Cameron MacKenzie

Detail Drawings in Fusion 360

Creating Detail Drawings in any Product Design package is standard functionality. Due to the nature of Autodesk Fusion 360, and its initial target audience, this did not always get the attention needed. However, over the past two years this area has seen some rapid development putting the Drawing Workspace on the map. We often hear …

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Fusion Team

Fusion 360 makes great use of cloud functionality when working with data, whether working on your own or collaborating with others. Within Single User storage, you can easily access your latest data from anywhere you have an internet connection. When collaborating with other users, we can take this functionality even further, allowing multiple people to …

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Inventor Model States

If you often find yourself reusing the same base file but only adding or removing certain features, this underrated tool will help you with this. The tool is Model States, and it allows you to create multiple versions of the same file, while toggling the suppression of features with each model state. As an example, …

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Incompatible version of Autodesk License Manager

Due to a recent update of Autodesk License Service, there is a known issue where some older products on a network license get the below error message. We would usually recommend you always be on the latest patch of license services, and products. However, if you are unable to continue using your license due to …

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Adobe PDF Print Error

We recently came across an issue whereby printing an Adobe PDF from Inventor using the Adobe PDF Print option would return a text file error stating ‘No PDF File Produced’ (full error message below). Troubleshooting Within the error message we noted one of the fonts in use in the document. This could indicate that your …

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Fusion 360 Personas

With the introduction of so many great extensions in Fusion 360, it can be tempting to want to ‘collect them all’. Since most companies need more than one in their workflow, Autodesk have introduced Fusion 360 Personas. Personas are designed for users who will need access to extensions in one clean package. These also end …

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Creating Bolts in Fusion 360

We often need to add new bolts into Fusion 360 but sometimes the options we find online aren’t quite what we’re looking for. One of Fusion’s lesser-known features is the add-ins tool which allows us to run Python scripts. One of these includes a Bolt sample script which we will look at today. Inserting Library …

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Change Vault Password

Vault Maintenance

With Vault user management, every user accessing Vault will need to have an account. This helps Vault understand who is accessing the information at any given time, and who may be making edits to said information. An added layer of protection allows us to protect individual accounts with a password. Whether you are setting one …

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