Just a quick post to wet your appetite with some of the new features inside Inventor 2011.

One of the many cool new features is the ability to use real time rendering directly within the working environment. This is using advanced image based lighting environments and a consolidated common materials library shared with AutoCAD, Showcase, 3DS Max and the Revit Platform.

Direct editing of translated data from products such as CATIA, ProE and Solidworks is now made much easier within the Fusion Editor which ships with Inventor 2011. Edit the solids with ease and then Inventor Fusion will recognise parametric features!

Here is a quick list of some of the enhancements in Inventor 2011.

1. Assemblies

New Assemble tool using simple object snaps. Improved assembly performance. Constraint limits when dragging components in real time.

2. Data Translation

Import CATIA V4 and V5 file formats. Use Fusion to edit and Recognise parametric features.

3. Drawings

Replace the  base view. Architectural Sheet sizes. Improved Hatching. Chain Dimensioning. AutoCAD Block Manager

4. Frame Generator

Publish custom Notch features. Links to ROBOT Structural Analysis and new frame analysis tools using the ROBOT analysis engine.

5. iLogic

iLogic is now fully integrated within Inventor allowing for rule based, truly intelligent  parts and assemblies

6. Parts

Improved workflow with heads up design. Use dynamic input for sketching.

There are too many features to list here but you can look forward to a number of videos from excitech which will showcase some of the new features. In the meantime have a look at the following link for more information.

Autodesk Inventor 2011

Enjoy,

Lawrence

Been a little while since my last post, busy times with all the new and exciting Autodesk 2011 products starting to materialise. Here is a quick summery of some of the new features we can expect in the shipping release.

The interface has had numerous improvements, one of the best being the ‘floating’ properties window. You can keep the window open or use the Ctrl-1 keyboard shortcut to switch on and off! A big improvement.

Another good platform tool is shown below. Select All Instances Visible in View. I will be making use of this every day! Another tool is Recent Commands on the Right Click Menu.

Here is a list of some of the new features specific to Revit Structure 2011.

1. Slanted columns

You are now able to place slanted columns in a plan view and control the base and top end treatments.

2. Beam System improvements

You now have additional tools to allow placement of the first beam in the beam system and can ‘explode’ a beam system to separate beams.

3. Trusses

Trusses now have more flexibility being able to attach the top and bottom chords to Slabs, Roofs etc. You can also ‘explode’ a truss to seperate structural components.

4. Connection Symbols

Load and manage new connection symbols

5. Structural REBAR enhancements

Many enhancements including new objects such as slab edges and the ability to add spiral REBAR

6. Analytical Tools

You can now control the Horizontal projection of structural elements and add rigid links to beams

This is just a quick round up of the new tools. We are currently working on videos that outline all the new functionality of Revit Structure 2011. I will keep you posted!

Lawrence

Autodesk today announced the release of the next round of product updates across their entire range, including AutoCAD 2011, Revit Architecture 2011 & Inventor Professional 2011 which includes a vast array of improved functionality and performance enhancements.

For further information on each of these solutions please follow the link below and select the relevant product for your own specific market discipline:

Autodesk & AutoCAD 2011

If you use Impression, then you’ll know that it doesn’t run under Windows 7. Until now!!

Autodesk have posted a hotfix.

You can download the it from here.