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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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BIMTrack – Using Saved Views for Quicker Coordination

Navigating around BIMTrack is a fairly simple process however there is a little used area to allow you to set up saved views on your own project models that will help with model coordination and navigation which will improve workflows and efficiency. BIMTrack is a great tool to allow you to review project coordination and …

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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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Better Presentation in Revit using Guide Grids

If presentation is key to your drawing sheet deliverables there is a little used tool within Revit that allows you to align views over multiple sheets. Guide grids will improve the overall look and feel of your presentation drawings and gain consistency over your outputs. Guide Grids can be activated in a sheet view only …

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Recap Photo – Reality capture with an iPhone 6s Vs iPhone 11

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Introduction In this blog, I am going to compare reality capture using Autodesk Recap with pictures from an iPhone 6s and an iPhone 11. The spec for the two cameras are below. More than a comparison between the cameras, it’s a test to see how much difference camera quality gives a model and how much …

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