Autodesk have enhanced some already fantastic tools that allow us to work with Inventor and Revit together. We have been able to export our Inventor designs, such as light fittings or plumbing fixtures, out for a while now using the BIM Content tool, however we can also export our designs directly as Revit files to …
In this blog, we will be covering Inventor’s BIM Content tool, which allows you to export your Inventor part or assembly files as Revit Families (RFA), IFC, or Autodesk exchange files (ADSK), to be used in other products in Autodesk’s environment, such as AutoCAD MEP or Revit. More and more manufacturers are being asked to …
The Simplification Tool in Autodesk Inventor allows you to convert complex assemblies into a simplified part file, that can be used for many purposes such as: We will be using this simplification tool to turn our standing desk assembly into a simplified part file, which we can then export as BIM content to be used …
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 …
Few people are aware of the functionality of placing 3D models into Microsoft Word documents. While this may not be something you do very often, this is a great way of getting high-resolution images of your models into Word without needing to take a screenshot. The best part is you can easily change the angle …
Following on from this post back in 2020, I thought I would provide a brief update to the latest additions to this (in my opinion) massively under-used feature inside Autodesk Inventor 2023. The most recent release of Autodesk Inventor has a set of user-requested, newly developed and updated features which you can highlight by going …