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Tips and Tricks

Opening Inventor Recent Files in Windows 7

September 11, 2010

Tips and Tricks Today I’ll share an Interesting Tip on how to open recent files in Autodesk Inventor from Windows 7 Operating System. Watch the video below This method of opening (recent files) helps you save time and increases your productivity in your work. Increasing Productivity is the Mantra @CADProfessor Watch the recent publications in [...]

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Launching Autodesk Inventor when Windows starts

September 11, 2010

Tips and Tricks If you always open the same programs after starting your computer, such as a AutoCAD or Autodesk Inventor, you might find it convenient to have them start automatically when you start Windows. Programs or shortcuts placed in the Startup folder will run whenever Windows starts. A simple step will help you solve [...]

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How to run an older version of AutoCAD or Inventor in Windows 7

August 12, 2010

Windows 7 is supported in AutoCAD 2010 (and 2011 and higher) and Inventor 2010 (and 2011 and higher). If you want to install and run older versions of AutoCAD, LT, or Inventor (2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, R11…) in Win7, you can use the virtualized “XP Mode” available for Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise (both 32-bit and 64-bit). To use the Windows XP Mode you will need a CPU hardware [...]

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Visual styles in Inventor 2011.

August 11, 2010

Inventor 2011 brings new visual styles for displaying 3D models. You can find them in the ribbon View > Appearance > Visual Style. Some of the new styles and settings of their parameters (highlights, textures, shadows) require hardware support on the graphics card and they are not available on not certified cards. Visual Styles See below [...]

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Garbage In and Garbage Out

August 9, 2010

Well, many FEA engineers will know more about this term “Garbage In and Garbage Out” I’m sure this term will sound a history of the Past, please see a video below about Autodesk Inventor Optimization Technology Preview That’s where the Inventor Optimization Technology Preview from Autodesk LABS comes into play. Parametric optimization that’s easy to [...]

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Inventor.exe is not currently registered

August 8, 2010

Have you faced this problem any time ? Inventor.exe is not currently registered Inventor.exe is not currently registered and did not correctly re-register on start up. This is probably because you do not have enough access rights (e.g. you are a Restricted User). Ask an Administrator or Standard User to re-run the program for you. [...]

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Change Background color in Autodesk Inventor

August 3, 2010

Want to change the background color in Autodesk Inventor 2011 ? Here is the steps Click on Tools > Select Application Options > Color Tab > Background > Also you can change the gradient color Number of View :17923

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Direct Manipulation in Inventor 2011

June 28, 2010

Direct Manipulation is a new feature added to Autodesk Inventor 2011. Its an user interface that enables the user to interact and modify a model, while viewing the changes in real time. The resulting interaction is dynamic, visual and predictable. The user focuses on the geometry in an in-canvas display instead of interacting with user [...]

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Autodesk Inventor Skill Builders

June 24, 2010

Did you know, Autodesk has an section called Skill Builder What is a Skill Builder ? You might have come across Body Builder that’s just building your body although you might show your muscular skills, but that might not be enough, as you need Skills to build your knowledge, to have your daily bread Well, [...]

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Automatically Editing Dimensions in Inventor 2011

June 19, 2010

Dimensions in Sketches can be created and edited in Autodesk Inventor 2011. However, I would like to show you a simple trick on how to edit dimensions when they are created, see the video below Number of View :4960