This year was my very first Digital Construction Week and a very interesting one as well. Many people attending from all over the UK and further field parts across Europe and the world. There were so many talks to choose […]
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Whilst at Digital Construction Week, the UK BIM Alliance, BSi and CDBB co-hosted a launch event for the new UK BIM Framework and including a new website providing information and guidance on the latest Digital Construction Standards and Processes to […]
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This was my third Digital Construction Week event however my first representing Man and Machine and it was great to see that the core driver for the event was recognising the need for change. Change is something that the Construction […]
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How can you display the layout tab name in the title block automatically? This is a question that has arisen many times during my career and it seems like it should be an obvious solution but due to the nature […]
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During your Autodesk Installation you recieve Error 1712. This can happen to any Autodesk application however the workflow for fixing this is the same. What is Error 1712? Error 1712 occours during your Autodesk installation, the full message is […]
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If you are used to applications zooming in when you scroll the mouse wheel in a particular direction, you may find that Inventor zooms in the wrong direction. However, it is possible to reverse/invert the direction which Inventor scrolls when […]
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The Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard is a handy tool for copying title blocks, borders and sketch symbols between drawings. This is particularly useful if you are ever tasked with updating the title blocks of a multitude of different drawings. Below […]
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I have seen this error on many occasions, it is usually caused by an MSI (Microsoft Windows Installer) issue, rather than a problem with the software itself. We have listed some common 1603 errors below; Setup Logs: Install <AutodeskProduct> <Version> […]
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Have you ever wanted to sum a property (such as length) in an Inventor Parts List, but simply been left with the quantities of individual units? This handy guide will show you how to do it! In this example, we […]
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Once you have created a Viewport and set its scale, it is normal to annotate the viewport with its scale and/or use an attribute in the border stating the scale. Using a field it is possible to automate this process. […]
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Some of you out there in the industry may have come across BIM 360 Docs, an Autodesk created Common Data Environment (or CDE). A large part of my role includes setting up and rolling out this platform to large companies […]
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Is it possible to create a Bill of Material report using AutoCAD? I have been asked this many times, it took a little ‘outside of the box’ thinking but the answer is yes, providing you have created blocks that contain […]
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In line with Autodesk’s paradigm of having the model as the ‘source of truth’, it is possible to specify welding detail within an Inventor model. This is fantastically useful as it is also then possible to pull this information onto […]
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How do you show metric bolts sizes when working with imperial pipe components in a Mixed Metric Plant 3D project? Standard bolts sizes in imperial catalogues such as ASME are shown in imperial but in some mixed metric projects, it […]
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What is an Option File, do I need one if I am using multi-user Licenses (Network Licenses) for my Autodesk software and what can I control? Well in this blog I plan to answer these questions… What Is An Option […]
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A major cause of not being able to get a network (multi-user) license is lag on your network. Autodesk software have a specified amount of time which it will spend trying to get a license before giving up. Sometimes this […]
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Having an Autodesk Product Design and Manufacturing Collection means you have access to more tools than just Inventor and AutoCAD. If you have chosen to subscribe to a collection you should investigate the other software packages you are missing out […]
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“A valid license could not be obtained by the network license manager” is an error you receive when your Autodesk software is unable to find a network/multi-user license in the allowed timeframe. This can be down to a number of […]
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Ever wanted your Autodesk software to return a Multiuser license if the software has been left open but unused? Well, we can! Using an Option File we can specify a time limit for Multiuser licenses to be returned in the […]
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Did you know your Revit project contains two Norths? We have the Project North which helps keep the project orthogonal to make working easier and we also have the True North which is how the project is orientated geographically. Identifying […]