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Tip#: 4569
Author: Alex Kaplan
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Often I need to create a useable DWG file for customers.  The problem is we use xrefs for our drawings, so a file save as doesn’t work because the source file is still linked and ca...  Read more
Tip#: 4568
Author: Jeanie Pederson
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Published on: 14-Dec-2015
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Editor's note: Keep in mind, if using this tip, that modifying a drawing without bumping the revision number can result in more than one "current" version of that drawing.Read more

Tip#: 4555
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 02-Nov-2015
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Here is a workflow I use to create KMZ files from Civil 3D or Map 3D.  My most common need is to create a KMZ of a roadway or railway alignment.

  1. I start with an AutoCAD pol...  Read more
Tip#: 4494
Author: Michael Partenheimer
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Published on: 29-Jun-2015
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Here is tip to use when working with Autodesk Inventor files and Vault. I find it useful to regularly check my files into Vault to keep my workspace clean of working copies.

Tip#: 4474
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 18-May-2015
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Have you ever had components in an assembly placed at the correct location without constraints, and wanted to add a constraint without moving the part from its original location?

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Tip#: 4382
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 20-Oct-2014
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If you have a reference part in your Inventor assembly drawing and don’t want it to show up in a view, use this tip to turn off the reference part in your drawing.

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Tip#: 4379
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 13-Oct-2014
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This tip will show you how to make a part or an assembly a reference component in an Autodesk Inventor assembly model. Those that worked on the board may remember how we showed reference parts with...  Read more

Tip#: 4316
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 09-Jun-2014
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Tipster David Edward Gaskill sent this Inventor tip.

“Have you ever had a part that is very similar to another part that you have already detailed? This tip may help ...  Read more

Tip#: 4255
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 10-Feb-2014
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Designer David Edward Gaskill shares a tip about using the visual display controls of Autodesk Inventor reference parts to make things easier during your design work.

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Tip#: 4213
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 18-Nov-2013
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