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Collaborating with your team on a single project file Revit has great built-in tools for teams to work on larger projects with the need for multiple copies of files being distributed and then federated on a regular basis, the general term is “Worksharing” There are several ways to coordinate and collaborate including creating a central …
What is Inventor Professional? Inventor Pro is a trusted, professional-grade design and engineering software. It is a complete design solution, from design to manufacturing and beyond. Inventor can automate complex design workflows as well as everyday repetitive tasks, and it connects your processes from concept through to make, and it promotes collaboration amongst teams and …
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Explaining Quadra As part of my work experience, I decided to go to Quadra Solutions Ltd, which is a company based in Accrington. They sell software for PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Design called eCADSTAR and also Autodesk software for the Architecture and Manufacturing sectors. Where to find Quardra: https://www.quadrasol.co.uk/about-us-2/about-us First day of work experience I …
Join us, along with Autodesk’s Paul Hewitt & Jonathan Brookfield (of Tech Data) to learn all about BIM Collaborate Pro (formally BIM 360). BIM empowers teams with the coordination tools they need to avoid misalignment, catch errors earlier, and save money. Data is captured across project lifecycles and displayed in powerful dashboards that shine a …
Issue: How to change the units of a drawing in AutoCAD, such as from Imperial (feet/inches) to Metric (mm, cm, m), or vice versa. Solution: These are the main methods to convert drawing units. Alternative 1 (preferred method): Use -DWGUNITS Enter the -DWGUNITS command. The following prompts will be performed in succession: Drawing units. Drawing unit display formats. …
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Join Quadra’s own Matt Hutchinson (Senior Application Engineer) and Mike Hacking (MFG Projects Manager) as they discuss one of the latest enhancements to Inventor 2022 – Model States. Model States offer capabilities similar to those found in iParts/Assemblies, however, all configurations are stored in a single file instead of multiple files. This provides a convenient …
Inventor Model States is a powerful new workflow that has been added to the new Inventor release. Model States let you create manufacturing states, simplification levels, and more in the same part or assembly file. At the same time, Model States represent the implementation of some of the most highly requested functionality In Inventor. You …
What is BIM Collaborate? BIM Collaborate (aka BIM 360) is an online Common Data Environment (CED). It will help you to make informed decisions throughout the lifecycle of a project; from the initial concept through to the design and construction, operational and finally decommissioning phases. Not to mention it complies with the ISO19560 standards. As …
Join us and Rob Hargreaves, Technical Director at Quadra Solutions for a free live webinar on Monday 25th October, 2021 to learn how Vault can work for you if you are: A Design Engineer: Where Used Vault In CAD tools Duplicate Search In CAD Reports A Design Manager: Saved Searches Client Reports A Quality Manager: Documenting Engineering Change …
To change units in Revit you will need to use the Project Units dialog to set project units. Click Manage tabSettings panel Project Units. In the Project Units dialog, select the discipline. Select the value in the Format column to change the display value for that unit type. The Format dialog displays. Specify Units, if necessary. …