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Getting Started in iLogic

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As many of you will know, Autodesk Inventor ships with an out of the box technology called iLogic. iLogic allows you to program automation in a variety of different ways into your model using simple Visual Basic code alongside an intuitive interface. As much as iLogic is a huge benefit, and offers fantastic automation possibilities …

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3ds Max 2022 Release

It’s that time of the year again when the next major release of Autodesk software becomes available to you through your Subscription, with many of the products having their 2022 release date over the next couple of months. 3ds Max 2022 pushes a faster and more secure environment, with a primary focus on efficiency through …

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Automation: Are Robots After My Job?

Okay so let us not pretend that every time we see something from Boston Dynamics, we don’t have nightmares. Not just me? Okay, good! That is not what this is about though. These days everything is about efficiency, everyone is asked to wear more hats. Departments are converging as well as industries and it can …

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Does Brexit affect my Autodesk software?

If you are using Autodesk software in both the UK and within any EU country then the answer is YES. The UK left the European Union on 31st January 2020 and operating under the transition period until 1st January 2021. We have had a lot of questions recently about the effect this will have on …

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Inventor Frame Generator and it’s latest updates

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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 …

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Creating an Inventor Drawing Template Part 1 of 3: Styles and Standards

Creating a drawing template is generally something that we only do once in a long while. Here’s a three-part general guide to jog your memory when that time comes. NOTE: There is only one golden rule when creating a drawing template in Inventor, that is… Never overwrite any of Inventor’s default standards, ALWAYS duplicate the …

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