First of all you need to be using Fusion Team and not the legacy single user ‘My Hub’ for storing and creating your Fusion 360 Projects. If you don’t have one, read this article to learn how to create a Fusion Team Hub. Please be aware that the first Autodesk account to create the Team…
Revit 2021.1 – Shared Views
Up until now, the only method to communicate markups and design changes is by creating a BIM 360 Project, which takes some planning, or sending pdf’s back and forth with markups. Shared views allow you to share your live model with collaborators and get their input right back into the model, without them having access…
Introducing BIM 360 Assets – Tracking Key Milestones
In June, Autodesk added a new module to BIM 360 Build called Assets. Assets is used to track key milestones in the asset lifespan, from design and fabrication to delivery, installation, commissioning and ultimately handover. Assets can be defined as the following; Systems Components – such as Mechanical Equipment or Windows Moveable Equipment – such as…
Bluebeam Revu Home-Use License?
We’re often asked about a home-use license for Bluebeam Revu. While Bluebeam’s licensing is very clear – one device, one license – you can help yourself by learning about Bluebeam Studio Sessions. This is not a cost option, every license of Revu has access to Studio Sessions – so it will only cost you the…
Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts in Revu
It’s hard to argue against the fact that keyboard shortcuts are faster to operate than mouse-clicking menus. In this short blog, we’ll cover some of the useful shortcuts and highlight some tips and tricks along the way. There is a full 9-page guide detailing all Revu’s default keyboard shortcuts – along with the mouse conventions….
Fabrication Straight Talking – CID 866 Rules
Fabrication Straights Fabrication Straights sound like they should be simple, and they are until you try to get clever with them. When using CAMduct and input straight duct you can choose CID1 for machine cut or CID35 for coil. Simple. Why the need for this blog? For many reasons, mostly to do with using Design…
Working in isolation
Photo by Larisa Birta on Unsplash Working in isolation As self-isolation quickly becomes a reality for many, the challenge of figuring out how you’ll continue to work might be daunting. To help, we’ve put together some information for working remotely and attempted to present the least costly options – this is no time for a sales pitch. This…
Bluebeam Revu on a Mac
Bluebeam Revu is (in my slightly biased opinion) the best PDF mark-up, creation, collaboration, and editing tool there is. There are so many functions within Revu which make it invaluable people working with PDF’s who need to not only measure & mark up but extract useful data too. Although Revu is now only available for…
Undercutting Backside Chamfers in Fusion 360
Autodesk’s Fusion 360, Inventor CAM and HSMWorks have some sweet options in 2D Contour and 2D Chamfer for creating toolpaths that machine chamfers onto parts or two deburr sharp edges. However, there’s no specific toolpath which allows you to easily do the same for edges or chamfers on the underside of features and parts. Luckily…
Autodesk Inventor issues with Windows 10
Autodesk Inventor issues with Windows 10 – May 2019 Update (AKA Windows 10, version 1903) There have been a number of reports from our customers and on the Autodesk Inventor forums stating that there are issues running Inventor on the latest Windows 10 update, which was released last month. These issues include: Inventor crashing when…