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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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Official Inventor Podcast Episode #12 - Inventor LT
May 31, 2007 07:07 AMby Garin Gardiner
Tuesday May 29, 2007 Episode 12 Podcast Show Notes
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News:
1. Spy Contest reminder to vote on winners
2. Martin Day LT article
3. Rita Strange/Inventor Connections LT article
4. Phoenix Gold
Interview
Sam Antos Inventor Product Manager
Technology Preview
Technology
1. Inventor LT
2. Translator Add-ins
3. 2D to 3D Tool for Autodesk Inventor
4. Feature Recognition for Autodesk Inventor
Tips and Tricks:
1. Decals Make Things Look Better
2. Tube & Pipe Skill Builder
3. Cadalyst Avatech Tricks Bolted Connection Gen Tool
4. AUGI 2D-3D w/Inventor article & flash videos
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Still Haven't Heard About Inventor LT?
May 24, 2007 07:00 AMby Garin Gardiner
Still looking for more information about Inventor LT?
Al Dean & Martyn Day over at MCAD Online recently posted an article about Inventor LT that might answer any of those questions you might still have around Inventor LT. If you haven't heard about Inventor LT yet head on over to Autodesk Labs http://labs.autodesk.com/ and download it or pass it along to a friend. Don't forget to take a look at the great article that Al and Martin put together.
Garin
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Autodesk Inventor 2008 Tube and Pipe Skill Builder
May 22, 2007 02:51 PMby Garin Gardiner
If you have created pipe runs previous to Inventor 2008, the following skill builder will help you update your pipe styles to include data for Flanged and Butt Welded runs. Any new pipe runs will already include the new style information - this is only necessary for legacy pipe runs.
Autodesk Inventor 2008 Tube & Pipe Styles and Legacy Runs
Garin
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The 3D model of Transmission Box
May 22, 2007 06:46 AMby Garin GardinerHere is a great YouTube video I came across of a presentation file from Inventor.
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Bolted Connection Generator Tip
May 21, 2007 10:03 AMby Garin Gardiner
I ran across a nice overview / tutorial for the Bolted Connection Generator in Inventor over at Cadalyst.com. If your using Inventor and haven't used the Bolted Connection tool take a quick look at what can be done with a few quick steps.
Garin
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Decals Make Things Look Better
May 17, 2007 10:00 AMby Garin Gardiner
Have you ever wanted to spruce up your models a little by adding decals? Adding a few strategically placed decals can make your designs look much better if you need to present your model to others?
1 - Open Part
First open the model you would like to add a decal to such as the electric motor I am working with.
2 - Locate Image
Locate an image you would like to add to the part similar to the image below.
3 Place Image
Create a sketch on a face or work plane and from the sketch panel bar select Insert Image and position it where you would like it.
4 Add Decal Feature
Now we need to tell the decal to wrap to the models surfaces. To do this return up a level out of the sketch and select the decal tool from the part panel bar. Select the image you have just inserted and the face you would like to wrap it to (I will select the cylinder). For my design I will use the wrap to face option so it will wrap it around similar to wrapping a sticker around my part (not projecting the image to the surface).
5 - Add Transparency
Notice how my decal image has an ugly green background. This was intentional for the next step. For the final result I would like to mask the image so it doesnt show any of the green area. To do this I need to edit the sketch the image is contained in and right click on the image from the browser and select properties. You will now see an option to turn on masking to turn off the green color (transparency color is the color of the lower right pixel of the image).
6 Final Design
One you have turned on the mask return out of the sketch and you will notice the image no longer displays the green background.
Enjoy!
Garin
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Designing with Parametric Sketches
May 15, 2007 02:51 PMby Garin Gardiner
Cory McConnell put together great white paper on parametric sketches. For those of you that are fairly new to Inventor, it is a great tool to show you what parametric sketches are as well as using things like equations to set up relationships. He even goes so far as showing how to assembly 2D sketches to test motion in assemblies before you even need to create 3D parts.
Download White Paper
Happy Sketching!
Garin
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Autodesk Sponsored American Challenge featured on the National Geographic Channel
May 9, 2007 05:23 AMby Garin GardinerAutodesk Sponsored American Challenge featured on the National Geographic Channel
One-Hour Show Airing Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. ET and 11:00 p.m. ET
National Geographic Channel's Need for Speed: Boats television program will feature World Speed Record Holder Russ Wicks and the American Challenge Team in a one-hour show scheduled to air in high definition on Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 8 p.m. ET and 11:00 p.m. ET. A rebroadcast is scheduled for Saturday, May 12, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. ET and then in rotation throughout the year.
Autodesk is proud to sponsor Russ Wicks and the American Challenge Speed Record Team in their quest to break world land and water speed records. To achieve their goal, American Challenge has obtained the best aerospace, hydro/fluid dynamics, boat racing design, and manufacturing expertise available in the world. Members of the American Challenge Technical Team were chosen from premier high-technology laboratories across the nation.
The show will provide an in depth look at how engineers, mechanics and daredevils push the boundaries of human possibility - all in their Need for Speed. Included is the American Challenge teams use of Autodesk Inventor software for digital prototyping. Russ Wicks was also interviewed about his pursuit of speed records and what drives him towards being one of the fastest people on the planet.
Enjoy!
Garin
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Another Great Resource
May 7, 2007 07:02 PMby Garin GardinerSomebody tipped me off to a new blog that is hosted by an Inventor user (Karla Redor) that is mostly Inventor related and has great tips as well as other CAD content.
One post I like is the one on roll-up dialog boxes in Inventor 2008. For those of you that are wondering what happened to the Inventor dialog roll-up pin, take a look at the this post.
How to roll up the dialog box in Inventor 2008
Garin
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Official Inventor Podcast Episode #11
May 3, 2007 05:33 PMby Garin Gardiner
Monday Aprli 23, 2007 Episode 11 Podcast Show Notes
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News:
1. Cadalyst Labs Review: Autodesk Inventor 2008
2. Autodesk Surpasses Eight Million Licensed Users
3. Autodesk and FIRST Provide Competitive Robotics to the Masses
4. Request for Proposals -- Looking for AU 2007 Speakers
5. Inventor of the Month: BigToys, Inc.
Technology
1. Inventor 2008 Countdown
2. Blue Ridge Numerics Launches CFdesign V9 for Autodesk Inventor 2008
Tips and Tricks:
1. Construction environment
2. Optimized Weldment Design and Documentation
3. Getting Acquainted with 3D Grips and Feature Generator
We are having issues with the podcast being updated on iTunes. We hope to have that resolved in the near future.
Garin
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