Cameron MacKenzie

A Guide to Generative Design: Setting the Scene

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Generative design has been part of Fusion 360 since 2018, and has quickly become a much loved and used part of the software. From designing bridges and wheels, to chairs and rigs. Generative design has and will continue to push the limits of design and engineering not only in engineering firms but also at home …

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Create Milling Tool in Inventor and Fusion 360

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Have you ever been using Inventor CAM or Fusion 360’s Manufacturing workspace and wanted a tool that matched what you had in the workshop, or wanted to test a tool before adding it to your library? You can create new tools and libraries quickly within both programs, which can save you time and neaten your …

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Inventor DWG Cannot Open

This past week we had a case come up where a user would save a blank drawing in Inventor and would be unable to reopen it once it was saved. We would usually try to look at the user settings and see if the file has any permission restrictions and if not, we would recreate …

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Create Deployment in Autodesk Account

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Autodesk have started rolling out a new method of creating deployments through the Autodesk account, which gives users the ability to create the deployment with all its settings right in the account without having to install anything first. While this may not be available for every product yet, there are a substantial number of products …

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Switching License Type in Autodesk Software

With many companies switching from Multi-User licenses to single user licenses, we are getting more and more calls asking how to switch the license type on the install. Below you will find a guide on how to do this. Close all Autodesk software, and then in one Autodesk program click on the triangle next to …

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Installing Autodesk Software

To install Autodesk software onto your computer you can either go through Autodesk’s website, your Autodesk Desktop App, or through your Autodesk account. Where possible we recommend getting the download through your Autodesk account, this will ensure that you get the correct version for your license as well as different download options, however if this …

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Changing Reflection Environment in Inventor

Have you ever created a shiny part in Inventor and noticed a car park, or a random man on a motorbike staring back at you? Don’t worry, you haven’t opened a portal into a new dimension where there is a whole world living inside your creation, though that could be cool. This is just the …

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Autodesk Desktop App Not Working

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The Desktop app is a really useful application which allows you to manage the installations and updates of your Autodesk products, however it can stop working sometimes. This can happen if you haven’t set it up correctly, it’s missing an update or it ran into an issue starting up.. Fear not, we are here to …

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