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.

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

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