Engineering Education for the Mechanically Inclinedtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12714202009-12-10T11:03:36-06:00TypePadYouTube follow uptag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4a953ef01287640d905970c2009-12-10T11:03:36-06:002009-12-10T11:03:36-06:00Well things haven't progressed as quickly as I'd hoped but the process is underway. Check out the Inventor Back to Basics channel to see tips on the fundamentals of using Inventor that can be easily missed by anyone working on...Thom Tremblayhttp://engineeringeducation.typepad.com/engineering_education_for/2009/12/youtube-follow-up.htmlAnother tremendous opportunity for Educators and Studentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4a953ef0120a6ae700d970b2009-11-18T03:41:57-06:002009-11-18T03:41:57-06:00For Faculty and Students who can't make it to Autodesk University there's another chance to take advantage of the learning opportunity. Autodesk University Virtual is a series of online classes some with interaction with the instructor. If you log into...Thom Tremblayhttp://engineeringeducation.typepad.com/engineering_education_for/2009/11/another-tremendous-opportunity-for-educators-and-students.htmlBack to the basics of Inventortag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4a953ef0120a68e4bed970c2009-10-30T11:24:10-05:002009-10-30T11:24:10-05:00Recently I've had some great opportunities to present to programs that have been using Inventor for awhile. While presenting I found myself falling into the trap of not pointing out the more basic nuances of Inventor. I would do something...Thom Tremblayhttp://engineeringeducation.typepad.com/engineering_education_for/2009/10/back-to-the-basics-of-inventor.html...upon further analysistag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4a953ef0120a5b7ecc2970b2009-10-02T23:08:28-05:002009-10-02T23:08:28-05:00Autodesk Inventor Professional 2010 has excellent capabilities for Dynamic Simulation and Finite Element Analysis but sometimes you need even more. If you’re someone who needs to do advanced analysis work including; extensive optimization, fluid flow, computational fluid dynamics, mass transfer...Thom Tremblayhttp://engineeringeducation.typepad.com/engineering_education_for/2009/10/upon-further-analysis.htmlDo you have standards?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4a953ef0120a58d2e91970b2009-09-28T18:20:27-05:002009-09-28T18:22:45-05:00The Student download of Autodesk Inventor Professional is a fully functional offering that has an incredibly broad array of tools. It is lacking one thing though; standards. In order to save a lot of time for students who want to...Thom Tremblayhttp://engineeringeducation.typepad.com/engineering_education_for/2009/09/do-you-have-standards.htmlHappy Anniversary to us alltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4a953ef0120a5dc7d1c970c2009-09-21T00:01:00-05:002009-09-21T00:26:46-05:00Ten years ago this week I received a box from Autodesk that puzzled me. At the time I worked at an Autodesk reseller and while I frequently received packages of software to install for customers I’d never seen a box...Thom Tremblayhttp://engineeringeducation.typepad.com/engineering_education_for/2009/09/happy-anniversary-to-as-us-all.htmlGot Skills?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4a953ef0120a5aeef22970c2009-09-08T13:10:44-05:002009-09-08T13:10:44-05:00I'm not talking about computer hacking skills or Nunchuk skills, I'm talking about the skills needed to make a positive impact on your career and your future. Last week I was honored to be a Skills Ambassador for the trade...Thom Tremblayhttp://engineeringeducation.typepad.com/engineering_education_for/2009/09/got-skills.htmlWin a pass to Autodesk University 2009!!!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4a953ef0120a5219531970b2009-08-26T14:52:26-05:002009-08-27T01:40:57-05:00OK Engineering students, you have the advantage here. Autodesk is sponsoring a contest where you can create a video of why you want/need/must attend Autodesk University 2009 in Las Vegas. The details can be found here. Be entertaining, enthusiastic and...Thom Tremblayhttp://engineeringeducation.typepad.com/engineering_education_for/2009/08/win-a-pass-to-autodesk-university-2009.htmlHow it's Made - Live!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341fc4a953ef0120a51a61af970b2009-08-25T00:30:52-05:002009-08-25T00:33:38-05:00When I was a strapping young man preparing for college (a long, long time ago) I wasn't aware of the job that a Manufacturing Engineer performed. Then again the only machine around way back then was something they were calling...Thom Tremblayhttp://engineeringeducation.typepad.com/engineering_education_for/2009/08/how-its-made-live.htmlInventor Fusion technology is now avaialable!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-684585132009-06-24T15:14:35-05:002009-06-24T16:54:11-05:00So, you're looking for a way to quickly model a component you have an idea for but you don't know enough about how the component will need to be modified to use Inventor? You'd like to be able to just...Thom Tremblayhttp://engineeringeducation.typepad.com/engineering_education_for/2009/06/inventor-fusion-technology-is-now-avaialable.html