I use construction lines quite a lot to translate dimensions from a plan onto an elevation for example, like we used to on a drawing board with first and third angle projection (anybody remember those?). We could just use lines but that would mean specifying a start point and then zooming\panning to specify an end …
Looking for the Autosave settings in Navisworks? in this short post I will show you how to access the Autosave settings and what you can change. Navisworks has a large number of settings you can change however the Options window can be a little over loading for the casual Navisworks user. The Autosave settings are …
The AutoCAD Measure command doesn’t actually measure something as you’d expect from the command name, instead it allows us to create points along an entity at set intervals along the entity length, each point can be represented by a node or a defined block. The command can be found on the Ribbon on the Home …
If you haven’t used the Switch Back feature with Revit and Navisworks you are missing out. Don’t get me wrong its not going to be setting off any fireworks but in terms of productivity and saving you manual work when working with both Revit and Navisworks, you are going to be glad you found this …
In this blog I will show you 5 simple steps (with pictures) to creating a new Infraworks project using Bing maps. This is actually going to be easier than it sounds as Infraworks makes creating sites from Bing Maps super easy with the Model Builder tool. The Model Builder tool was added a few releases …
Did you know you can minimise the Ribbon bar in Revit? The Ribbon bar has 4 different settings, lets take a quick look. Settings Location The settings for minimising the Ribbon bar can be found after the last tab on the right: Clicking on the icon will cycle through the four options, alternatively you can …
Make PLM easy with Fusion 360 Manage: Autodesk’s product lifecycle management platform that connects resources and work teams, processes and data, across all departments and offices. What is PLM for? Now I’m sure you are wondering why you should implement PLM within your business. Fusion 360 Manage is a great PLM solution if you need to manage: Development …
Machining parts from multiple angles is key to most CAM processes. Sometimes (pretty much always) you want to be able to see how much stock is left after you’ve run a few toolpaths through. Maybe even in a separate part. In this blog I will take you through a few ways that we can reuse …