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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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Inventor Feature Rename Tool
June 25, 2009 03:56 PMby Garin Gardiner
Today I was shown a great add-in for Inventor of something I thought was very cool. I see a lot of add-ins and great things that many of you do but I really like this one. Have you ever wanted holes you created in the model be named in the browser accordingly? Take a look at the following add-in that Allen Gager wrote that is a free download. I just installed it on Inventor 2010 and it worked great.
Take a look at the following YouTube video for more details.
You can get more information about Allen and the Inventor Feature Rename Add-In tool here.
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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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Autodesk YouTube Channel
June 24, 2009 01:51 PMby Garin GardinerAutodesk recently added a channel on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/autodesk that is has many clips ranging from Inventor, Moldflow, Showcase and more. Head on over and check it out.
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New Skill Builder for Stress Analysis Contacts
June 23, 2009 01:08 AMby Garin GardinerIn the latest Skill Builder, you will create contacts to define the relationship between the parts. Contacts transfer load between parts while preventing parts from penetrating each other. Contacts can simulate interaction between bodies that separate or come into contact during loading. Without contacts, parts do not interact with each other in the simulation.
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Proper Weld Documentation & Design
June 18, 2009 01:32 AMby Garin GardinerToday I was browsing around and ran across a great overview on Weld Symbols. What I enjoyed the most was the image that went along with it.
Mark Flayler over at Imaginit Technology hosts this blog and has some great tips up there. Enjoy the weld symbol image and the new blog if you haven't already looked at it in the past.
Garin
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Rhino Add-in for Inventor on Labs
June 11, 2009 04:42 PMby Garin Gardiner
Today we released a new utility on labs which gives you more flexibility when creating designs with vendor or customer data by allowing you to directly import Rhino files into Autodesk Inventor. This translator reads Rhino files(*.3dm) bringing solids, surfaces, wires, and points into Autodesk Inventor to be directly utilized while modeling. Being able to import directly from Rhino files eliminates the need to convert the Rhino data to make it usable in your projects.
If you receive Rhino models and want to use them in Inventor, head on over to Labs to download the Rhino to Inventor utility.
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Gimme a Thumbnail!
June 10, 2009 02:45 AMby Garin GardinerAs many of you have probably discovered, there are several great new tools in the Bill of Materials (BOM) for Inventor 2010. One that I find to be VERY useful is the ability to add Thumbnails for each part or assembly in the BOM dialog.
To do this, launch Inventor 2010 and open an assembly. Activate the Assembly tab if it isn't already active and select Bill of Materials from the Manage Tab to see the BOM.
Now for the cool part! To get Thumbnails in the BOM, select "Chose Columns" from the set of tools along the top of the screen.
Once you have the Customize panel up, scroll down to see Thumbnail column. Drag the Thumbnail column to the desired location on in the BOM dialog to display Thumbnails in your BOM.
In you want a larger or smaller image you can resize the column to get the detail you need from the thumbnail.
While you are here, notice the cross highlight, tabbing, right mouse button options and the ability to open parts and assemblies right from the BOM.
Enjoy!
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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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Official Autodesk Inventor Podcast Episode 35 - Inventor 2010 Preview (Sheet Metal, Srink Wrap & UCS)
May 30, 2009 01:28 AMby Garin Gardiner
Here is the final podcast in the series to wrap up what is new in Inventor 2010. There is much more in Inventor 2010 than we can cover in a few podcasts but this episode we cover new sheet metal enhancements, creation of UCS in parts & assemblies as well as shrinkwrap components.
Many of you have been asking for things like transitional shapes and my favorite (contour roll), so take a look at the latest podcast to see some of the new tools in Inventor. Next month we will return to our regular podcasts.
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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A little sketchy
May 27, 2009 04:49 PMby Garin GardinerLast year I did a fairly substantial remodel of my house and still have a few little odd jobs around the house. One of which was to build a shed that I could put all of our yard tools and a few snacks. As a typical Inventor user, I had to model the shed up and see exactly what it would look like and how I would build it since there were a few strange angles on it.
I started out with a sketch to figure out the roof height and pitch and used sketch blocks and few other new tools to get everything laid out. I even created a sketch block to simulate a 6'- 3" person to see where my head would hit the roof.
6' - 3" goof not included in image
From there I wanted to try few iterations to see the type of siding as well as to get buy off from my better half before I went out to purchase lumber.
To add a little fun to the project, I wanted to use my new Wacom Intuos and a fresh copy of Autodesk Sketchbook Pro (you can grab a trial copy for yourself if you want to try it out). I figured it would be fun to play with as well as let me validate my design with my wife.
Wacom Intuos
Autodesk Sketchbook Pro 2010
I exported an image from Inventor of the shed outline and then started playing with colors for paint as well as panel spacing and trim layout. I didn't get too fancy but was able to get a great idea what I wanted before I spent much time designing it in Inventor.
As you will be able to tell I am no artist.
From there I did finish the design in Inventor and for the most part the Shed is done (other than a few coats of paint). It was a great exercise with a tablet and Sketchbook Pro. There was a bit of iterations that would have taken a bit of time in Inventor and was nice to be able to sketch it all out first.
Sketchbook Pro is an interesting tool that is being used more and more by engineers. for more information take a look at our Sketchbook for Engineers site.
Send me your best shot! I have a few prizes to give away :)
Update:
After posting this, the Product Manager from the Sketchbook Pro team told me he would send me a stack of Autodesk Sketchbook Pro 2010 that I can send out to those of you that download the trial and tell us how you can use it with Inventor (in US and Canada). Send me a picture and how you will be using it and I will send you Sketchbook Pro until I run out.
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