Autodesk licencing can be a confusing thing to explain with the different licensing types, activation methods and user management options. We often get asked what the difference is between the license types, so we decided it was about time we wrote a blog about it. I hope that after reading this you have a better …
I often get calls from clients who are experiencing a really slow or frozen Autodesk product. While it is common for the software to slow down as the project you are working on gets more detailed, if you do notice a very substantial change in the performance of your software over a short space of …
I was very excited to attend my first Dynamo user group this week in London and wanted to export the sensations of being in a room with so many dynamo enthusiasts. I didn’t know what to expect. My initial thoughts were that I would be way out of my depth and be in a room …
What is that Save to Web & Mobile Tool? With collaboration and working remotely becoming more prominent in the modern day, Autodesk are incorporating more tools to help you share and work on projects across many different platforms using the cloud space given for free as part of a subscription. The Save to Web & …
We recently came across a case where Revit was crashing when closing a Revit window or saving the project. This was caused by a faulty Site Designer Extension file. In most cases if Revit is slow or freezes there is a problem with an add in, so that is usually the first place to look. …
Using Sketchup natively, you only have the ability to add basic materials with a texture map. This is fantastic for getting a good idea of look and feel, but quite limited when it comes to high end renders that need to show textures with a roughness. As you can see from these images, a standard …
Using Autodesk Vault Professional with third party CAD and Design tools such as Solidworks has been possible for years, but with the 2020 release, Autodesk have improved this functionality to offer users working in a multi CAD environment that best productivity and collaboration abilities between all of their software workflows. You can access this application …
This blog describes in detail some best practices and tools for working from home effectively and productively. Working from home can be a struggle for most, however, this situation we are facing as a civilization may require us and push us to do it more and more moving forwards. At Man and Machine, we have …