about iCopy to labs.iv.icopy@autodesk.com.
Enjoy!
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iCopy on Autodesk Labs
May 18, 2009 12:27 PMby Garin Gardiner
iCopy Technology Preview is now on Autodesk Labs!
Many of you often require multiple instances of a standard element that needs to be adjusted with each occurrence. When dealing with a large number of elements, making these adjustments manually is time-consuming and prone to error.
When we hear about these types of challenges it is for products that range from curtain walls, bridges, conveyors, handrails, and trusses to name a few.
The Autodesk Inventor iCopy Technology Preview can significantly improve productivity by enabling you to make multiple copies of an assembly that automatically resize to fit their design. By capturing a few key constraints, such as connection points and paths, iCopy creates and inserts multiple instances of the assembly and automatically adjusting the size and shape of each occurrence based on their functional requirements.
iCopy for Inventor helps you:· Save time by easily customizing commonly-used assemblies· Avoid errors when working with complex designs involving multiple paths· Innovate by exploring multiple design iterations quicklyGet it today!It’s exciting new technology that many of you can take advantage of today. For more information take a look at the labs site to download iCopy as well as a tutorial to get started.
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I want to be a Pilot!
April 30, 2009 05:17 PMby Garin Gardiner3DConnexion recently released their latest and greatest "3D Mouse" the SpacePilot Pro. I have been a long time user of their products - so much so I use to get stopped at airport security while they searched my bag to find a strange device with a solid aluminum base. My portable SpaceNavigator has as many miles in the air as I do since I can't leave home without it.
I am a big gadget guy (my wife can attest to that) so you can imagine my excitement when we got a few SpacePilot Pro's to play around with. I have been using it for about a month and have to say it's by far the most useful desktop 3D mouse I have used. I had the old Pilot and liked it although the screen was lost to me since I didn't really ever use it. With the new Pilot Pro I can see my Outlook calendar and task items (as well as standard Inventor commands) while I am working in Inventor. You can also display RSS feeds and use it as a Sideshow (Vista) screen where you can download many gadgets (it might be cool to show the weather).
Besides all of the neat extras, the buttons are clearly marked and for whatever reason I find myself using them much more than I have with any other device. I still like my trusty SpaceNavigator for notebooks but while I am in the office working, this is a must have for me. If you would like to know more about the SpacePilot Pro, head on over the 3D Connexion site.
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Team Autodesk - MS Ride
April 27, 2009 11:34 PMby Garin Gardiner
Its about that time of year again, we have gathered together several folks out of our Autodesk Portland Oregon office to join us in a local MS Ride. We have posted a goal to raise 15,000 in which Autodesk will match anything we raise. I will be joining the team and look forward to helping reach our goal as well as riding over 100 miles August 1st.
If any of you would like to donate (any amount) to a good cause and help the Autodesk team reach our goal, please select the link to the right. You never know, perhaps I will beat out my co-worker who has set a goal at $2,000.
Thanks for any help!
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Official Autodesk Inventor Podcast Episode 34 - Inventor 2010 Preview (Layout Design and Assembly Analysis)
March 25, 2009 01:40 PMby Garin Gardiner
It's been a few weeks since I posted my first podcast around what's new in Inventor 2010. There is way too much to show in a few podcasts but I intend on having probably 4 podcasts around the main enhancements to Inventor. This episode we will discuss Layout Design and Assembly Level Analysis. I think you will find some great nuggets here and look forward to hearing what you think about the new version.
This is the second of several episodes I will post around 2010 so stayed tuned.
I have been looking forward to both sketch level layout design as well as being able to run an FEA analysis on an assembly. Great stuff but I might be a little bias
Don't forget to head over to iTunes if you want to subscribe and download these automatically when a new episode is available.
Zune
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Official Autodesk Inventor Podcast Episode 33 - Inventor 2010 Preview
March 11, 2009 06:54 PMby Garin GardinerAfter my last podcast I received several emails about when I would post something for Inventor 2010. Wait no longer to get your first shot of some of the new tools for Consumer Products such as Plastic Parts, Multi Body Support and integration with Alias Studio.
This is the first of several episodes I will post around 2010 so stayed tuned.
Just because I mention these are for Consumer Products there are many great uses for these tools other than for consumer products. Multi Body can be used in almost any environment to be sure to try it out when you get your hands on it.
Don't forget to head over to iTunes if you want to subscribe and download these automatically when a new episode is available.
Zune
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