We run numerous training sessions here at Excitech and whilst, as an authorised training centre we have to gather feedback from all attendees after they have attended training, we always encourage feedback throughout the course to ensure that we are meeting expectations, so it was really appreciated to find this little sketch on the whiteboard after the final break from my latest training session today.

Thanks to all who attended and I hope you enjoyed attending the course as much as I enjoyed delivering it.

The course was Revit Architecture essentials, obviously…

Here is a very useful tool from Autodesk Labs to recognise parametric features from base solids or translated model.

I remember looking at an early version of feature recognition for MDT 6 back in 2002.

This gave the potential to recognise features automatically but in practice was quite limited

as you could not choose specific parts of the model to work on.

The latest offering from Autodesk Labs has taken this concept further by allowing many more advanced tools for selecting specific faces on the model to convert to features or a fully automated mode. In practice, it is better just to recognise the features that will need changing. In the fan example I just convert the holes, which takes just a few seconds. If you work with translated data or want to modify or rework some of your older 3D designs then this tool could prove to be a very useful addition to Autodesk Inventor.

http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/feature_recognition/

Enjoy,

Lawrenceh

The boys and girls at Autodesk Labs have been busy with a great tool for Inventor 2011 which allows the creation of 3D annotations. This is intended for conceptual modelling where you need to get a simple concept across without the need for traditional 2D drawings.

The tools have been designed for simple and easy use and what I really liked was the PMI browser that allows you to quickly control visibility,  track and edit all 3D annotations. The 3DA (3D Annotations) application automatically groups annotation objects such as Text, Symbols and dimensions.

It is definitely worth a look if you have the need to create quick design concepts and do not want to create 2D drawings.

You can download 3DA at:

http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/inventor3da/

LawrenceH

Just seen this post from Autodesk

http://rss-aec.autodesk.com/rsrc/link/_/csc_revit_structure_integration_software_for_aut_551732062?f=d55c83e0-01dd-11dd-3556-00001a1a9134