tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:12 +0000PrizesMudboxMessage2009MetricPerformanceDesktopLucenePathCheck InSimulationPartOutlookSpreadsheetSlotImportFilesSolid BodyGeometryWindowsPlasticStoryClassicMeshDesign ReviewBackupGraphicsMini ToolbarsDrawingOverkillLicenseWildcardLaunchpadiLogicFormsRaster ImagePLMR22008AutodeskGranta DesigniPropertiesiFactoryHotfixFeatureCADDriversSelectionOriginAdd-inChristmasArcSP1DesignRulesExtractCustomerProfessionalMarking MenuParametersVBACompetitionOverwriteUninstallFormatLABSAlgoriPhoneAgniiTunesLayoutCapacityEmergencyCatchLocalCursorKeyBlogInstallationMeetingExcelWriterHelpMicrosoftGripsWorkspaceIPNiPartReviewService PackSectionSurveyThreadsPublisherSortWindows ExplorerKeyboardRepairAdviserNewRibbonDimensionBreakVersionSupportLogsAutoCADConvertAnnotationWikihelpSurfaceIndexesSweepPaintEnergy AnalysisSketchStorageComponentsSP2IconsCloudFactoryContentManager3D ConnexionAppWorkgroupCreateExpressRestoreUnitsServerVaultProjectGesturingThumbnailShortcutTouchMESExampleDesign CenterFeaturesAliasValidationWhitworthATIToolsHardwareRemote LocationSpiralIsometricAutoCAD LTViewportSplitRemoveExportDownloadSQLSubscriptionBolted ConnectionImageAssembliesLimitOnlineModelInventorColourFireGLPickMeasureDeleteDefaultsMultipleDisplayncopyInventor LTPlotLengthCheck OutWebOpenDXFTextDWGConstrainAutoCompleteAxisReturnHatchBetaListPurgeFolderErrorWeb ClientAntivirusEcoPreviewNewsLifecycleStartupElectricalADMSEdgeCFDesignGadgetDesign DataRenameExplodeCatalog LookupWipeoutShadedSetupphotoBlue Ridge NumericsTool PaletteViewUpgradeMouseCountWiresTableCopysoftwareCloud PointSuccess3DS Max DesignCollaborationUCSMultifunctionMechanicalProduct DesignVisibility123DOptimizationPackUpdate 2TemplateTechnologySpaceMouse ProSharing2011AutoCAD WSExplorerSequentialDateArrangeAdvantage64bitMonitorPointsManagementSecurityInterfaceCFDBOMData ManagementForum2012ItemsGroupDigitalNvidia QuadroSheet MetalRevisionBurst2D3DxWareFunctionUpdate 1.1BlocksMacroMovePresentationLinkSculptUpdate 1AndroidDuplicatesApplicationReinstallChangesMenuHoleMobileSATSketchbook DesignerCustomShowcaseBADeriveFindFaceLibraryMigrationFirePro2010Change OrderERPWorkflowDWFNumberingSearch2005Micro ConceptsVisual StyleUtilityEditFlat PatternBrowserRenderDataSuitesAttributesReplicate3DPropertiesFusionEmbedMaskMaterialUpdateCustomiseDisaster RecoveryiPadPasswordPrototypingComputer Aided Design Industry Solutions based around Mechanical CAD and Electrical CAD. Our tailored solutions include authorised training services in our accredited centers, consultancy, installation and dedicated support from our expert team.http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Michael Timmis)Blogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-4765388836383538871Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-02-24T10:00:12.272ZBolted ConnectionLibraryCustomInventorContentFor those of you using Inventor's Bolted Connection, it might be useful to know that there is a Templates Library feature within Bolted Connection to store away your regularly used fastener arrangements. See the steps below: Insert a Bolted Connection as normal, selecting the arrangements of Bolts, Nuts and Washers etc. Then click the >> button at the bottom, if it is not already. Select http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/create-bolted-connection-library.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-7451869647059481287Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-02-23T10:00:09.518ZVaultErrorLinkUpdateFilesWhen performing certain Vault commands such as a Get / Checkout you may come across this message. This can happen when a Vault client is installed, but there is no software registered with the Operating System for viewing Inventor files. If Inventor is installed on the machine, run the application and close it before re-trying the Vault command. If Inventor is not installed on the machine http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/error-updating-file-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-8446132834162922057Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-02-22T10:00:11.882ZVaultServerADMSAntivirusPerformanceThere are lots of ways to speed up servers, from a general tidy up to new hardware components. However one area that is often overlooked as a speed trap on servers for moving, copying or general tasks is Antivirus software. Generally all Antivirus software has a live scan element, which scans each file being accessed, moved, copied etc. This is of benefit, but if you are running Backups of http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/speed-up-your-server.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-7865152667412020636Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-02-21T10:00:09.721ZCountToolsBlocksAutoCADExpressIf you have a drawing with numerous Blocks, you may want a quick tally of how many of each Block the drawing contains. Using the BCOUNT tool (part of the AutoCAD Express Tools) you are able to see a quick count of either Selected Blocks or All Blocks in the drawing, see below. Hint: If you have a lot of Blocks to count use F2 to display the AutoCAD Text Window, instead of trying to scrollhttp://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/quick-block-count.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-5070229294563473742Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-02-20T10:00:03.269ZToolsExplodeAutoCADExpressBurstAttributesIt is quite normal to have Blocks with Attributes inside of them, but sometimes you may want to explode the geometry for some reason, whilst maintaining the Attribute Value, rather than the Attribute TAG. Which will be the result if you use the traditional Explode tool. Using the BURST tool (part of the AutoCAD Express Tools) to explode a block with Attributes, you will be left with each http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/burst-to-maintain-attributes-in-block.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-4549897125550255216Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-02-18T10:00:03.144ZAutodeskIsometricLABSAutoCAD WSThe AutoCAD Isometrics WS free technology preview is an Autodesk Cloud service for creating, storing, viewing, and sharing isometric drawings. You can design and collaborate on isometrics across multiple platforms - desktop, web, and mobile devices - with full DWG reliability and compatibility. Simply upload PCF files from AutoCAD Plant 3D, Autodesk Inventor, or 3rd party applications, and then http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/labs-autocad-isometrics-ws.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-8223475561839395988Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:49:00 +00002012-02-17T13:49:22.981ZSurveyAutodeskInventorInterfaceAutodesk want to know what you think of the Ribbon Bar interface, Marking Menus, Mini-Toolbars and how you interact with the interface and how it helps you. This is your opportunity to tell the Product Managers and Developers of the product what you think and influence the future development of the Autodesk Inventor user interface. To help collect your thoughts, the Autodesk Inventor team http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/autodesk-inventor-interface-give.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-4402599239270712663Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-02-07T10:00:02.792ZAutodeskShowcaseColourImageIn Showcase it is quite common place to want to place a Logo or Image onto your design as a Decal. These images can come from various sources, including the Internet. If you have access to the image in question, it might be in a BMP or JPG format with a coloured background surrounding the logo itself. Not such a good look when you are trying to make your design look as real as possible. Again, http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-cleanup-background-colour-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-5343721872896158735Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-02-06T10:00:07.800ZSolid BodyPartInventorDeriveMoveMost people will be aware that Inventor has a Derive tool, allowing you to Derive a Part or Assembly into another Part file. This can be a useful tool for many different reasons, including creating Mirrored components, Scaled components or a Multibody Solid of different parts. If you Derive parts into a file it is likely that they will not arrive in the right place, so the steps below will http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/derive-and-move-bodies-within-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-8441273231283502380Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-02-03T10:00:06.830ZAdd-inProfessional2012InventorPlease find the table below to see which Add In's are part of Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Inventor Professional: Default Add In's for Autodesk Inventor: Default Add In's for Autodesk Inventor Pro: BIM Exchange  BIM Exchange Assembly Bonus Tools  Assembly Bonus Tools http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/add-in-differences-between-inventor-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-6203484114148843965Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-02-02T10:00:05.882ZVaultProfessional2012NumberingPartItemsDuplicatesIf you are trying to Assign Items to files that share the same Part Number you may have noticed a peculiar behaviour. Consider the following Assembly... When you Assign Items in Vault Professional 2012, using the Auto-select first duplicates option you will see the following result. Notice that the last Item Number for the 444.ipt file, will be replaced by another Item Number (100001). http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/assign-items-to-multiple-files-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-1988028230961365104Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-02-01T10:00:06.667ZVaultServerWindowsBackup2008There have been reports that automatic Vault Server backups (Windows Scheduled Tasks) are taking several hours longer after moving Vault Server to a Windows Server 2008 operating system. However the performance when backing up through the ADMS console is much better! Background: In Windows Server 2008 Microsoft has changed the behaviour of tasks and there is also a change of the priority of eachhttp://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/02/improving-time-to-perform-vault-server.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-8480726914680397786Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-01-31T10:00:00.614ZToolsRibbonAutoCADCustomiseInterfaceThe whole AutoCAD interface is highly customisable, but mostly requires users to delve into the CUI (Custom User Interface) to make changes. An easy, quick change that everyone can use is to move Panels off the Ribbon when you need certain tools or even move Panels onto a Ribbon TAB where you use them more often (more of a drag and drop affair). Simply click on the dark bar along the bottomhttp://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/01/mix-up-your-autocad-ribbon-panels.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-9218906247436576234Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-01-30T10:00:04.390ZPickToolsAutoCADSelectionThere are a lot of different selection methods in AutoCAD, but a powerful tool which often gets overlooked is Fastselect (FS). This tool enables you to select a piece of geometry and then automatically pick all geometry touching it. To do this type fs at the command line, then select a piece of geometry as prompted, by default this will be the geometry immediately connected to the selectedhttp://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/01/quicker-autocad-selection-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-21409771862419084Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:44:00 +00002012-01-25T13:44:34.156ZStoryAutodeskAutoCADShowcaseSuccessInventorCustomerGaoh Energy, an ambitious start-up focused on a range of renewable energy sectors, is using Digital Prototyping software from Autodesk, Inc., to help deliver innovative solutions into the onshore and offshore wind markets and the tidal energy sector.Gaoh Energy joined the Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program, which provides software for emerging clean tech companies in North America, Europe,http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/01/autodesk-customer-success-gaoh-energy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-3038069668724566693Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:38:00 +00002012-01-25T13:44:55.427ZAutodeskShowcaseSuccessInventorCustomer Kocurek Excavators Ltd has been awarded the Manufacturer's Innovation award at the annual Demolition Awards in Amsterdam. The company saw off stiff competition from the likes of Liebherr, Trevi Benne and Montovanibenne to have its HDI Beast named as the industry's greatest innovation of the year. David Kocurek (left) and Brian Carroll (right) receive their award from IDE president, John http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2012/01/autodesk-inventor-customer-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-6221192867449876738Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +00002011-12-30T10:00:00.932ZExportDWGFlat PatternSATInventorSheet MetalDXF After creating a Sheet Metal Flat Pattern you are likely to want this sending to a supplier or CNC machine in DXF, DWG format. You could create a Drawing and do a Save Copy As (AutoCAD DWG or DXF), however you can export a Flat Pattern straight from the Model file in SAT, DXF or DWG. To do this open your Sheet Metal part, which has a Flat Pattern, then right click on the top level of the Flathttp://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2011/12/sheet-metal-flat-pattern-export.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-1180228714695604027Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +00002011-12-29T10:00:07.135Z3DProjectSurfaceSketchInventorGeometry2DFaceFrom time to time you might want to create something more complex than a Solid with a perpendicular Cut feature. A useful, but often overlooked tool in Inventor is the 3D Sketch, which contains some useful features, such as Project to Surface. This feature allows you to project a 2D Sketch to a Face/Surface, allowing you to place sketches exactly on a face to use as a Sweep path, Split Line, http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2011/12/project-to-surface.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-4454671119894328455Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +00002011-12-28T10:00:02.136ZSuitesUnitsMetricDesign3DS Max DesignWith the inclusion of Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2012 in many of the new Design Suites, there are more people starting to experiment with this product. We thought it might be useful for you to know where the Units settings are to help get you setup correctly. To customise the default Inch Units, go to the Customize menu > Units Setup. Change Display Unit Scale to Metric, then click http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2011/12/set-units-to-metric-and-mm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-2222393323293419002Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +00002011-12-23T10:00:06.041ZVaultErrorAssembliesApplication2012MessageInventorOpenAfter selecting a file in Vault Explorer and double clicking on it or right click > Open, you see the following message: This can happen if another program has become associated with Inventor assembly files. In this situation, the message was caused by importing an Inventor file into Autodesk Showcase 2012, which although is not a qualifying CAD application for Vault, it is still a part of http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2011/12/vault-explorer-open-error.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-6895011778469853957Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +00002011-12-22T10:00:02.911ZVaultData ManagementRestoreDisaster RecoveryEmergencySQLFilesBackupYou may find yourself in the situation where, for an environmental reason, it is not possible to take a supported Backup from your ADMS Console. The following steps should only be carried out as a last resort when all other avenues have been explored. On a clean machine (Restoring Machine) Install Vault Server on a new machine. After a successful installation, Start the ADMS Console.http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2011/12/emergency-backup-and-restore-routine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-3770794904652022680Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +00002011-12-21T10:00:11.773ZDWGConvertAutoCAD2012MechanicalUpdateElectricalAutoCAD LTAutoCAD 2012 includes a useful tool, DWG Convert, which enables you to translate AutoCAD DWG files to any of the following DWG versions: R14, 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2010. This is for a single file, or multiples, making it useful for batch conversion of older files to the latest release. To access the DWG Convert tool, simply go to the Application Menu (Red A, top left corner) > Save As > DWG http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2011/12/dwg-convert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-4101768576926709896Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:43:00 +00002011-12-20T10:43:00.053ZAutoCADWorkspaceMechanicalCustomInterfaceElectricalAutoCAD LTWorkspaces are sets of menus, toolbars, palettes and ribbon control panels that are grouped and organised so that you can work in a custom, task-oriented drawing environment. When you use a Workspace, only the menus, toolbars and palettes that are relevant to a task are displayed. In addition, a Workspace may automatically display the ribbon or a special palette with task-specific control panelshttp://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2011/12/workspaces.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-8919900325066177926Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:51:00 +00002011-12-19T15:51:57.358ZMicro ConceptsChristmas Before it gets too close to the festive season for people to see this message, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Micro Concepts. Thanks for Reading this year, hope to have more for you next year. http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas-from-micro-concepts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148395325646939155.post-2094276217276919679Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:47:00 +00002011-12-19T15:47:55.690Z3D ConnexionSpaceMouse Pro2011SpaceMouse Pro is the latest addition to 3Dconnexion’s line of professional 3D mice. With an advanced ergonomic design and innovative On-screen Display, it delivers superior comfort and a simpler, more productive workflow. SpaceMouse Pro increases your productivity by more than 20% (#1) , as well as improving overall design quality1. It supplies you with exactly the right tools at the right time http://microconceptstechnical.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-3d-connexion-spacemouse-pro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (support)0