Online CO Inventor Users Group meeting

For those that were unable to attend the online meeting, we have made the link available here.

March CO Inv UG

Hope to "see" you next time.

Online CO Inventor Users Group meeting

For those that were unable to attend the online meeting, we have made the link available here.

February CO Inv UG

Hope to "see" you next time.

Fellow Inventor Users,

In an effort to increase the convenience and frequency of our Inventor Users Group, we have moved our meetings to the web and are changing our meeting time. Starting this month, our monthly Inventor user group will be hosted via webcast. Communications for the group will be managed online through the following link:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/COInvUsers/.

Please follow the instructions at this site for joining the group. You will need to join this group to participate in our monthly User Group webcasts. Aside from the benefits of added convenience and increased frequency, our meetings will be held to one hour.

Please contact us if you have any questions or have difficulty joining the Group.

Thank you.

Eric - efrance@avat.com and Rob - rjohnston@avat.com

LATEST SERVICE PACKS:

Here are the latest Service Packs for relevant Inventor 2009 products:

Autodesk Inventor 2009 (all versions) - Service Pack 1 Inventor 2009 SP1

AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 (all versions) - Service Pack 2 AutoCAD/M 2009 SP2

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2009 (all versions) - Service Pack 2 MDT 2009 SP2

Autodesk Design Review 2009 - Service Pack 1 Design Review 2009 SP1

And for relevant Inventor 2008 products:

Autodesk Inventor 2008 (all versions) - Service Pack 3 Inventor 2008 SP3

AutoCAD Mechanical 2008 (all versions) - Service Pack 2 AutoCAD/M 2008 SP2

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2008 (all versions) - Service Pack 2 MDT 2008 SP2

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

Mechanical Desktop Retirement

Autodesk has terminated development of Autodesk® Mechanical Desktop® and will no longer release new versions of the product. This decision was made to allow Autodesk to focus on the development of the Autodesk® Inventor® and AutoCAD® Mechanical product lines.

As a result of this decision, Mechanical Desktop 2009 becomes the last version of the product to be made available.

Autodesk recognizes that our customers have created many Mechanical Desktop files containing their intellectual property. To protect this data, Autodesk is taking the following actions:
• In accordance with section 2.2.3 of the Subscription Terms and Conditions, Autodesk Support will continue to provide product support for Subscription customers for a period of no less than three years after the removal of Mechanical Desktop from the Inventor product line.
• Autodesk will continue to make Mechanical Desktop 2009 available for download with future releases of Inventor.
• Autodesk will continue to support the DWG Import wizard for Mechanical Desktop parts, assemblies and drawings.
• Despite anything to the contrary in our Subscription terms and conditions or our license agreement(s), Autodesk will allow customers the right to continue using earlier versions of Mechanical Desktop with Inventor releases.

For additional information, please contact Avatech Solutions, Inc.

Thank you for choosing Subscription for your Autodesk products.

Sincerely,
The Autodesk Subscription Team

Colorado Inventor Users Group
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 6:30 – 9:00pm

We are happy to host this month’s Users Group at our location here in the Denver Tech Center.
We will be hosting with a twist, because we are also offering the option of attending via the
Web.* Please mark your calendars now and keep this night available to participate in an open
discussion of ideas and technology.

• Representations in Inventor
Examine how View, Positional, and Level of Detail Representations can be used to your advantage
• Streamlining Tube and Pipe Design
Understand the tools available to significantly reduce the time it takes to create or edit tube and pipe runs
• Inventor Q&A

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

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

Please RSVP to: Rob Johnston

8101 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 200
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
303.796.0204

* If you are interested in attending via the Web instead of in‐person, please email Rob for website and login information.

Autodesk® Inventor® 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack continues focus on user productivity!

The first Subscription Bonus Pack is now available featuring improvements to frequently used commands. In fact, three of our current AUGI Top 10 wish list items are provided along with many other productivity based improvements for part and assembly modeling to drawing creation. Tools included in the Bonus Pack will reduce the amount of picks and clicks as well as reduce editing steps which will delight our customers. Our subscription customers will be able to install these tools to their current Inventor 2009 after downloading a small file from the subscription portal and these same tools will be rolled into the next release of Inventor.

What’s in it?

Drawing Manager Tools

· Arrange dimensions
· Dimension Selection Filters
· Directly open a corresponding drawing right from a part or assembly
· Refreshing drawing parameters
· Balloon snap and alignment on placement
· Project geometry works like part environment
· Edit dimension upon placement

Part Modeling Tools

· Create parameters on the fly when dimensioning
· Specify iFeatures normal direction
· Create iFeatures from iParts
· Apply buttons on Scale and Rotate dialogs
· Simplified loft selection through right click context menu

Assembly Design Tools

· Bill of Material Editor

• Shift or Control for contiguous or non-contiguous selection
• Copy/Paste
• Capitalization
• Find and Replace
• Cross highlight from the BOM editor and Assembly model

· Auto Save Reminder


Where can you get it?
Current Inventor subscription customers will be able to login to the Autodesk Subscription website and download the small Bonus Pack.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.