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Sustainable Minds and MAGNET Partner
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Planit Attends Southern Manufacturing Show
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New Program Director for CPDA Mechatronics
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Aras Solutions are Highly Scalable, Reliable and Secure
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3D Systems Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results
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Quickparts Celebrates 10 Years
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Autodesk Webconferance: Fourth Quarter Financial Results
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Solido Introduces 3D Printer for Less than $5000
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NVIDIA Quadro Powers Mobile Workstations
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3D Systems Awarded Multi-Year Aerospace Contract
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Extensible CAD Releases Office2PDM
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Kenworth Truck Company Selects CADseek
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ideas* Uses Autodesk Inventor
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Aras is Compatible with Windows 7
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Aras is Compatible with Windows 7
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Geometric Releases Version 2.1 of DFMPro for Pro/E and SW
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Norvento Selects ANSYS for Renewable Energy Simulation
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Delcam Launches New Release of DentCAD
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CONVERTING DIAMETER DIMS
I'm using Inventor 2010. When retrieving dimensions in a drawing view from a revolved model form/sketch, diameter dimensions display as linear horizontal. Can they be…

Inventor 2010 Welding assembly, machining, external threads
I've got a problem in the welding environment of Inventor 2010. I need to make an external thread on a part, but the thread feature is…

Content Center
Using inventor 2009, when inserting structural components from the content center, the bill of material default unit is length. I have to manually edit…

Component Scaling
I am using Inventor 2009 and have an assembly with the units set to "in". I am trying to place a component which has…

Visible workplanes after Mirroring
I have a problem with dozens of workplanes becoming visible after I have mirrored a couple of hundred parts and I don't see any way…

the creation of an eccentric cone
Im wanting to no how to create a eccentric cone where the base centre is offset to the apex. Ive tryed lofting, but it doesnt…

Coil Self Intersects
I am trying to make a coil tangent to the surface of a cone. I am using the "pitch and height" method with a…

Using Projected Geometry in a sketch
how can it be made of use ? i.e. to trim, extend, move and so on ? thanks…

can't create text or leader text in inventor v.8
I just bought a new computer, had windows xp pro installed on it. I loaded Inventor 8 - can't create text or leader text. I've…

Make a flat drawing with automatic specs
Hi I'm from mexico, i try to make the drawings for sheet metal parts. folded is not a problem, but i need to do in…

Part color lost in VRML
I downloaded the vrmlout add on and using xanada to convert a part from Autodesk Inventor 2008 to VRML, the part color is lost upon…

Memory options
I just found 16GB of ECC ram on my new computer. Is there any way Inventor can utilize this extra memory. I’m running Vista and…

Multi core processors
From what I have read Inventor and AutoCAD do not take advantage of having multi-core or multi-processor computers. Since I am about to order…

Request Home License Use for Autodesk Products
Discover how to request a serial number that will allow your employees to use a network license on a home computer.

Benefits of the Parts List Filter Feature
KETIV's Jonathan Landeros explains how the parts list filter feature in Inventor can save you a great deal of extra work.

Good news. You can use the Content Center and not the Vault!
Install the Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) to access the Content Center for managing data.

Making Inventor Remember so You Don't Have to
Jonathan Landeros discusses how the Inventor List Parameter feature can be a handy tool when working with wood.

Explore the Analyze Interference Command in Inventor
In this session we will look at gaining more of an understanding of what the Analyze Interference command entails in Inventor 2010 and 2009.

Customize Your iFeatures in Inventor
Inventor’s iFeatures allow users reuse and repetitive geometry without having to remodel it from scratch each time.

Tips for Selecting Autodesk Inventor Tooling Material
Tips to help you quickly select your intended plastic material for AIT.

Inventor Frame Generator Three-Part Tip
In this tip learn how to use simple models to assist with the Frame Generator, apply groove welds to your Frame Generator models and more.

The New Ribbon UI — Command Locator
Jonathan Landeros gives us a reason to give the ribbon interface a second look.

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Atlantic Design & Manufacturing Show
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07-08
Additive Manufacturing International Conference
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Interoperability
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Digital Parts Catalogs
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Reverse Engineering
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Hardware
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Workstations
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Computer Aided Manufacturing
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Analysis
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