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07 May 2013

Autodesk Inventor - Model Reference & Replace
I have recently come across Customers who have been copying Inventor models (IPT’s) and their drawings (IDW or DWG) and have been using some challenging/time consuming techniques to maintain the corre…

26 April 2013

Vault 2014 – Carousel Preview
Looking at the new Carousel Preview in Vault 2014, I captured this quick video. I certainly like the performance and how you can preview a file more quickly. Simply flick through the thumbnails …

09 April 2013

Displaying files In Vault Client 2013
Depending on your Vault Structure, sometimes the amount of data that one has in your Vault Folders can be rather lengthy and time consuming to update/scroll through. Here is a couple of things which m…

09 April 2013

Autodesk Vault 2014 – Top New Features!
Even though not officially released just yet, I have started having a look at Vault 2014. Here are some of my top new features so far…

25 March 2013

Inventor Diameter and Radius Dimensions
By default, when dimensioning arcs or circles in Inventor, the typical result is for a circle to get a Diameter dimension and an arc to get a Radius dimension. This is great and usually what is …

18 March 2013

Migrating Custom Vault Libraries
As I was asked to help migrate a Custom Content Centre Library in Vault this past week, I thought I would share the solution with everyone…

18 February 2013

'Design Suite’ Uninstall Utility
Sometimes you may want to remove your Autodesk ‘Design Suite’ software to clean up your PC, fix your PC if you are having problems and want to reinstall fully from scratch, or even easily just remove …

07 February 2013

Autodesk Vault – Search Files Checked Out
’ve often had the case (and have been asked) where I can find out which files I have ‘checked out’ of the Vault. This is common practice, especially if you want to check daily or weekly which files…

23 January 2013

Autodesk Vault Backup Time / Performance
While working at different customers, obviously the Vault databases and filestores grow and grow…

18 January 2013

Autodesk Updates and Service Packs Tip
During the course of updating my system with the latest service packs from Autodesk etc, I thought I would just re-emphasize the importance of taking a look at the README documents…