In line with Autodesk’s paradigm of having the model as the ‘source of truth’, it is possible to specify welding detail within an Inventor model. This is fantastically useful as it is also then possible to pull this information onto a 2D drawing. In this illustrated guide to weldments, we will explore the processes of …
How do you display metric bolt sizes when working with imperial pipe components in a Mixed Metric Plant 3D project? Standard bolts sizes in imperial catalogues such as ASME are shown in imperial but in some mixed metric projects, it may be required to use imperial pipe sizes with metric bolt sets. This blog will …
What is an Option File, do I need one if I am using multi-user Licenses (Network Licenses) for my Autodesk software and what can I control? Well in this blog I plan to answer these questions… What Is An Option File? An option file is a text document such as Notepad which is saved with …
A major cause of being unable to get a network (multi-user) license is lag on your network. Autodesk software have a specified amount of time which it will spend trying to get a license before giving up. Sometimes this small amount of time isn’t enough if you are working over a VPN, Internet connection or …
Having an Autodesk Product Design and Manufacturing Collection means you have access to more tools than just Inventor and AutoCAD. If you have chosen to subscribe to a collection you should investigate the other software packages you are missing out on. Factory Design Utilities is one of the many overlooked “extras” in your collection and …
“A valid license could not be obtained by the network license manager” is an error you receive when your Autodesk software is unable to find a network/multi-user license in the allowed timeframe. This can be down to a number of reasons but this post is going to concentrate specifically on what to do if your …
Ever wanted your Autodesk software to return a Multiuser license if the software has been left open but unused? Well, we can! Using an Options File we can specify a time limit for Multiuser licenses to be returned in the event the Autodesk software hasn’t been used for X amount of time. This can be …
Did you know your Revit project contains two Norths? We have the Project North which helps keep the project orthogonal to make working easier and we also have the True North which is how the project is orientated geographically. Identifying View Orientation In the View properties we can find a property called orientation. This tells …