It is now possible to see what version of Revit a project was saved in without having to open the project. This is a huge advantage as previously the only way to check was to open the project in the […]
Man and Machine Blog
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In this blog I am going to detail the correct procedure for creating a symbol to use in AutoCAD Electrical. AutoCAD Electrical uses blocks with attributes for its symbols. These attributes determine what type of symbol the block is, which […]
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When working with assemblies in Autodesk Inventor, it is sometimes useful to have different representations of the assembly. These are separated into different types: ‘View Representations’, ‘Positional Representations’ and ‘Levels of Detail’. They can each be found under the ‘Representations’ […]
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In this blog I will show you have to you can copy and paste objects on one level to multiple levels. This can be extremely useful for objects that exist in the same layout on multiple floors such as windows, […]
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If you are experiencing difficulties with connection speed to your AutoCAD Electrical Access MDB catalog database, it could be beneficial to switch to an SQL database instead, which was made available in the 2017 release. Create your catalog and footprint […]
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While running Inventor, you select a new file to open and a complete new instance of Inventor appears and runs. I have seen this problem occur a couple of times now, so I am writing to explain the solution and […]
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After installing an Add In for a version of Inventor, you may find the tabs at the top of Inventor do not show anything, and the Add In is now missing. This can occur for a number of reasons. For […]
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The cascading is slightly different with the collections, but follows a similar trend. https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Cascading-Behavior-for-the-Autodesk-Industry-Collections.html Essentially, a product will look for the cheapest available license first so to speak. So, a subscription of a single product, followed by an older style […]
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I’ve been using Civil 3D for a little while now and wanted to create a short blog with a few tips I found along the way to create a corridor (road design). 1. So first thing’s first, you will need […]
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In this blog I will show you how to create a walkthrough of your Revit project using Enscape. Walkthroughs are very easy to create in Enscape and once created can be exported as a video file. What is Enscape? Never […]
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In this blog I want to have a quick chat about Vault Basic and license compliance. I know that doesn’t sound very exciting but please remember if you are not license compliant and you get audited by Autodesk, you could […]
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In this blog I am going to explain to you what the Autodesk Desktop connector is, what it does and why you may need it. Ok, so first thing’s first, you have may have noticed a little dialog box popping […]
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With the release of Inventor 2020, Autodesk has introduced a new unwrap feature. To some designers this probably won’t be all that useful but to manufacturers of composite materials that in the past had to use 3rd party methods for […]
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What is a 3D Section box? A 3D section box is an invisible box which you can customise the size and position of, to display only elements which are contained within. Perhaps you want to only see the first floor […]
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More and more industries are turning to laser scanners to assist in their CAD design process. Using scan data can reduce the time taken to model existing landscapes, structures or equipment and at the same time it increases the accuracy, […]
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LMTools License Enquiry Report Explained In the following instructions I will explain how to perform a Status Enquiry in LMTools when using Autodesk network or multiuser licenses and how to read the result. To Perform a Status Enquiry: 1. Log […]
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Using and re-using AutoCAD blocks quickly and easily across multiple drawings is an essential part of drafting in AutoCAD. Whether it is floor plans, landscapes, mechanical design or electrical schematics, being able to save footprints or symbols as blocks and […]
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In AutoCAD Electrical we can save circuits that are used repeatedly in multiple projects. We can call up these saved circuits via an icon on the Icon Menu. First we need to create a circuit which we would like to […]
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In this blog I am briefly going to show you the Thin Lines tool in Revit. This is a simple yet powerful tool which can largely go un-noticed. Where to find the Thin Line Tool The thin line tool can […]
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This is a known issue which occurs on a regular basis, so I am writing this blog to help you find your ideal solution. The image shows the error we all despise. ‘Serial Number Invalid’. You attempt to enter your […]