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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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New skill builders (Sheet Metal Punches part 1)
August 28, 2008 05:41 PMby Garin Gardiner
The first of a two-part skill builder on sheet metal punches has just been released.
Use this hands-on skill builder to:
- Explore the process for creating a family of sheet metal punch iFeatures, which can be used to cut material from sheet metal parts of different material thicknesses
- Learn the similarities and differences between sheet metal punch iFeatures and regular iFeatures
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Take a note!
August 22, 2008 10:34 AMby Garin GardinerHow many of you use the Note command inside of Inventor? Back in the early days I used this functionality all the time and really liked it although over the years with all the new stuff in Inventor I have forgotten about the note functionality. The other day I ran across it again and thought it might be a great tip for new users and a reminder for those of you that have used Inventor for a while.
To create a note you can right click on almost anything in the browser or select something from the model window and select Create Note. From here you will see a preview of you model that you can rotate, pan and zoom to get a view you want. This view will update as the model changes unless you Freeze it to take a snapshot in time.
For those of you that use this, how do you use it? What do you use it for?
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Autodesk Manufacturing Acadamy
August 18, 2008 03:25 PMby Garin Gardiner
Ketiv Technologies is hosting an Autodesk Manufacturing Academy September 25 at the Cerritos Sheraton Hotel. This event goes beyond picks and clicks through four sessions that cover anything from Large Assembly Management to Sheet Metal Design to AutoCAD Data from Inventor. If you are interested head on over to their site - looks like a great event.
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It's here - Plastic Features Technology Preview!
August 15, 2008 02:56 PMby Garin Gardiner
The other day I posted a teaser to the new Plastic Features Technology Preview and I am glad to post that it is now available. If you would like to see what types of thing you can build with it, head on over to labs and download the Plastic Features preview. Below is a list of the features available with the technology preview.
- Thin Features
- Grill
- Rest
- Boss
- Snap Fit
Also don't forget about the Shrinkwrap Add-in for Inventor that was posted to labs last week. Its can be used to
- Create substitutes for use with alternative representations in Autodesk Inventor
- Reduce detail of production data to protect intellectual property
- Create simplified data for complex purchased assemblies
Don't spend your entire weekend playing with Labs tools :)
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Termination (Video Podcast Episode 27)
August 13, 2008 04:09 PMby Garin Gardiner
For those of you that use standard tools like extrude, revolve, sweep and loft and wonder if there might be a few things you aren't aware of, this podcast is for you. We cover some of the various termination options as well as a few others tips with these standard features during this 18 minute podcast.
How are we doing? Are these podcasts too long/short, wrong format...or do you have additional ideas? Feel free to let us know your thoughts.
Zune - coming soon
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Inventor on How It's Made
August 12, 2008 02:58 PMby Garin Gardiner
I would bet there are more than a few of you like me and have your DVR set to record "How It's Made". I love to see what people are making and the creative ways they are doing it. A tipster saw an episode last night about a robotic arm that was designed in Inventor and passed up a clip from YouTube. There are a few screenshots of the robot being manipulated in Inventor so go get a drink and some popcorn and watch this five minute clip from the episode.
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Oh Snap!
August 8, 2008 11:07 AMby Garin Gardiner
Some of you may recall some new technology we showed at AU last year around plastic part design. We have been very busy since then and in the coming days you will be able to see what we have been working on.
In the meantime take a look at the following video from Kevin Schneider (Product Manager) and keep your eye open for a formal product announcement on http://labs.autodesk.com.0 Comment | Add CommentIn In the Machine > Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk
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CAD Geeks share DWG True Connect tips
August 6, 2008 03:47 PMby Garin GardinerSo what is DWG TrueConnect you ask? The CAD Geeks put together a great little video of some of the things you can do with Inventor and AutoCAD through a DWG file. If you ever need to share data between Inventor and AutoCAD this might be a really easy way for you to do it without all the exporting and jumping through hoops.
For other great tips from the CAD Geeks head on over to their site.
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Two new skill builders available on iParts
August 4, 2008 11:40 AMby Garin Gardiner
Recently our Technical Publications team released two new skill builders around creating and editing iParts. The first one - iParts - The Basics - leads you through the creation process and some of the basics about iParts.
The second skill builder - iParts - Beyond the Basics - is a little more advanced with the use of iMates as well as suppressing and unsuppressing various features. Both skill builders include down loadable files from the site to help you get started.
If you haven't built iparts before or need a refresher course, this is a great place to start.
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