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Frame Generator is a powerful tool inside of Inventor that allows for automation around the creation of framing designs. Autodesk has added more flexibility to the tool by allowing predetermined naming conventions for generated frame members. In…

Really quick hitting tip today, but something that could be very useful for verification and simple measurement purposes. I was recently working on a component and was curious to determine the inside perimeter dimension for a series of edges.…

I had a customer recently ask me how to create a cylinder with an angle cut, that could be flattened with the Inventor Sheet Metal tools. Since this scenario is general enough, I wanted to share the most straight-forward solution with all of you, my…

Now that Autodesk University 2019 (AU) is all wrapped up, I am able to take a breather and get caught up on all my other CAD pursuits. AU was a great time where I met some amazing people, witnessed some powerful technologies and got to present…

The Shrinkwrap tool enhancements that were released in the 2018 version of Inventor were some of the best tools that have ever come out in Inventor, in my opinion. Controlling the outcome has never been easier and the ability to specify individual…

Continuing from last weeks topic, this week we want to look at using the flat pattern extents from a sheet metal part in our iProperties. For this scenario we want to be able to put the extents in our Stock Number iProperty to be able to show what…

Part of my job involves tech support, so if you’ve called D3 for support, there’s a chance you may have talked to me before. And this is where I’ve pulled this blog topic from for today.

Manipulating a 3^rdParty Assembly: Part 3 

Conditionally Suppressing Problematic Features

 In this final post of my 3-part mini-series Manipulating a 3rd Party Assembly, I’m following up on the lengthy part manipulation post from last week, where we…

Manipulating a 3^rdParty Assembly: Part 2 

Er, Manipulating a 3rd Party Assembly (as a Part)

In my last post, we walked through the process of converting a STEP assembly into an Inventor part. This consolidates the assembly into a format that can be…

Manipulating a 3^rd Party Assembly: Part 1 

To Import or Open; That is the Question

Turns out the CAD world is a big place with lots of different tools available to further our design pursuits. Some of the tools are generally very good, while other…