Configurator 360: Moving Inventor Configuration to Your Browser

Education
January 27, 2014

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Jim Swain, Synergis Project Manager for Manufacturing Solutions: And your iPad. And your customer’s iPad. If you’ve seen my profile picture you could assume that I am getting to be an old dog, getting set in my ways. I know my sons do. And I was feeling a little […]

Webcast Recording: Are you engineering or managing data?

Building
January 22, 2014

This month we had the opportunity to have Kevin Robinson from Autodesk speak to our customers about managing data.  Let’s face it, no one became an engineer to steward data files, file names, file structures, file versions, etc.  With Vault Professional, you can spend less time managing these files, worrying about back ups and versions […]

Synergis60: Inventor Templates, Part 1 (Parts and Assemblies)

Education
January 20, 2014

Synergis60 is your access to monthly webcasts by our Synergis Technical Team.  This month, we presented Inventor Templates, Part 1 that focused on templates for parts and assemblies. See the recording for Inventor Templates, Part 1, or check out the additional webcasts that we have listed on the Webinars page on our website. Want to […]

Inventor Tip: Reduce File Size – End of Part Maker

Education
January 17, 2014

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Mark Lancaster, Product Support Specialist: Emailing an Inventor part file can sometimes be a challenge due to the file size restrictions that may be in place for a given email system.  Other viable solutions for sharing your design could be the use of the Autodesk 360® Services, a FTP […]

If you didn’t become an engineer to manage data, this free webcast is for you…

Building
January 2, 2014

When you imagined a career in engineering, you probably did not think about how to manage all the design files, including versions and parts.  In fact, it is often a key factor in workflow that is overlooked in book learning as well even though there is nothing more important than keeping your designs safe and […]

Synergis Blog: Best of 2013

Building
December 31, 2013

2013 was a great year of Synergis posts so we are highlighting the most popular posts on the last day of the year.  Check out these most viewed posts on our blog: Building How to Edit Wall Types with Revit Architecture Revit Video Tip: How to Build Your Own Roof Truss Families Using Parts in Autodesk® Revit® Civil, […]

AU2013 Wrap Up

Building
December 30, 2013

We had a great time at AU2013 earlier in the month.  We started off the week by having a Welcome Reception at SUSHISAMBA and had over 40 customers attend.  We had the chance to speak with customers about real-world designs and challenges and share these with the Autodesk team. iPad Air Winner: Mark Kiker We […]

Batch Converting Drawings to Older AutoCAD Versions – Video Post

Building
December 12, 2013

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Bill McKown, Synergis Solutions Engineer: With all the collaboration in industry, it is sometimes its necessary to convert larger amounts of AutoCAD files to older versions.  Instead of doing this indidivdually, I created a short 5 minute video to show you how you can do this in larger batches […]

SU14 – Designed by You

Building
December 12, 2013

As you know we have the June 4, 2014 date for SU14! Each year we bring you Autodesk experts, our experienced, knowledgeable engineers and speakers from industry. This year, we are planning early so that we can give you a chance to suggest topics and speakers to fit your needs. What do you want to […]

Autodesk Inventor Sheet Format: Block out your drawing views

Education
December 11, 2013

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Mark Lancaster, Synergis Manufacturing Product Support Specialist: The other day I was browsing through my technical drawing (manual drafting) book and came across a section about laying out the views on your drawings.  It described how the “draftsperson” should take extra steps in determining the spacing between the (drawing) […]