Thursday, November 29, 2007

LATEST SERVICE PACKS:

Just as a recap, here are all the latest Service Packs for relevant Inventor 2008 products:

Autodesk Inventor 2008 (all versions) - Service Pack 1
Inventor 2008 SP1

Autodesk Inventor 2008 (all versions) - Service Pack 2
Inventor 2008 SP2

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2008 (all versions) - Service Pack 1
MDT 2008 SP1

Autodesk Design Review 2008 - Service Pack 1
Design Review 2008 SP1

Autodesk Data Management Server 2008 (applies to both client & server) - Service Pack 1
ADMS 2008 SP1

Check here often for additional listings of Service Packs as they are posted.

Monday, November 12, 2007

Colorado Inventor Users Group

Tuesday November 20, 2007

6:30PM – 9:00PM

Please join us this month for an exciting look at Autodesk Inventor sheet metal design tool and best practices for utilizing this powerful tool. This months meeting will be held at our location in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
  • Using Inventor sheet metal design
  • Best Practices for using sheet metal design
  • Inventor Q&A
As always, food and soft drinks will be provided for those who bring questions and experiences to share!

Come to discuss ideas, increase knowledge and get advice from Avatech’s experts and other Colorado Inventor users.

Please RSVP or to get directions:
Call us at: 303.796.0204 or email us
Rob Johnston:
rob.johnston@avatech.com
Derick Asher: derick.asher@avatech.com

Avatech Solutions, Inc.
8101 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 200
Greenwood Village, CO 80111


Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Colorado Inventor Users Group

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

6:30PM – 9:00PM

Please join us this month for an exciting look at Autodesk Vault and Inventor iFamilies. Wood Group, a leading manufacturer of energy services, located in Loveland, Colorado has graciously offered to host our next Inventor Users Group.
  • Best Practices for Implementing Autodesk Vault
  • iParts, iAssemblies, & iFeatures
  • Tour of Wood Group facility
  • Inventor Q&A
As always, food and soft drinks will be provided for those who bring questions and experiences to share!

Come to discuss ideas, increase knowledge and get advice from Avatech’s experts and other Colorado Inventor users.

Please RSVP or to get directions:
Call us at: 303.796.0204 or email us
Rob Johnston:
rob.johnston@avatech.com
Derick Asher: derick.asher@avatech.com

Wood Group Gas Turbine
591 W 66Th St
Loveland, CO 80538
(970) 669-0801


Friday, September 21, 2007

Drafter Designer

Geotech seeks a Drafter Designer with 7-10 years experience to join our Engineering Department. You will assist in the design and development of new equipment. Prior experience with Autodesk Inventor CAD software in a manufacturing environment is required, as are strong math skills.

Pluses:
  • Adobe Suite
  • MS Office
  • Materials background
Please furnish verifiable references.

Pick this link, for more information about Geotech Environmental Equipment

Send resume to stever@geotechenv.com or fax to 303-322-7242 attn: Engineering Manager

Mechanical Detailer

New Tech Machinery seeks a Mechanical Detailer to join our Engineering Department and assist in the design and development of new equipment. Prior experience with Autodesk Inventor CAD software in a manufacturing environment would be helpful.
View job description by clicking here.


Send resume to engr@newtechmachinery.com or fax to 303-294-9407 attn: Director of Engineering

At CoorsTek, we change our world by providing industry with break-through solutions for an amazing variety of engineered parts and integrated systems made from ceramics, metals and plastics. Our Golden Facility has an opportunity available for a talented Engineer II. This position will be located in Golden, CO.

Job Description:

At CoorsTek we change our world by providing industry with break-through solutions for an amazing variety of engineered parts and integrated systems made from ceramics, metals and plastics. Our Golden Facility has an opportunity available for a talented Engineer II . This position will be located in Golden, CO.

Position Summary:
Responsible for designing, developing, and testing equipment, processes, and materials; seeking opportunities to apply technical knowledge, under direction of engineering and technical staff.

Essential Functions:

Meets or exceeds all requirements of an Engineer I.
Develops, implements, and improves production/processing methods and controls to meet quality standards in the most cost efficient manner; requires use of moderate decision making skills.
Performs work that is varied.
Receives instruction on specific assignment objectives, points of emphasis, reference and information sources, and possible solutions.
Unusual problems are solved jointly with supervisor, and work is reviewed for application of sound engineering judgment.
Assignments include equipment design and development, test of materials, preparation of specifications, process study, research investigations, report preparation and other activities requiring knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques commonly employed in the specific area of assignments.
Performs work which involves conventional types of plans, investigations, surveys, structures, or equipment with relatively few complex features for which there are precedents.
Develops estimate and cost guidelines through the use of operation sheets, engineering standards, and manufacturing process knowledge.
May review completed orders and investigates orders completed above/below initial cost estimates to detect potential problems in the manufacturing process or cost guidelines.
Develops and maintains written standards on the production processes.
May supervise other employees.
May have interaction with customers and suppliers.
Possesses the ability to enhance the functionality of computer systems to more efficiently perform job tasks.
Willingly accepts responsibility of sharing skills and knowledge; trains other employees.
Understands and meets or exceeds quality standards; seeks to minimize error rate.
Participates in continuous improvement efforts. Supports and helps to implement new ideas.
Performs detail-oriented tasks utilizing very effective communication skills and very high math skills.
The position is for a tool designer. This position requires the skills of mechanical engineering and automation design skills are a plus. Applicant should have tool design experience and be proficient in AutoCAD and Inventor.


Education, Training, and Skill Recommendations/Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or appropriate science, and 5 years education and experience in a equivalent or similar discipline.
Must participate in relevant continuing education



At CoorsTek we offer excellent benefits: medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, life insurance, AD&D, STD/LTD, PTO, tuition reimbursement, health club reimbursement – plus much more! A casual, yet professional working environment.

Enjoy working with an exciting company, which has almost a hundred years in business! Send your resume and salary requirements to: triley@coorstek.com or Call 303.277.4121

Local Candidates Only!
Principals Only – No Agencies Please.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.


Monday, September 17, 2007

LATEST SERVICE PACKS:

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2008 Service Pack 1*
MDT 2008 SP1

*This applies to any MDT included with all versions of Inventor 2008.

Check here often for additional listings of Service Packs as they are posted.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Colorado Inventor Users Group

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

6:30PM – 9:00PM

Please join us this month at one of Denver’s own technology leaders – Gates (part of the Tomkins, PLC). They have been an innovative user of Inventor for over 5 years and have graciously offered their new Tech Center as the site of our next Users Group. Jeanne Pake and Justin Paulsen from Gates will be presenting two very interesting topics.

Tour of the new Gates Customer Solutions Center*

Using Skeletal Models-Justin Paulsen

Building iAssemblies-Jeanne Pake

Inventor Q&A

As always, food and soft drinks will be provided for those who bring questions and experiences to share!

Come to discuss ideas, increase knowledge and get advice from Avatech’s experts and other Colorado Inventor users.

Please RSVP or to get directions:
Call us at: 303.796.0204 or email us
Rob Johnston:
rob.johnston@avatech.com
Derick Asher: derick.asher@avat.com

Gates Corporation
330 Inverness Drive South
Englewood, CO 80112
(303) 744-1911

* We will all be required to read and sign a RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK which is also attached to our invitation. You can complete this beforehand and bring it with you or sign one at the front door when you arrive.


Friday, August 31, 2007

LATEST SERVICE PACKS:

For anyone using Autodesk Vault or Productstream 2008, we would recommend applying the following service pack to BOTH the server and clients:

Autodesk Data Management Server 2008 - Service Pack 1
ADMS 2008 SP1

Check here often for additional listings of Service Packs as they are posted.

Colorado Inventor Users Group

August, 2007


No, you didn't miss it. Due to vacations and other summertime distractions, a Colorado Inventor Users Group meeting was not held in the month of August.

Unfortunately, we didn't notify anyone it would not be happening and we apologize for that. So, now you know.

The next meeting will be held Wednesday, September 19, 2007 in the Denver area. Location and topics to soon follow.

Thank you for your participation and we will see you soon!

Thursday, July 19, 2007

LATEST SERVICE PACKS:

Autodesk Inventor® 2008 (All Versions) - Service Pack 1
Inventor® 2008 SP1

For those of you still on Inventor 11 and waiting for more info on Service Pack 3, your wait is over.

Here are the procedures Tim at Genesis Fixtures has found to be successful in loading SP3.

Try this.
1. Make sure you restart your computer.
2. Make sure no programs are open (especially Inventor)
3. Install SP3 or reinstall.
4. Restart when asked to restart or if not asked, restart anyway.
5. Then start Inventor as normal.

Note:
As usual, Inventor on the first restart will take extra time loading because what it’s doing in memory and startup instructions, then it will start much faster the next time.

Autodesk Inventor® 11 - Service Pack 3
Inventor® 11 SP3

Check here often for additional listings of Service Packs as they are posted.

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Colorado Inventor Users Group BBQ

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

6:30PM – 9:00PM

Join us this month at Avatech’s DTC Offices for a Summertime BAR-B-QUE. Enjoy fresh-grilled favorites with cole slaw and potato salad while we run through an overview of new and improved features in Inventor 2008, including:

DWG TrueConnect
  • Natively view, plot, and measure DWG’s
  • Copy & paste into new 3D designs
  • Maintain 2D associativity to the 3D model
  • What it means for your existing IDW’s
Sheet Metal for Manufacturing
  • Improved tools: multiple-flange operations, cut across bend, etc.
  • Define punches using table-driven iFeatures
  • Add features to the flat, and configure the DXF output with layer mapping, etc.
Everyday Enhancements

Inventor Q&A

As always, food and soft drinks will be provided for those who bring questions and experiences to share!

Come to discuss ideas, increase knowledge and get advice from Avatech’s experts and other Colorado Inventor users.

Please RSVP or get directions:
Call us at: 303.796.0204 or email us
Rob Johnston:
rob.johnston@avatech.com
Eric France: eric.france@avatech.com


LATEST SERVICE PACKS:

Autodesk Inventor® 11 - Service Pack 3
***Please be advised, due to problems on the installation of Inventor 11 SP3, Autodesk has pulled it from the website.***

If you have already installed it and had problems, please remove it through Add/Remove Programs with the Show Updates checkbox checked. If you got it installed correctly, you make the call, but we would recommend removing it also.

This does not appear to effect the Inventor 11 Professional or Inventor 11 DWF Extension SP3.


Autodesk Inventor® 11 DWF Extension - Service Pack 3
Inventor® 11 DWF Extension SP3

Autodesk Inventor® Professional 11 - Service Pack 3
Inventor® Professional 11 SP3

Check here often for additional listings of Service Packs as they are posted.

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Colorado Inventor Users Group

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

6:30PM – 9:00PM

Please join us this month in Colorado Springs at Siemens Water Technologies (aka MEMCOR Products). They are one of Colorado’s first adopters of Inventor, and continue to be a technology leader in delivering clean water solutions to millions of customers daily. We will be discussing:

Autodesk Data Management 2008
  • Improvements & New Features for Vault 2008
  • Improvements & New Features for ProductStream 2008
Using Skeletal Design to quickly draw complex assemblies
  • Derive workflow enhancements
  • Reduced update overhead
  • Selective control of linked parameters
  • Create links between any model type
Inventor Q&A

As always, food and soft drinks will be provided for those who bring questions and experiences to share!

Come to discuss ideas, increase knowledge and get advice from Avatech’s experts and other Colorado Inventor users.

Please RSVP or get directions:
Call us at: 303.796.0204 or email us
Rob Johnston:
rob.johnston@avatech.com
Jared Drennen: jared.drennen@avatech.com

Friday, May 25, 2007

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

Inventor loads with a set of additional tools that might be helpful to some users. These tools include:
  • Revision Clouds
  • Chain Dimensions
  • Ground and Root Component (Good for Skeletal Modeling)
  • Rename Browser Nodes
  • Alpha Sort
  • Color Scheme Editor
  • Spell Check
And many others.

These tools can be found in the following location: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor {version}\SDK\Tools\Users

Special Thanks to Joe Bartels & Tim Dench for pointing these out.


Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Colorado Inventor Users Group

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

6:30PM – 9:00PM

Please join us this month at one of Denver’s own technology leaders – Norgren (part of the IMI Group of engineering companies). They were one of Colorado’s earliest adopters of Inventor, and now they’ve opened their doors to host a Users Group for us. Mo Jalaly has graciously volunteered to give a brief demonstration, and Avatech will be presenting a brand new 2008 technology:

Using Dynamic Simulation
  • Predict dynamic performance and peak stresses without building prototypes
  • Complete library of motion joints with friction, damping, and stiffness – and NEW in 2008 – automatic translation of assembly constraints into joints!
  • Graphical input of driving loads with time-based force functions – and NEW in 2008 – export motion loads over multiple time steps!
  • Transfer reaction forces to Inventor Stress Analysis (ANSYS)
Quickly create a parametric Inventor part using standard views of an AutoCAD drawing
  • Use DWG TrueConnect to open AutoCAD files directly in Inventor
  • Leverage Autodesk Labs to quickly recognize 2D features and create parametric 3D solids.
  • Update 2D projects with new 3D designs
Inventor Q&A

As always, food and soft drinks will be provided for those who bring questions and experiences to share!

Come to discuss ideas, increase knowledge and get advice from Avatech’s experts and other Colorado Inventor users.

Please RSVP or get directions:
Call us at: 303.796.0204 or email us
Rob Johnston:
rob.johnston@avatech.com
Jared Drennen: jared.drennen@avatech.com

Monday, May 07, 2007

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

Installing Autodesk Inventor 2008 Errors:

As everyone starts to receive and install their Inventor 2008's, we have heard of some errors during the install. Here are links to the resolutions for some errors you may run into during the install process.

Hope this helps.

Check them out at:

Deployment Error:
TS1070070

Second DVD Error:
TS1070073

Forbidden by System Policy Error:
Discussion Group Thread - 5567713


Wednesday, April 25, 2007

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

Translator Add-ins for Autodesk Inventor:

Autodesk Labs has recently posted add-ins that will allow users to read part and assembly data from Parasolid, UG-NX™, Pro/ENGINEER and GRANITE directly into Autodesk Inventor 2008 as base solids. With this technology preview, you can streamline projects that require opening files from vendors or customers in native formats.

Check them out at:

Translator Add-ins


Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Colorado Inventor Users Group

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

6:30PM – 9:00PM

Please join us this month at one of Northern Colorado’s fine manufacturers – Leggett & Platt - Store Fixtures Group in Fort Collins. They’ve been a long-time user of Inventor, and now they’ve opened their doors to host a Users Group for us. Tim Dench has graciously volunteered to present a topic for discussion, including:

Derived Spreadsheet-driven assemblies
  • Re-using parameters from derived components
  • Leveraging parameters to drive a dimension
  • Update the assembly – drawings & ALL!
Using Macros to automate Tedious Tasks
  • Surface Tools for Solid Modeling
  • Who writes them?
  • What do they do?
Inventor Q&A

As always, food and soft drinks will be provided for those who bring questions and experiences to share!

Come to discuss ideas, increase knowledge and get advice from Avatech’s experts and other Colorado Inventor users.

Please RSVP or get directions:
Call us at: 303.796.0204 or email us
Rob Johnston:
rob.johnston@avatech.com
Jared Drennen: jared.drennen@avatech.com

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Eric's Take...

...on Inventor's Task Scheduler.

With the next release of Inventor imminent, the migration of files to the next release is likely not a task any of us are looking forward to. If you are not already using it, you may want to consider the Task Scheduler. Going from the Start button, it can be found under the Tools sub-menu of your Inventor program menu.

There are almost a dozen different tools that Task Scheduler provides to run unattended tasks. To get started, pick one from the Create Task pull-down. When picking Migrate Files (or any of the other tasks), identify the files, folders, or Project to Migrate, fill out the Task Properties below, and the task is scheduled to run (Immediately or at a later time that is more convenient). Using Task Scheduler with files in a Vault Project will require Vault Authentication from the Files pull-down prior to running successfully. Please review the Help files for further clarification of specific task capabilities.

Additionally, provided below is a link to the Search Results for Articles on Autodesk's website related to the Task Scheduler.

Check them out at: Task Scheduler Results

Hope this helps.

Eric

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

While Autodesk has not announced any support for any previously shipped products on Windows Vista at the time of this writing, Avatech has found a method that may allow users to run in an unsupported mode.

Avatech's National Support Center recently had a support call were the client was trying to install Inventor 11 onto Windows Vista (32-bit). The problem was that they were receiving an “Unsupported Operating System…” error.

By browsing to x:\bin\acadfeui\inventor\ {where x: is the DVD-ROM Drive} and right-clicking the setup.exe file, they were able to select ‘Run as Administrator’ and it installed fine. The same thing was needed to install Mechanical Desktop 2007, but applied to the x:\bin\acadfeui\mdt\setup.exe file.

This seemed to work for both installs. The machine was rebooted and when they double-clicked the icons, both applications launched fine.

Hope This Helps!


Eric

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

For those of you who have been busy getting billable work out the door, you may not have had the time to check out what is coming in the next release of Inventor 2008. Under the title of Inventor 2008 Countdown, Amy & Gavin have been providing snapshots of the coming functionality on their "In the Machine" blog since 2/23. I think you will be please with a lot of the new or improved functionality.

Please check it out if you have a chance and let us know what you think.

In the Machine

Friday, March 02, 2007

Colorado Inventor Users Group

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

6:30PM – 9:00PM

Please join us this month at one of Denver’s fine academic institutions: the Community College of Denver. We’re proud to be partnering with one of the area’s best Drafting programs led by ex-Lockheed engineer Rick Glesner, whom some of you already know. Bring your thinking caps, and some quarters for the Auraria metered-parking, as we will be presenting a challenge problem with a prize for one lucky person who can provide the correct solution – along with:

Re-visit Inventor’s Parametric & Adaptive Design
  • Adaptive part associations that recognize how parts fit together in the assembly
  • Parts “Adapt” to fit
  • No parameters or variables required
  • No ordered relationships
  • Associate by parameters tables, formulas, master sketch, or part
AEC Exchange
  • Publish Native ABS models that include 3D geometry and intelligent connection data
  • Export Inventor Assembly models as 3D DWG files for use with ADT, Revit, and AutoCAD
Inventor Q&A

As always, food and soft drinks will be provided for those who bring questions and experiences to share!

Come to discuss ideas, increase knowledge and get advice from Avatech’s experts and other Colorado Inventor users.

Please RSVP or to get directions:
Call us at: 303.796.0204 or email us
Rob Johnston:
rob.johnston@avatech.com
Jared Drennen: jared.drennen@avatech.com

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Autodesk has managed to repair the problems that the Microsoft Hotfix KB918118 was breaking. This hotfix applies to multiple versions, so make sure you download and apply the right one.

Autodesk Hotfix DL9229921

We are sorry for an inconveniences this has caused and appreciate your patience.

Hope this helps.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

M$ came out with an update last night that hoses Inventor's text editing. Here's the reply from ADSK I received this AM:

Dear Gregory,

I've got new information on an MS update today: If you've applied Microsoft Hotfix KB918118 you will notice that you can’t create or edit texts in Inventor .IDW’s.
The workaround is to uninstall this hotfix. Please uninstall this from Add/remove programs and spread the word. Let me know if I may close this case. Thank you.

Best Regards,

Daren Lawrence
Autodesk Support Team

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

Autodesk has announced the next release of their Manufacturing Suite of Products.

Please follow the link below to the press release.

Autodesk's FY2008 Mfg Products

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Design Review is now available as a FREE download!

Here's the deal: the download is free, but Autodesk has not broadcast that fact. Go to Design Review. There is no mention on this page that it is free; however, there is a link near the bottom of the page which says download.

When you reach the download screen, there is a small note at the bottom (in italics) which says it is free. The instructions when you start the download give you a serial number to use to activate it. This won't work and isn't required.

There are two downloads, one for the product and a separate one for SP 1. According to another user, it works once you do all these things.

Good Luck and Good Design Reviewing!

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Eric's Take...

...on a HUGELY revitalized Colorado Inventor Users Blog.


For those of you who have been wondering what has been up with this since May, I've been slacking, honestly. I just wasn't making the effort to post information that we all would find useful. That being said, I have made a New Year's Resolution to keep it much better updated than I have in the past. Let's hope it last much longer than most Resolutions!

Now to some of the changes. Blogger updated the capabilities of the Blog engine, so you will notice a little different look. We now have Labels, which will take you to the specfic topic you are seaching for information on. We also have a slightly different Archive listing, as well. The Disclaimer has been moved to the very bottom for everyone to see?!? Finally, Blogger has integrated it's login with Google accounts. If you already have a Google account, you can link your login to this with it and simplify the process. If you don't have a Google account, or would like to keep this one separate from your personal one, we can invite you to join through Gmail. You can email us at COInvUsers@gmail.com or you can pick on the Request Invitation Label at the top of the Sidebar on the left.

If you dig into the Labels area a bit, you can see I added a lot of content I should have been adding all along and I did some filing. I broke everything up into the most logical catagories I could come up with; so we now have: Eric's Take, News You Can Use, Service Packs, & Users Group Meetings. More can be added if needed, based on YOUR feedback.

One of the bigger reasons this fell to the wayside, was I felt like I was the only one out here... and I still do. I am not doing this for me guys, I know I like to talk and all, but I am doing this for you. If you have a comment on something I posted; or an issue you haven't been able to resolve on your own; or a solution you were able to come up with that you think others would benefit from...
Post It!

I have protected the blog from random blog spammers, so you have to be invited to be linked to this blog, but after that you have free-rein to speak your mind and I expect you to. Some of you may have forgotten how to logon to post, if so, let me know and we will set you back up.

Here's to a great 2007!

Let's hear it, folks! Comments are welcome.
NEWS YOU CAN USE:

Autodesk has signifcantly expanded the Blogs that it hosts about the various products that fall under the Manufacturing division. No longer is Amy's "In The Machine" the only one in town.

Check them out at:

Autodesk's Mfg Blogs


Friday, January 26, 2007

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

Autodesk Products: Compatibility with Microsoft Windows Vista

Until Autodesk reports their findings in regards to software compatibility with Microsoft Windows Vista, we do not recommend installing and/or using any current or past version of any Autodesk product on Windows Vista in production. When Autodesk announces an official position on compatibility, the information is generally posted on their website. Autodesk typically announces compatibility with currently-sold software only. Products not currently being sold or retired products are typically not tested and therefore will remain unsupported.

To check to see if Autodesk has changed its position on Vista, pick here:

Autodesk Search

Then type Windows Vista

We hope this helps clarify any questions regarding Microsoft Windows Vista.


Tuesday, January 23, 2007

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

Autodesk Labs has recently posted a utility to make converting 2D sketches to 3D Solids much easier in Inventor 11. As with anything at Autodesk Labs, this utility is not supported by Autodesk and should be seen as a "Use At Your Own Risk" utility.

Check it out at:
Autodesk Labs


Monday, January 08, 2007

Colorado Inventor Users Group

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

6:30PM – 9:00PM

Please join us for our first Users group of the New Year at Avatech’s DTC Office. Due to the poor weather recently, we’ve decided to stay close to home to kick of the first meeting of 2007. Mark your calendars now to participate in an open discussion of ideas and technology. We’re planning to share a short presentation before we open the floor to fellow Inventor Users, and allow access to our own technical experts for questions of their own.

Introduction to Avatech’s Professional Services
  • Custom Programming & Automation
  • Data Management & ERP/MRP Integration
  • Custom Training, Implementation, and resource auditing & optimization
Leverage Inventor 11’s Enhanced Surfacing Tools for Solid Modeling
  • Surface Tools for Solid Modeling
  • Loft to a point
  • Two rail sweep w/ XY scaling
Inventor Q&A

As always, food and soft drinks will be provided for those who bring questions and experiences to share!

Come to discuss ideas, increase knowledge and get advice from Avatech’s experts and other Colorado Inventor users.

Please RSVP or get directions:
Call us at: 800-487-8729 or email us
Rob Johnston:
rob.johnston@avatech.com
Jared Drennen: jared.drennen@avatech.com

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

If you have not yet installed the Assembly Tools for
Inventor 11, follow these steps:
  1. Close Inventor, if necessary.
  2. Browse to the \SDK\Tools\Users\AssemblyTools folder that is located in your Inventor installation path.
  3. Double-click the Setup.exe file.
  4. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
There will now be an Assembly Tools toolbar in the Assembly environment.

For an example of why you would want them loaded, check out:

Grounding Component to Origin of Assembly