Using parametrics in Inventor to define your model can not only save you time and money down the track, but also open up new pathways to design optimisation and configuration. If you are not yet using parameters and would like to see how they can be better leveraged, read on. What are parameters?When we are defining …
Design Software has long been able to have dynamic references between different parameters, both for driving values and referencing information. This is the basics of Parametric Modelling, something that we are all used to using. Autodesk Revit has, since the 2016 release, been able to work with Global Parameters which can enhance this workflow inside …
In this blog I am going to explain how to recover your AutoCAD drawings should they become corrupt and fail to open. ExplanationAutoCAD drawings like most other editable files are subject to becoming corrupt, sometimes this can result in poor performance or behaving strangely. If you are really unlucky however this can sometimes result in the …
In this blog I am going to explain how and why you should regularly audit all your AutoCAD drawings. Explanation Your DWG file contains a database of all the information within your drawing. As you work on your drawing this database is constantly updated by adding new information and deleting old information. Due to all this …
External References, or Xrefs, enable you to view the outline of other drawings from within the drawing you are working on, these drawing references update whenever the drawing is edited, keeping you up-to-date with any changes that might happen concurrently. Why should we use xrefs? 1. Keeping the drawing file size smaller 2. Drawing data …
It is easy to dismiss virtual reality as a plaything – an immersive new media limited to storytelling and gaming – but it has so much more to offer. There are solid and practical applications that explain why so much money is being poured into the technology. This post will explore just some of these …
During this brief blog I will consider the future of the head gear that you may have seen or tried at conferences and forums. There are now plenty of competing platforms of visually immersive systems that you can wear on your head and that will give you, for better or worse, some kind of virtual …
It is a common problem when your Autodesk software cannot find the network license service and gives you the FLEXnet License Finder dialog box instead. Usually it is down to either the license services being moved to a different server or for some reason the software was installed incorrectly, either way it can be a …