Autodesk rolls out Inventor 2009 bonus pack
for subscription customers
For those users who have Inventor as their primary 3D
design application we have always suggested that their
companies purchase subscription along with their license of
Inventor. Up to now, many people have wondered why they
should go with the subscription program. Is it just for the
annual releases or just for the web based support and
tutorials?
Now comes along tools that really make the subscription
program even more important. Autodesk has just released the
Autodesk Inventor 2009 subscription bonus pack. This
subscription bonus pack will give customers new productivity
tools that they can enjoy in any of their Inventor
environments.
One of the environments where youll find some new tools is
the drawing manager. This section has a whole host of
productivity tools to utilize from either being able to
automatically arrange dimensions to selection filters which
help you select specific types of dimensions whether they
are modeled, overwritten or AutoCAD dimensions. For a few
releases it has been pretty easy to open up a part file from
the drawing environment. Now with the subscription package
we can go from the part file and directly open up the
drawing environment with a simple right-click.
There are also some new productivity tools inside the
part modeling environment. Previously in order to create
parameters we would have to go to the parameter editor. With
the introduction of the subscription bonus pack we can
create parameters on the fly while editing dimensions. Also,
iFeatures have been improved with several productivity
enhancements. One of which is the ability to create an
iFeature from an iPart. This can also include all the
original iPart table data.
The assembly environment has seen its fair share of
enhancements as well. With the bill material editor you will
now find a look and feel for editing cell data that is
similar to what is found in Microsoft Excel. For example,
using shift or control for contiguous or non-contiguous
selections can be done, find and replace, and copy and paste
are all great time savers while working with the bill of
material. Cross highlighting is another new function; this
allows greater interaction between the graphic screen and
the bill of material editor.
Lastly, probably one of the most desired enhancements
that come with the Inventor 2009 subscription bonus pack is
an auto save option. This auto save function will allow
users to specify a time at which Inventor will populate a
balloon to remind the user that the open document needs to
be saved.
For more information about this tool if you are a
subscription customer, or how to go about getting into the
program, contact your local Hagerman & Company, Inc. sales
representative.
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