By now most of us in manufacturing have heard of the term BIM (Building Information Modelling). It’s not something that affects all areas of manufacturing but for those who manufacture for the construction industries, this one is for you. In the manufacturing industry we could be asked to supply BIM files. This means that our …
Forms Forms can be used effectively without even using iLogic. A great example of this would be using a form on a parametric part model. You can have key driving parameters set up in the form to make it easy to adjust those parameters when needed. A form can also be used to populate iProperty …
Every business is different and has different workflows. The same is true in the design office. A big driving factors behind a design office’s workflow is the software (or lack of) that is being used. Over and above that is the question of whether you are getting the most out of the software you are …
The Autodesk Inventor sketch symbols library has been around in the drawing environment for a while now and it does exactly as you would expect in storing all your drawing symbols. Generally we would create or copy all our required drawing symbols into the sketch symbols folder under drawing resources when creating your drawing template …
When it comes to ensuring your Vault has a reliable backup procedure in place there are many options. With virtualisation of servers it has become easier to backup servers regularly with IT procedures like snapshots of virtual machines. What I want to discuss is backup options and setups using the ADMS (Autodesk Data Management Server) …
The frame generator within Autodesk Inventor is a design accelerator that allows users to place structural sections from the Content Center efficiently. Being a design accelerator, the frame generator is used in the assembly environment to place frame members without having to first create the part manually. Structural Member Placement Structural members have a driven …
This is the third and last part of the guide on creating an Inventor drawing template. This part will show you how to create a title block for an Inventor drawing template. NOTE: The golden rule still applies in this step but acts more as a best practice. In case you missed part one the …
This is the second part of a three-part blog guide on how to create an Inventor title block. In this part of the guide, we will focus on creating a border for an Inventor drawing template. NOTE: The golden rule still applies in this step but acts more as a best practice. In case you …