3D Printer Review: Battle of Continuous Fiber Composites

June 16, 2021

3D Printer Review: Battle of Continuous Fiber Composites

With so many choices for 3D printers on the market, few can deliver strength-to-weight ratios like continuous fiber 3D printers.

Using FDM Fused Deposition Modeling (aka FFF) technology, these 3D printers lay continuous fibers into the base filament of the 3D printed part to produce strong lightweight parts that rival metal.

There is a couple of competitors in the market and Anisoprint with over 10 years of composite manufacturing experience offering a clear alternative to the rest.

The name Anisoprint is derived from anisotropy, to exhibit different parameters of stiffness and strength in different directions (e.g. horizontal and vertical).

Understanding the differences between Anisoprint and their main competitors can be confusing, however, understanding how traditional composite fiber parts are manufactured gives you insight into how these manufacturing processes were adapted to 3D printing technology.

Composite Manufacturing

Without getting too technical, producing composite parts is laying in fiber, such as carbon fiber, into polymer matrix layer by layer and laminating them together: and it is the way these 3D Printers laminate that is the most distinguishing characteristic between them.

The type of fiber and the volume of fiber in a composite can vary, for instance, when manufacturing aerospace composites the amount is as high as 60%.

3D Printer Fiber Extrusion Methods

Both Anisoprint and the competition use a dual extrusion technique where there is a base filament and continuous fiber, the latter can be customized in the slicing software.

The way the competitor system extrudes the fiber is a prepreg placement technique: heating a roll of filament fiber which has about 28% fiber and the remaining being a thermoplastic and by heating the filament as it extrudes, it bonds to the base thermoplastic filament, usually a Nylon or Nylon mixed with short fibers of carbon fiber and limited colour choices.

Anisoprint use a unique co-extrusion technique, where prepreg (fiber impregnated with thermoset) and thermoplastic matrix and fed into the extruder simultaneously. The extruder heats them, making the matrix soft and elastic and the fiber sticky and less rigid, then the blend is extruded as one single composite material.

Its this patented co-extrusion technique using preimpregnated (with thermoset) fiber that gives it the ability to bond to a wide range of thermoplastics.

Composite Co-Extrusion

The benefit of using Anisoprint co-extrusion is adaptive 3D printing: where the volume ratio change or amount of matrix and fiber can be modified, if required.

Anisoprint co-extrusion allows 3D printer users to create parts with fiber volumes up to 60% (which meets the demands of aerospace production), 3D print internal lattice structures with continuous fiber (not just base filament), make use of adaptive layer thickness, and make many other flexible choices to lay continuous fiber.

Using prepreg plus thermoplastic instead of dry fiber plus thermoplastic creates an open system, giving the user the ability to print with any type of base filament or colour within the specifications of the printer, such as PLA, Nylon, TPU, ABS, Pet-G, or composites such as a thermoplastic with short fibers to provide characteristics for specific applications and conditions, such as high or low temperature, friction, UV, chemical resistance, anti-microbial/bacterial or flame retardant.

Materials

Many other continuous fiber 3D printer manufacturers offer only a limited range of their proprietary materials which can be limited to the application and colour selection. While Anisoprint have their own materials as well, they offer an open system, so users have a wide range for choice when it comes to material applications such as Nylon, PLA, PET-G, Polycarbonate, PC-FR, TPU, etc. and of course any colour choice that the filament comes in, so you can print in the right material for the right application.

Aura Slicing Software

Aura slicing software allows the user to use the flexibility of anisoprinting technology to the fullest. With a wide range of adjustable parameters that are unique in the market, Aura can fully control the process of printing to meet all customer demands. For those who wish to simply choose a material and print, there is a number of preset optimized plug and play profiles for various materials that can produce an excellent finished part with no manual input or parameter adjustment.

Masking

A mask is an additional model that is added to the work area to intersect with the base model, changing the model’s internal structure in the intersection volume.

This type of marking intersection serves for adjusting fiber and support parameters that are different from those selected for the rest of the model.

You can see the base model (grey) and the mask model (orange) in the picture below. The base part volume inside the mask will be printed with special settings for the mask.

Layer Thickness

Aura software allows users to adapt layer thickness, for instance, a user may want a nice surface finish and 3D print a layer of 50um around the surfaces and on the inside 3D print 200um or higher where surface finish is not an issue, this hack increases the speed of the print.

Fiber Directions

Competitors’ slicing software has the option for linear or concentric printing of continuous fibers.

Anisoprint Aura software gives the user the option for a combination of:

Linear
Concentric (with an option to choose separately, concentric fibers for inner and outer perimeters)
Curvilinear trajectories
Lattices

These combinations provide users with the flexibility to lay fibers in the right directions giving maximum strength and directional force.

Lattices

The ability to 3D print various lattice structures with continuous fiber gives parts strength in the right places, speed to print and lighter parts, providing load distribution along the 1D ribs, making the part 2-3x stronger compared to the one with plastic lattices. Compared to printing on a competitor’s machine that cannot print continuous fiber lattices such part will also be lighter.

Anisoprint provides users with flexible options for lattice patterns:

Solid
Rhombic
Isogrid
anisogrid

Fiber printing (Microns)

Aura allows 3D printing of continuous fibers of up to 350um whereas the competing 3D printing systems only 3D print up to 200um.

Desktop Composite Continuous Fiber 3D Printers

Using stepper motors, the desktop range from Anisoprint provide large print volumes:

Anisoprint Composer A4: 297x210x140mm
Anisoprint Composer A3: 460x297x210mm

Industrial Continuous Fiber Composite 3D Printers

When it comes to industrial application, Anisoprint has a true industrial printer with industrial level components, designed for 24/7 production to print 60cc p/hr of continuous carbon fiber with a max travel speed of 20,000 mm per minute:

PLC Based BOSCH Rexroth XM42 controller
Servo motors with brakes
Industrial automation
Safety and sensors
Liquid cooling
400 degrees max. extruder temp to 3D print thermoplastics such as PEEK and PEI
160-degree heated chamber
Build volume: 600x420x300mm
Tool changer for 4 extruders
Material dryer
Server-based software

Competitive Comparison Matrix - Continuous Fiber 3D Printers

	Anisoprint Desktop Composer	Competitor Desktop
Build Volume	A4: 297x210x140mm - 25% larger build volume than competitor A3: 460x297x210mm - 77% larger build volume than competitor	320x132x154mm
Base Filaments (Matrix)
Open material system	Yes	No
Continuous Fibers
Continuous carbon fiber	Yes	Yes
Continuous basalt fiber	Yes	No
Continuous aramid fiber	No	Yes
Continuous fibreglass fiber	No	Yes
Variable Fiber to Volume Ratio	Yes	No
Fiber to volume Ratio	Up to 60%	28%
Layer Resolution
Resolution (microns)	36 to 360	100 to 200
Adaptive Layer Resolution	Yes	No
Continuous Fiber Directions
Linear Trajectories	Yes	Yes
Concentric Trajectories	Yes	Yes
Rhombic Lattice Structures	Yes	No
Isogrid Lattice Structures	Yes	No
Anisogrid Lattice Structures	Yes	No
Curvlinear Trajectories	Yes	No
Combination of Trajectories	Yes	No
Combination of Linear, Curvlinear, and Concentric Trajectories	Yes	No
Combination of Trajectories and Lattices	Yes	No
Slicing Software
Masks	Yes	No
Support Blockers	Yes	No
Support Enforcer	Yes	No
Headless Mode (CLI)	Yes	No
Export G-Code	Yes	No

	Anisoprint Industrial Prom IS 500	Competitor Industrial
Build Volume	600x420x300 - 78% larger build volume than competitor	330x270x200mm
Servo Motors	Yes	No
Tool Changer	Yes	No
Base Filament Extruders	4	1
Liquid Cooled Extruder	Yes	No
Max temperature of 400 degrees	Yes	No
Heated Build Chamber	Yes	No
Material Dryer	Yes	No
Safety Sensors	Yes	No
Laser Scanning	No	Yes
Base Filaments (Matrix)
Open material system	Yes	No
Continuous Fibers
Continuous carbon fiber	Yes	Yes
Continuous basalt fiber	Yes	No
Continuous kevlar fiber	No	Yes
Continuous fibreglass fiber	No	Yes
Variable Fiber to Volume Ratio	Yes	No
Fiber to volume Ratio	Up to 60%	28%
Layer Resolution
Resolution (microns)	60 to 350	50 to 200
Adaptive Layer Resolution	Yes	No
Continuous Fiber Directions
Linear Trajectories	Yes	Yes
Concentric Trajectories	Yes	Yes
Rhombic Lattice Structures	Yes	No
Isogrid Lattice Structures	Yes	No
Anisogrid Lattice Structures	Yes	No
Curvlinear Trajectories	Yes	No
Combination of Trajectories	Yes	No
Combination of Linear, Curvlinear, and Concentric Trajectories	Yes	No
Combination of Trajectories and Lattices	Yes	No
Slicing Software
Masks	Yes	No
Support Blockers	Yes	No
Support Enforcer	Yes	No
Headless Mode (CLI)	Yes	No
Export G-Code	Yes	No

Conclusion

While on the surface, composite 3D printers seem to be the same and do similar functions, when you look at the extrusion hardware and slicing software in the desktop range and the motors and other components in the industrial range, differences are quite contrast.

If you are looking for greater continuous fiber choices, then Anisoprint may not be the right fit, however, the fact that it can use any base plastic, whether it be rigid or flexible, offers greater choice and eliminates the need for a wider range of continuous fiber.

The Anisoprinting system gives the user basic settings like the competition to simply print and go, or for advanced use, the freedom and the ability to manipulate the direction of fibers, lattice structures to produce lighter parts and the choice in the right base filament to fit the desired application with a bigger build volume to print larger parts.

In the industrial range, the Prom is a true industrial size and built for 24×7 use with 4x tool changers and servi motors, while the alternative is small and doesn’t use the same industrial components but compensates with a laser scanning tool.

All composite 3D printers with continuous fiber will give you strong, lightweight parts that rival replacing metal, it’s just that the Anisoprint has the hardware and software to be to steer the continuous fibers with greater flexibility, which caters to the benefits of composite fiber manufacturing.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud Vs BIM 360

June 4, 2021

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Autodesk Construction Cloud Vs BIM 360

With the new Autodesk Construction Cloud platform and similarities to BIM 360 and new features, we thought we would write this blog to go through the comparison between the two platforms.

Construction Cloud

Autodesk’s Construction Cloud (ACC) platform integrates newly acquired technologies, PlanGrid, Assemble, Pype and Building Connected to bring even deeper end to end integration within their construction management portfolio.

BIM 360 Design and Design Authoring Tools

With already having industry leading BIM and CAD design authoring tools such as AutoCAD with specialised toolsets, Civil 3D, Plant 3D, Navisworks and Revit, Autodesk had integrated these tools with BIM 360 Design (or Docs) in their construction management platform to better collaborate with teams and external parties within the cloud by being able to publish files to BIM 360 in real-time.

With Xref management for AutoCAD and tight integration with Civil 3D and Plant 3D, BIM 360 Docs provided intelligent document control and reference management.

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BIM 360 Document Control, Coordination, Operations and Facilities Management

Docs was like the backbone offering tools for document control and design review and they had Autodesk Coordinate (aka Glue) for coordination, Build for field operations, commissioning or project closeout and Ops for facilities management. There was a couple other apps for project management and costing, however, in the Construction Cloud platform, these tools are much more comprehensive.

BIM 360 Docs Vs Autodesk Docs

The first product to compare is Autodesk Docs, which is only available in the Autodesk Architecture Engineering and Construction Collection.

This cloud application is very similar in feature and functionality to Docs with ISO 19650 compliant document control, RFI’s, submittals, issues, processes, design review, insight tools, etc.

Takeoff Single-user Annual Subscription
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Build – 550 CLOUD Annual Subscription
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Assemble Project Single-user Annual Subscription
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Assemble Office Single-user Annual Subscription
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BIM 360 Design Vs BIM Collaborate Pro

BIM 360 Coordinate Vs BIM Collaborate

Design has been replaced with Collaborate Pro, offering real-time Revit collaboration and both products have ‘Docs’ included.

Both products have ‘Docs’ included and offer model coordination tools for clash detection

ACC

Where Autodesk Construction Cloud comes into it’s own is in:

Quantification / Takeoff
Bid Management
Cost Management
Building Connected
Integration to other systems

Quantity Takeoff

ACC Takeoff is a 2D/3D quantity take off tool for estimators allowing you to use the connected model in Construction Cloud to integrate 2D and 3D Quantities and manage related documents in the cloud.

Bid Management

ACC offers centralised bid management on a single platform and ties into the Takeoff tools for estimators. Using the BuildingConnected network, owners, builders and sub-contractors can connect and can manage bid invites and use risk adjusted-bidding tools.

Cost Management

ACC configurable cost management module centralises all cost information, streamlines communications by managing all cost activities and forecasts.

Integration

ACC also offers over 200 integrations with the Autodesk Connect tool.

ACC vs BIM 360, both powerful software platforms that can help construction teams manage their projects more effectively. However, there are some key differences between the two platforms.

ACC is a more comprehensive platform that offers a wider range of features, including project management, document management, and collaboration tools. BIM 360 is a more specialised platform that focuses on 3D modeling and collaboration and ACC will be the new platform moving forward.

Ultimately, the best platform for you will depend on your specific needs and requirements. If you are looking for a comprehensive platform that can help you manage all aspects of your construction projects, then Autodesk Construction Cloud is a good option. If you are looking for a specialised platform that can help you with 3D modeling and collaboration, then BIM 360 is a good option.

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What is Fiber Steering? 3D Anisoprinting with Continuous Fibers

May 19, 2021

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What is Fiber Steering? 3D Anisoprinting with Continuous Fibers

Continuous Fiber 3D Printers are great but what’s the point of 3D printing long fibers if you can’t control the direction of the fibers in the way you need them to be?

It’s a bit like having a car with a that can only drive straight.

Fiber Steering Composites - Controlling Fiber Trajectories

Fiber steering is the ability to control the trajectories of fiber reinforcement.

It is one of the biggest advantages of continuous fiber 3D printing technology. This allows you to produce optimal composites for a given load without increasing the weight, wich impossible with conventional composite manufacturing technologies such as composite layup or winding.

FFiber Steering Composites - Reinforcement Where You Need It

For example, you can effectively reinforce the parts with holes. It’s well known that holes are stress concentrators that significantly reduce the strength of structural elements. The main goal was to find a method for rational reinforcement of such parts.

The sample was reinforced with curved paths corresponding to the load distribution, without increasing the weight. Traditionally, to increase the strength of an element, a part thickness is increased that leads to an increase of the part weight.

As a result of a specific layup of the reinforcing fiber in the sample, the stress concentrations are removed from the holes and the load evenly distributed over the entire part.

Fiber Steering Comppsites - Applications

Fiber steering has been the subject of intense study. In the article “Manufacturing and Testing of A Fibre Steered Panel with A Large Cut-out, Composite Structures (2017)” described an experiment that showed that fiber steering is effective for a panel that is the lower wing skin with a large hole.

Three panels, one for each type of laminate, are built from thermoset prepreg material using automated fiber placement. One of the panels was made by fiber steering, the other two were with straight fibers: one with quasi-isotropic and the second with constant stiffness.

All panels are tested in pure tension. The failure loads, failure modes, and weights of the tested panels are compared. The results indicate that the variable stiffness laminate (fiber steering) is capable of sustaining loads of up to 2 times, before failure, then the constant stiffness and quasi-isotropic laminates of equal weight.

Design Consulting supplies the complete range of Anisoprint continuous fiber desktop and industrial 3D printer range that provides an open system to print in virtually any plastic material and re-inforce the 3D print with continuous basalt or carbon fiber.

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3D Printing Non-planar continuous fiber reinforced composites

May 17, 2021

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3D Printing Non-Planar Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites

Most 3D printing processes are actually 2.5D but what does that really mean if it is a 3D printer? The conventional process of 3D printing is laying material on top of each other on a parallel plane (usually the print bed), and as layers build, it results in a three-dimensional object.

Planar Vs Non-Planar - Planar Continuous Fiber 3D Printing

In traditional 3D printers, moving parts are most often either the print bed (or table), or the print head, or both of them, such as in the Anisoprint Composer Desktop series of continuous fiber 3D printers. Even though the table and the print head move along the x, y, z axes, the layers are still stacking in the parallel plane, and each subsequent layer is parallel to the previous one.

Planar Vs Non-Planar - Continuous Fiber 3D Printing Limitations

Both FFF (plastic) and continuous fiber 3D printing have a number of limitations. Since the layers are stacked parallel to each other, it is not possible to reinforce parts in two planes at the same time and therefore, the part can only be reinforced in the same plane.

For example, in the parts pictured below, it is not possible to effectively strengthen parts using conventional 3D printers.

The second limitation is in the difficulty with printing curved shape models because the extruder is fixed to the XY plane and cannot move out of these planes so that the nozzle remains always perpendicular to the point where the material is laid out.

Continuous Fiber Non-Planar 3D Printing

There is a way for ‘’true 3D printing’’ with continuous fibers by using an Anisoprint 6-axis robot that allows reinforcing parts of any shape in different planes.

The robot includes a 6-axis robot arm and an end-effector printing with continuous fiber. The robot’s axis allow free movement in 6-axis to print complex shapes, without additional supports, molds and tools.

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What’s New in Civil 3D 2022

April 26, 2021

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What's New in Autodesk Civil 3D 2022

The Autodesk Civil 3D 2022 release brings new alignment and ArcGIS workflows, enhancements with pressure networks and for AEC Collection subscribers, new functionality to the Project Explorer.

Alignment Workflows

The better handle complex geometry for ramps and interchanges, there has been new enhancements to connected alignment functionality:

Curve group combinations
- Free Reverse Spiral-Curve-Spiral-Spiral (From entity, end curve)
- Free Reverse Spiral-Spiral-Curve-Spiral (From curve, end entity)
- Free Reverse Spiral-Spiral-Curve-Spiral-Spiral (Between two curves)
Curves grater than 180 degrees
Connected alignments can now be created at offsets from parent alignments to support slip lane and off-ramp scenarios.
A preview option to view before executing the command

Pressure Networks

The color and diameter of the compass can now be specified using options on the ribbon when laying out a path-based pressure network.
The Profile Layout ribbon tab has been updated for path based pressure networks to make it more consistent with the plan layout ribbon.
Spanning labels for pressure networks can now be created in plan and profile views.
PVIs can now be removed from overridden station ranges of pressure network in profile view that are set to static (non-dynamic) state. When selected, the Clean Up PVIs check box on the Pipe Run Profile Settings dialog box removes PVIs from overridden station ranges. You can use the Apply button to preview the changes in the drawing.
A command named RegenPressureSolid was added to regenerate 3D solids for pressure network parts.

ArcGIS

Raster data imported from ArcGIS can now be refreshed from ArcGIS. For more information, see To Refresh Data from ArcGIS.
When importing and refreshing raster data, users can configure the resolution for each raster layer separately.
The number of available resolution levels has been extended for importing ArcGIS raster data from 19 levels to 23 levels.

User Profile

Users can create their own custom profile based on information about their disciplines and job roles.

Project Explorer

Support has been added for pressure networks in Project Explorer:
- Added support for displaying and editing pressure network information, such as name and style.
- Added support for displaying dynamic profile views for pressure pipe runs in the Project Explorer window.
- Added support for editing multiple pressure network properties and pressure part properties.
- Added support for editing the layout and view style of pressure networks and pressure parts.
- Added Object Set support for pressure networks and pressure parts.
- Added support for generating reports for pressure networks, pressure parts, and pressure pipe runs.
- Added support for generating AutoCAD tables for pressure networks, pressure parts and pressure pipe runs.
- Added support for comparing pressure pipe run sample points with other surfaces.
- Added support for searching for pressure networks by name.
Support has been added for feature lines in the <None> site (siteless feature lines).
Project Explorer is now launched from the Home tab of the Civil 3D ribbon.
Project Explorer is now available in all languages currently supported by Civil 3D. The assigned language for Project Explorer is determined by the regional language settings in Windows.

Grading Optimisation

For AEC Collection users, Civil 3D now includes Grading Optimisation which works as a preliminary terrain optimisation tool for site designers. It uses design data and automates otherwise repetitive manual grading tasks according to customized object constraints.

Available objects include:

zones
drain lines
low points
building pads and reveals
curbs
sidewalks
paths
parking lots
ponds

Once these objects are defined with their project relate constraints, Grading Optimization delivers an optimized terrain surface and 3D geometry back into the design tool for further detailed design.

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What’s New in Maya 2022

April 14, 2021

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What's New in Autodesk Maya 2022

Maya 2022 brings seamless USD integration, improvements to animation, rigging and modelling toolsets and the latest version of Arnold.

USD Plug-in for Maya

Universal Scene Description (USD) support in Maya is now available:

Animation Ghosting

In previous versions of Maya when you wanted to change the way ghosts appeared with multiple meshes selected, each of their attributes had to be edited individually in the Attributes editor.

The new Ghosting editor gives you an interface to apply Ghost attributes individually or as a group.

Component Tags for Deformers

Component Tags let you create node-independent named groups to deform geometry, letting you modify tag membership on the fly.

Using Component Tags replaces the groupID node previously needed to transform vertices, as well as cleans up the Node Editor by eliminating Tweak nodes. Component Tag nodes are automatically created with a subset of components selected whenever you create a deformer.

Create and edit Component Tag membership with the Component Tags table

Python 3

In Windows and Linux, Maya starts in Python 3 by default and available on all platforms

Bifrost 2.2.1.0 plug-in

The new Bifrost plugin has simulation workflow enhancements, e.g. resume simulation from cached frame, spawn new particles and low-resolution Aero refinement.

Graph Editor Improvements

Peak Removal Filter to clean up noisy animation data

Added to the Graph Editor Curves menu, is a new animation filter, the Peak Removal Filter.

Similar to the MotionBuilder filter of the same name, the Peak Removal Filter lets you clean up unwanted spikes and peaks in your animation curves.

Smooth filter (Gaussian) for curve "noise" reduction

Another new MotionBuilder filter, the Smooth filter (Gaussian) has been added to the Graph Editor Curves menu, to let you remove jittering and noise in curve channels. See Smooth filter (Gaussian) options for details.

New Display Option

A new Show Animated Shapes option in the Graph Editor List menu lets you set whether the Graph Editor displays all curves downstream from a node, or just the animation curve of the selected node. This is useful if you have custom rigs with specialized connections or when animators only want to view the transforms for a selected object.

Preserve Tangent Type: Now for Added Keys

The Preserve Tangent Type option, formerly only for Inserted Keys, is now available for Added Keys.

Previously, when you added a key to a curve, by default, the new key respected the tangents on either side of the key. This ensured that added keys did not change the neighbouring tangents type while still changing the shape of the curve. This behaviour continues to be the default setting.

Customise Key Selection

You can now shrink the active selection area of keys in the Graph Editor graph view by using the Min key selection size in the Animation (Settings) preferences.

Sweep Mesh

Meshes can be created from simple curves using the Sweep Mesh feature using various profiles letting you create a wide array organic and hard surface forms like:

Tubes
Pipes
Ribbons
Cables
Ropes
Roads
Horns
Hair Cards
Architectural features (e.g. crownmoulding)

Security Preferences

Flag specific commands or plugin locations to be blocked when Maya loads them in the Preferences window.

Rokoko Motion Library Plug-in

Drag and drop professional mocap assets into your scenes, leveraging on assets built for big productions like Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Doctor Strange, Assassin’s Creed, and Horizon Zero Dawn in your own projects.

Cached Playback Improvements

In previous versions of Maya, you could turn on Caching support for dynamics nodes such as Boss, or Nucleus. Now, Cached Playback for dynamics is on by default and dynamics simulation content caching is shown in a separate pass that appears as a pink status line in the Time Slider just above the Animation Cache Status line.

New Solidify Deformer

The new Solidify deformer lets you create areas of geometry that appear more solid on deformed geometry, which lets you define rigid parts of a character’s clothes, such as buttons or a belt buckle.

It works by analysing deformed sections of geometry and dividing it into separate polygon islands. Each polygon island is then replaced by the original geometry moved and blended into place based on the approximation of the matrix derived from the deformed vertices.

OpenColorIO v2

With an emphasis on visual effects and computer animation, the OpenColor IO v2 colour management system has been integrated into Maya 2022

Start up Experience Improvements

A number of improvements have been made to Maya’s startup experience, including:

Faster start up and quit times
No longer steals focus during start up
Remembering the state of the Output Window
Ability to copy specific preferences from a previous install
A new, more informative splash screen

New Morph Deformer

The new Morph deformer is like a GPU-Accelerated version of the BlendShape deformer.

With a GPU-Accelerated version of the BlendShape deformer, it provides simple AB morphs, partial to whole mesh morphs (or whole mesh to partial), as well as the ability to incorporate legacy CPU deformers in deformation chains without blocking the rest of the chain from GPU evaluation.

It features:

Absolute, Relative, and Surface Space morph modes
Object and World morph spaces
An option that automatically creates a topology Mapping feature for alternate vert table lookup
Neighbour options for stabilizing Relative space morph mode coordinate system

HUD: Updated Evaluation Manager Status Messaging

Changes have been made to the Maya Heads Up Display (HUD) Evaluation Manager status messages to better reflect the condition of the Evaluation Manager (EM).

The previous “Rebuild Required”, then “Ready” (but still requiring partitioning) status messaging was unclear if the EM was performing Parallel evaluation.

The new status messaging is now Rebuild Required, then Built, followed by Ready, states that depict each stage of the Evaluation Graph as it is unbuilt, built, and partitioned.

To display this information on the Viewport, go to Display > Heads Up Display and choose the Evaluation option.

Time Slider Bookmark Improvements

New functionalities have been added to Time Slider Bookmarks:

Interactive Move and Scale
Step through bookmarks
Move frames with bookmarks
Bookmark Manager

Deformer Updates

HumanIK: Neck Motion Reduction setting

A new Neck Motion Reduction slider has been added that lets you minimize the movement from a character’s body to its neck.

Updated System Requirements

Minimum Linux system requirements for Maya have changed, and new Visual Studio and gcc versions are now supported.

On Windows, Visual Studio has been updated to 2019.7. There are no changes to Windows system requirements.

On Linux, gcc has been updated to 9.3.1. Linux users will require CentOS 7.6 or higher to use this preview release. They will also need to ensure that these additional libraries are installed to run Maya:

libxcb-icccm.so.4 from package xcb-util-wm
libxcb-image.so.0 from package xcb-util-image
libxcb-keysyms.so.1 from package xcb-util-keysyms
libxcb-render-util.so.0 from package xcb-util-renderutil

Create VR for Maya

Create VR for Maya is an immersive conceptual design tool that empowers artists and designers to start their creative process directly in 3D. Using simple curve and surface tools designers can explore form and shape while being fully immersed in virtual reality alongside their design. Sketches and models can then be easily exported to Maya or other content creation applications for final realization.

Arnold for Maya 4.2.1 plug-in

Maya 2022 includes MtoA 4.2.1 which introduces Arnold 6.2.0.1, and is a feature release that brings light mixing, bloom and interactive denoising through imagers, better USD support to improve your experience working with USD in Maya, an improved layout to the Arnold Render View, and OSL syntax highlighting to the OSL shader.

Auto Tangent Types

New options for Auto Tangents in the Graph Editor offer an improved algorithm, giving animators better control and more predictable results.

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What’s new in Autodesk Vault 2022

April 8, 2021

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What's New in Autodesk Vault 2022

The Vault team has worked on bringing a more modern, connected and insightful experience in Vault 2022.

With a focus on features per persona and roles within the company, enhancing how users are connected to design data and better integration and better access for participants who need access via the desktop or mobile devices.

Show Details in Dockable Window

Inside of Inventor, Autodesk has added an Integrated data experience to access and organise all design information in a dockable panel.

Inside of this panel, the designer can see where a design is used before making changes.

The designer can assign an Item and derive engineering BOM information within the environment without leaving the application.

In addition, they can access Change Order information related to the design to understand why change has been triggered & the goal of the change request.

Released Date and Approver Properties

Autodesk has added the Latest Approver and Latest Released Date properties which can be exposed in revision tables and title blocks.

Model States

Check In, Open/ Place operations support model state
Assign Item for each model state
Manage BOM variants

Inventor and Revit Interoperability

The Inventor and Revit interoperability provides the option to check-in and archive Revit files referenced within Inventor assemblies.

In Inventor, Revit files can be used by selecting them in the Open from Vault and Place from Vault dialogs. This gives the designer the ability to update Inventor models that references Revit models seamlessly.

Duplicate Reduction

Exclude mirror parts
Identify the exact match
Exclude different materials
Advanced metadata search combined with geometric search

Administrators

Based on our Vault Pro customer analytics, more than 70% of the customers enable Active directory integration with Vault user & group management.

To align with other Autodesk services, you might be leveraging today like Shared Views, Fusion 360, or BIM 360, Vault 2022 supports Autodesk ID Authentication as an additional option along with Vault User and Active Directory support. With multi-authentication support, an administrator can choose the best way for the Vault users to log in and access the data.

Vault 2022 adds the ability to include profile attributes to user and group profiles similar to user-defined properties on files, folders, and items. These attributes can be user locations, departments, divisions, or any other custom attribute you might want to manage.

These profile attributes can be mapped to Active Directory properties for quick access and easy management.

Lastly, administrators can configure friendly display names inside Vault to quickly identify who created or modified objects. The friendly display name can also be mapped to title blocks and other file properties for improved record keeping.

Additional Audit Logs

Track who (user) has accessed What (vault name) and when (date and time)
Track how user authenticate and which client did the user used

Replication

Vault 2022 has a new replication technology, so that the Publisher is the only read\write location in the environment. This change improves usability by eliminating the need for object Ownership and improve replication stability and reliability.

Participants

The Thin Client has been improved for Participants for a more modern experience.

Support desktop as well as tablets
Multiple tab browser support
New View tab to view 2D/3D designs using the Autodesk Viewer
Access Change Order Information
Support folder/ project links
Multi-select to View & Download
Share desktop or web browser links

The Thin Client user has access to Change Order information, folder\project links, the ability to multi-select files for viewing or downloading.

Users can also share desktop or web browser links via email.

Mobile App

The Vault mobile app for Vault Professional allows users to use a tablet or mobile device to:

View 2D/3D designs
Check non-CAD files in and out
Review, approve, and sign documents
Perform QR, barcode, simple, and
extended searches
Create and participate in change orders,
and more.

Design Consulting are the Vault Experts

Design Consulting has considerable experience in deploying Vault on-premise and in the cloud and have our own advanced Job Processor for Vault.

If you are looking at deploying Vault for your business, contact us to learn more.

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What’s New in Advance Steel 2022

April 7, 2021

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What's New in Autodesk Advance Steel 2022

Advance Steel 2022 has new features and improvments in the following areas:

Modelling Tools
Documentation
Interoperability
Localisation

Modelling Tools

New Home screen

The new home screen is located under the start tab and shows the most recently used files, is customisable, provides access to Autodesk Docs, learning resources, help, forum, support and has a refresh button to view any project folder updates.

Maintain Hole Positions during Beam Sketch

Control how the holes placement reacts to beam or column stretching
New default under the Beam category in the Management Tools
If activated, hole positions remain unchanged
Works if you stretch, trim, extend, or lengthen the steel member containing these holes

New Dynamo Nodes

Additional nodes for beams creation:
Poly-beams
Unfolded beams
Nodes for the creation of steel connection components:
Bolts / Anchors / Shear studs
Nodes to read and write properties
Utility nodes
Library of sample Dynamo files

Documentation

Drawing Labeling Enhancement

Advance Steel 2022 has improvements with the display of leader lines on drawings. Users can now attach a leader line at the middle of the text and can also include a horizontal landing line and the leader line can be configured in the Management tools.

Under the Drawing-Labelling category, there are new options to define the attachment position and choose whether labels are to be created with or without a horizontal line.

Camera Enhancements

Use cameras to create views on 2D drawings
Control which objects you would like to include in these camera views
New Select objects for camera tab
Use the Mark objects button to highlight the selected elements in red
Utilize a drawing process to automate the creation of drawings based on these cameras

Drawing Explode Enhancements

Use the batch explode feature in the Document Manager to explode Advance Steel drawings to pure AutoCAD drawings
New options for callouts in the Detail Explode settings dialog box:
Callout symbol
Callout title
Specify the layer, color and line type to be used when exploding the drawings

Document Management Changes to Drawing Registration

If a drawing is moved away from the Details subfolder next to the model DWG file:
It is relocated to the “Unknown” branch of the Document Manager
The option to open the shop drawing via the contextual menu is not available
The drawing number is empty in Model Browser
When the drawing is moved back to the correct location, everything returns to normal

One-side DXF Files for Plates

Control the number of sides described in NC-DXF files for plates
New default Create one-side only for plate DXF output to activate in the Management Tools
Other default to define the suffix of the file name in case both plate sides is necessary

Interoperability

Advance Steel 2022 Extension for Revit*

Share LOD 350 model information bidirectionally between Revit and Advance Steel
Transfer steel members & connections
Import / export / synchronise changes between Revit 2022 and Advance Steel 2022

Push PDF Layouts to Autodesk Docs

New commands to open (and close) the Push to Autodesk Docs palette:
PUSHTODOCSOPEN
PUSHTODOCSCLOSE
Select Advance Steel DWG drawings
Select a project folder on Autodesk Docs to publish these layouts to PDFs
View, review, comment on Autodesk Docs

Shared Views

Share 3D views and 2D drawings of your Advance Steel project with other stakeholders
View, comment and mark up the results in a web browser
View and response to comments and markups directly in Advance Steel
Introduced with Advance Steel 2019 in the AEC Collection, this feature is now also available for current standalone Advance Steel users

Localisation

Improvements to Drawing Styles for Australia

Enhanced dimension holes configurations for cleaner drawings (assemblies with attached plates or gussets)
Additional drawing styles for creating steel assemblies such as trusses

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What’s New in Autodesk Revit 2022

April 7, 2021

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What's New in Autodesk Revit 2022

Autodesk Revit 2022’s main focus has been on four main areas:

Design Productivity across Architecture, Civil, MEP and Structure
Interoperability workflow enhancements between Revit and both Autodesk and third-party tools, coupled with support for open standards and additional file formats for data exchange.
Documentation Efficiency improvements to schedules, tags, annotations, graphics, and similar features.
Developer Tools with additional capabilities offered via Dynamo and the Revit API.

Design Productivity

Tapered Walls

The 2022 release now has tapered walls.

Specify sloping angles for interior and exterior surfaces
Override type slope properties at the instance level
Edit Profile for Slanted Walls

Change any wall to a tapered wall by changing the cross-section parameter to tapered.

Update the sloping angles using instance overrides or the wall’s temporary dimensions.

Align wall-hosted components to the sloped interior or exterior faces of the wall with clean joins at corner conditions.

Modify the sketch boundaries of a slanted wall along its work plane.

Enhanced RPCs in Realistic Views

2022 now supports the RPC 2.0 file format:

Display complex geometries, physical-based materials and lighting
‘Billboard’ mode orients RPCs towards the camera
Use RPC for Furniture Category
Expanded RCP Asset Library

The support of the RPC 2.0 format displays high-resolution, complex images with physical-based materials and lighting with greater parameter intelligence and control.

Generative Design

The following generative design enhancements have been added:

New Sample Study Types
Save Default Settings
Drop-down Inputs
Constant and Variable Inputs
Manage Study Type Folders
Improved Generative Design Tools panel in Dynamo for publishing study types
Receive alerts for graph issues
Resolve missing packages
Detect missing ‘Remember’ nodes

Route Analysis Tools

The People Flow Toolkit technology preview has been added into Revit as standard, providing four new tools under Route Analysis to visualise, automate and analyse the impacts of physical distancing and routes within a design.

Generate multiple paths of travel options between point with the ability to summarise them in a schedule;
Indicate the direction of travel with One-Way Indicator family; this indicator of the annotation category can be nested within door families if needed
Place people content to represent occupants with built-in buffers. These buffers are recognised as clearances during route analysis; and
Overlay a spatial grid in rooms to visually aid in distributing elements to meet prescribed physical separation requirements.

Rename Default Shared Site

Clearly named survey point to help avoid confusion
Supports all 151 ENU templates for all countries.

Infrastructure Enhancements

Revit families created using the generic model family template can be assigned to the Bridge and Road categories and subcategories (e.g. Abutments, Piers, and many more).

Rebar can be hosted and be defined as cuttable in views, scheduled, tagged, etc.

There has also been minor enhancements to alignment stationing:

Prefixes and suffixes may be added to alignment station text.
Flip controls have been added to the alignment station label.
The true start and end stations of an alignment are now exposed in the Revit API to help automate bridge design.

Fabrication Improvements

There is more flexibility to the Design to Fabrication tool with mapping enabled during the conversion process to fabrication parts.
Elements can be connected by dragging connectors in-canvas and design parts and fittings will be placed.
Configuration reload process has been optimized to reduce the number of elements checked out while work-sharing, which results in a reduction of the time to process.

Systems Analysis

A new feature has been included in the Revit Systems Analysis to get more detailed loads and psychrometric reports.

A user can view a floor plan, 3D view or explore results in the report on a single screen.

After running a simulation on a Systems Analysis model view the summary information for QA/QC checks on multiple unit systems. Reports show a breakdown of load components, totals for sizing equipment, a psychrometric chart, and detailed psychrometric state point properties in a printable formats.

The workflows for exporting to gbXML have been consolidated into a new dialog.

Family Category Improvements

There are new Family Categories for Equipment and Building Elements:

Audio Visual Devices
Fire Protection
Food Service Equipment
Hardscape
Medical Equipment
Signage
Temporary Structures
Vertical Circulation

Expanded Category List for MCS and MTs has also been included.

When creating multi-category schedules you will find more categories and sub-categories are available in the table.

This improvement enhances the ability to schedule system categories.

Move Rebar in a Set

Rebar modelling and detailing has been improved in 2022 with the ability for structural enginers and detailers to move/remove individual bars in rebar sets or area and path reinforcement systems to avoid clashes with other rebars, openings or other elements, while maintaining the logic of the rebar set or system.

Model Rebar Using the Real Bar Diameter

New “Model Bar Diameter” parameter
Avoid clashes in concrete elements containing many large diameter bars

Rebar Placement by Two Points

New placement method
Reduces number of steps needed to create bars

Select Shape Code for Custom Bent Free Form Rebar

Use the Shape parameter dropdown to assign a new shape
Preserve engineering rebar definition

Remember Settings when Placing Rebar

Rebar options keep their values when restarting rebar placement
No need to reapply rebar settings for each set

Rebar Performance Improvements

Improved zooming and panning in 2D views at Fine detail
Quick regeneration of views containing rebars

Improved Parameter Identification UI

Revit 2022 allows you to quickly filter and find available parameters when creating schedules or when working with project parameters.

When you create a schedule or when working in the Project Parameters dialog, the Fields tab in the Schedule Properties dialog includes a filter section

Filter the available parameters based on the following criteria: Parameter Name, Parameter Type, Discipline, Value, Type or Instance

Load Autodesk Family

Previously a technology preview, this new addition allows you to load content provided by Autodesk through a cloud repository.

Interoperability

Native 2D PDF Export

A native, configurable 2D PDF export feature is included in Autodesk Revit 2022.

Offering similar options to the Print dialog, such as a user-defined selection of views and sheets or the ability to export the visible portion of a view.

In the the Export Setup section of the dialog, users can setup PDF naming rules and can use this feature to generate PDF file names automatically based on your project or shared name parameters.

By automatically analysing the the selected views and sheets, the exporter can detect output size and orientation.

Link Rhinoceros® (3DM) Files

Link a Rhino (3DM) file into Revit and if the source file changes, users can reload the file and it will update inside of Revit.

In addition, you can link your Rhino files in Autodesk Docs.

3D Sketch and Send to Revit with FormIt Pro

Translate Revit geometry into FormIt using the new 3D Sketch tool
Send FormIt geometry into Revit, preserving materials and layers
Control FormIt layers via Visibility/Graphics

Import FormIt as a CAD Format

Import AXM files with preserved materials, layers and group definitions
Control the display of layers via Visibility/Graphics
Faster performance

IFC4 Certifications

Revit 2022 has achieved IFC4 Reference View certification for architecure and structure exports.

The IFC property set definitions and the associated Revit shared parameter definitions have been updated with the latest IFC4 PSDs of version 4.0.2.2 (partial update from the scope of IFC4 RV1.2 MVD).

Performance of linking in some IFC files containing elements with many parameters has been improved and Autodesk has added the ability for IfcExporter to pick up information from SiteLocation regarding the GeoCoordinateReference in EPSG code format as required by IFC.

Inventor to Revit Models

Revit can now maintain a link between Revit and Inventor by using the Revit exporter from Inventor.

2D Shared Views

Share 2D views and sheets of your Revit project with other stakeholders
View, comment and mark up the result in a web browser
View and response to comments and markups directly in Revit

Cloud Model Improvements

Open Cloud Model from File Menu
Unified Cloud Model Initiate UI
Access to Autodesk Docs

Documentation Efficiency

Enable Scheduling of Worksets

Worksets can now be scheduled in 2022 and users can add a Workset parameter in workshared models when creating a schedule.

The workset parameter can also be accessed when creating takeoffs and lists (view, sheet) and title blocks allowing users to filter and format schedules based on worksets.

Schedule Enhancements

Shared Parameters in Key Schedules
Filter Schedule by Family and Type
Split Schedules Across Sheets

Export Schedules to CSV by Default

Schedules can now be exported as a csv file and when adding a schedule to a sheet, it can be exported as a CAD or CSV.

Multiple Values Indication

Display desired text in the Properties Palette when a set of elements is selected with varying parameter values
Apply multiple values indication to all types of schedule
Customise the indication value

Tag Improvements

The following improvements have been made to:

Rotated Tags
Multi-leader tags
Tag curtain wall mullions

When you rotate a tag in Revit, a new Angle parameter for tags, found in the Properties Palette is available.

If you rotate the tag with the Rotate command, the angle value is automatically calculated, but you can enter a specific value afterwards if you like.

If a view in your project contains similar elements, you may prefer that they share a tag.

In Revit 2022, users have the ability to apply a single tag to multiple elements and optionally, indicate the total quantity.

Once a tag has been placed in the model, users can add or remove leaders to similar host elements by selecting the tag and using the Add / Remove Host option.

The quantity of host elements is automatically tracked and displayed both in the tag itself and in the Properties Palette.

Revit 2022 enables tags to be applied to curtain wall mullions.

A new category has been added for Curtain Wall Mullions in the Loaded Tags and Symbols dialog.

Users can to load the tag for curtain wall mullions provided with Revit 2022 or create their own tag specifically for this category.

Users can use the Tag by Category command or the Tag All command to tag curtain wall mullions.

Multi-category Tag for All Taggable Categories

Apply a multi-category annotation to all taggable elements
Use shared parameters in multi-category tags
Additional categories include stair subcategories, structural connections, structural internal loads, and more

Link Tag Re-hosting

Tags in host model attached to elements in a linked model will now remember the linked element ID
Unloaded or out-of-date links will reattach orphaned tags automatically when reloaded

Dimension Prefix/Suffix

Add prefix and suffix as type parameters
Primary and alternative unit parameters have been reorganised

Revision Numbering Flexibility Enhancements

Create custom revision numbering sequences
Meet ISO 19650 and/or local standard requirements
Add a prefix or suffix to denote a project stage
Share using the Transfer Project Standards tools

Spot Slopes and Elevations on Ramps

Add spot slope spot elevation annotations on a ramp run in plans, elevations, sections, and 3D views
Customize the annotation type parameters to meet documentation standards

Show Wall Core Only in Plan Views

Display a simplified representation of walls in your 2D plan views
New “Non-Core Layers” option available under Walls in the Visibility/Graphics dialog box
Wall layers located between core boundaries remain visible

Grids in 3D Views

Display grid lines in your 3D views
Show Grids parameter in the Properties palette
Only grids that intersect selected levels appear in the view
Grid planes are available on hover or selection

Phase Parameters in View Filters

Support phases in view filters
Easily locate elements and understand their phases in your model
Two new filter rules:
Phase Created
Phase Demolished

Improved Default Color Fill Scheme

New default colour scheme
Lighter pastel colours
No need for manual colour adjustments

Multi-select Visibility/Graphics Overrides Filters

Improved consistency with other Visibility/Graphic Overrides tabs
Select, modify, and remove more than one filter in the list at one time
Multiple subsequent filters can be moved up or down together, to adjust overall priority

Preserve Callouts When Deleting Parent Views

Switch between parent and intersecting Views
Callouts in intersecting views are visible
Delete parent view and preserve callouts
Hide callouts at scales coarser than the size in view

Maintain Annotation Orientation

Added to Additional Categories
Electrical Equipment
Generic Model
Lighting Fixtures
Mechanical Equipment
Plumbing Fixtures
Speciality Equipment

Developer Tools

New Dynamo Nodes for Revit Documentation

67 commonly-requested nodes have been added
Wide range of categories
Annotation nodes
Sheet nodes
View nodes
Dynamo for Revit 2.10 included with Revit 2022

New APIs for Developers

Sketch API
Viewport Label on Sheet API
Color Fill API
Cloud Model Initiate and Link API
API for Mapping Cloud Model with Autodesk Docs URNs

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What’s New in Inventor 2022

April 5, 2021

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| Autodesk Inventor, Inventor Professional, Manufacturing, Product Design & Manufacturing Collection

What's New in Inventor 2022

Inventor 2022’s focus has been on managing parts and assemblies through model states, further enhancements to Inventor/Revit interoperability, Fusion 360 interoperability, productivity and performance.

Model States – Parts: Manage manufacturing operations, dimensional variations, and simplified representations all on one part file.
Model States – Assemblies: Create multiple representations of an assembly within a single document to manage various assembly configurations and model simplification.
Revit Interoperability: Collaborate on BIM projects with improved tools to simplify and save native Revit project files in Inventor.
Productivity and Performance: See increased performance when editing large assemblies and improved productivity in features you use often.
Installation and Deployment: Get everyone on your team onto the latest release with a new installation and deployment experience.
Drawings: Use the camera views, manufacturing information, and lighting style from your 3D model in your 2D drawing views.
Installation and Deployment: Get everyone on your team onto the latest release with a new installation and deployment experience.

Model States - Parts and Assemblies

The new model states workflow enables users to create multiple presentations of a part or assembly within a single document, producing model state variations with different parameters, components, properties or simplification.

Model states are particularly useful for manufacturing processes, families of parts or sheet metal fold operations.

Model states can be used for the following:

Machining operations from the casted model to the final part
Sheet metal stages for multiple bend operations
Weldments for weld preparation and other machining operations
Product families that have different values for dimensions or features that are shown or suppressed
Alternative assembly positions to quickly switch between them visually or used for drawing views
Level of completion for each stage as your design gets assembled
Simplification levels for removing intellectual property or high levels of detail before export
iProperty information

Model states in assemblies can be used for configurations, weldment preparation or alternate positions.

Model States - Parts and Assemblies

Model states are particularly useful for manufacturing processes, families of parts or sheet metal fold operations.

Model states can be used for the following:

Machining operations from the casted model to the final part
Sheet metal stages for multiple bend operations
Weldments for weld preparation and other machining operations
Product families that have different values for dimensions or features that are shown or suppressed
Alternative assembly positions to quickly switch between them visually or used for drawing views
Level of completion for each stage as your design gets assembled
Simplification levels for removing intellectual property or high levels of detail before export
iProperty information

Model states in assemblies can be used for configurations, weldment preparation or alternate positions.

Assemblies - Instance Properties

Instance properties enables you to assign properties to individual component instances.

Assigned properties are stored in the parent assembly.

Unlike iProperties, Instance Properties don’t affect the referenced component files. Instance Properties are assigned to individual component instances only and can override custom iProperties.

Instance Properties are available in annotations such as balloons, leader notes and parts lists.

Simplification Improvements

The new simplification command provides:

IP removal prior to export
All settings are moved to the property panel
Built-in presets
Integrated Inventor to Revit workflow

This new command replaces both the shrinkwrap and shrinkwrap substitute commands.

Interoperability - Inventor + Revit

2022 allow users for the first time to export Inventor models to the Revit rvt project file format.

The simplification tool gives users the ability to select only the components and features that are required for export into Revit.

A Revit Exports browser folder is placed in the Inventor model browser. It is populated with a node for the exported model. As long as the model is maintained in the specified path, you can edit, preview, open in Revit or an associated application, or update the RVT model.

Interoperability - Inventor + Fusion 360

In addition to Revit interoperability, the new Inventor 2022 release includes a ‘Send to Fusion’ button making it easier to send data to Fusion 360 and Fusion Team.

Upon selection of the Send to Fusion 360 command, files will automatically get uploaded to your Fusion Team account.

In Fusion, you can make edits to your model geometry without changing the part in Inventor, this ideal when you need to prepare a part for CNC machining, 3D printing, or generative design.

Interoperability - Additional Workflows

Autodesk has also added QIF 3.0 support for PMI data and via the TAsk Scheduler, JT Export.

Productivity and Performance

The Autodesk Inventor team has continued to focus or Model, Drawing and Graphic Performance.

Parts, assemblies, drawings have all been enhanced year after year to deliver an efficient experience for everyone who works on complex parts and very large assemblies.

For those who enjoy editing parts while working in the assembly environment, you will find several performance improvements while editing sketches and visibility improvements. GPU’s are now better utilised for visual styles like displaying wireframe and silhouette edges and opening and closing documents is faster than ever.

Productivity - User Interface

Fillets and Property Palette

The fillet command has been moved to the property panel and these panels can be docked anywhere on your screen.

Assembly Constraints

New options allow users to visualise what is under constrained.

There’s a status filter which you can select to show the constraint state in the browser.

Measure Command

The new installer and online deployment builder, making it simpler to configure and launch.

Tube and Pipe

Angle attribute is now exported when saving one or multiple runs to ISOGEN .pcf files .

iLogic support for Model State

iLogic is expanded to support the following Model State workflows:

ThisDoc.Document support for Model State In a component occurrence of a model state document, the existing ThisDoc.Document property returns the member document.
- The ThisDoc.Document property is expanded to support returning the member document when running in a component occurrence of a model state document.
- The new ThisDoc.FactoryDocument property returns the factory document when running either in a top-level document or in an assembly component. In a component occurrence document, this returns the associated factory document. In a top-level document, this returns the same object as ThisDoc.Document.
- In a drawing, the new ThisDrawing.ModelFactoryDocument property returns the factory document for the first model view (or nothing if there is no model view).
- In a drawing view, the new ICadDrawingView.ModelFactoryDocument property returns the factory document for that view (or nothing if it is not a model view).
There is a new event called Model State Activated now available in the Event Triggers dialog box. This trigger occurs when a model state is activated. Use this trigger to run a rule in the document in which the event occurred.
New function lets you add a component in a specified model state
A new function called AddWithModelState is now available on the Components object (IManagedComponents interface). This function adds a managed occurrence of a part or subassembly.
Note: Capture Current State on an existing component that includes a model state, in turn creates code that includes AddWithModelState.
iLogic edit-in-place and model states
There are some restrictions on what you can do with iLogic rules when you are editing a model state component in place. In a model state, when a component member file is being in-place edited within an assembly:
- You can edit, run, and suppress rules.
- You can’t add or delete rules.
There is no change to edit-in-place support for components that aren’t model state components: You can add an iLogic rule:
- From the top level document.
- At the sub-component level in the in-place-edit environment.
Instructions to Modify an Occurrence Parameter with a Model State
Access the steps here: To Modify an Occurrence Parameter with a Model State.
Use the new Instance property snippets to read and create Instance Properties.
There is a new event named Any User Parameter Change in the Event Triggers dialog box. This event is triggered when you change the value of a User parameter.

Dark Theme

The Dark Theme that was introduced in the 2021 release has been fully implemented in 2022, including in the iLogic Rule Editor

Drawings

You can now change the look of shaded views in Drawings by changing the lighting style.

There are new drawing view options available to repurpose the camera views and 3D annotations created in the 3D model.Centerlines and center marks with extended lines now break when intersecting with dimensions, making it easier to read the dimension value.

Installation and Deployment

The measure command is updated to use a property panel style and has Done and Retry buttons to improve workflow and productivity. Measure in an assembly has a tool palette for quick access to selection filtering and a loop modifier.

You can now create a deployment that includes your customized settings in the iLogic Configuration dialog box.

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What’s New in 3ds Max 2022

March 30, 2021

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| 3ds Max, Autodesk Products

What's New in 3ds Max 2022

The focus on the new 3ds Max 2022 has been in the following areas: workflows, texturing, rendering and security.

Smart Extrude

The edit Poly modifier now includes Smart Extrude which allows you to extrude with fewer constraints. The adition of the Cut Through command offers further functionality to when Smart Extrude was released in 2021.1

Slice Modifier

The performance of the Slice Modifier has been improved in 2022 with new modelling features based on customer feedback:

Capping – cap open holes
Multi-Axis Cutting – X, Y and/or Z aligned planar slice
Radial Slice – User defined min/max angles
Alignment options – align the cutting gizmo to faces or other references.

AutoSmooth

2022 generates new smoothing data faster and is applicable to Mesh, Poly, Spline or in other modifiers such as Chamfer, Smooth, Edit Mesh, Edit Poly, ProOptimize and other modifiers.

Symmerty Modifier

New features and enhancements produce faster results with more user interactivity:

Multi-axis Symmetry – Planar symmetry on X, Y and/or Z
Radial Symmetry – Quickly duplicate and repeat geometry around the gizmo
Alignment – Reference a face or another object in the scene.

Relax Modifier

The volume preserve option reduces small detail and noise from models while maintaining the shape and overall definition and especially useful in scan or sculpt data.

Arnold

Auto-tx – automates texture files to .tx at render
New Images tab in the Arnold RenderView to apply, remove, re-order or edit to post-process without additional render time.
Light Mixer – Edit the contribution of each light group AOV’s during and after rendering
Bloom has been addedd to the Lens Effect
Noice and OptiX Denoiser are now possible during post-processing.

Viewports

Full-screen, borderless window from any floating viewport. When using presentation mode, all gizmos are hidden.

Bake to Texture

Simplified inteface offers easier navigation and selection of baked map types.

It also includes utility maps such as rounded corners and MAterial ID maps, making in a few clicks what was complex.

Security

The safe scene script protects against malware in 3ds scenes.

The Malware Removal tool detects and removes scripts that are malicious.

For more information, check out the public roadmap of 3ds Max which can be found here

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Autodesk Acquires Spacemaker

November 25, 2020

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| Autodesk Acquisitions

Autodesk Acquires Spacemaker

Autodesk have announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire cloud-based artificial intelligence platform Spacemaker

Spacemaker is an AI platform for the Architectural industry suited for architects, urban designers, and real estate developers make data-driven design decisions for building and urban development projects. A SaaS-native platform, Spacemaker enables customers to quickly optimize and iterate on design solutions in the early stages of a project. Dozens of firms already use Spacemaker for their early-stage urban design efforts and our Architecture, Engineering, and Construction customers will now benefit from being able to leverage their technology as well.

Click the link below to learn more: https://adsknews.autodesk.com/pressrelease/autodesk-aquires-spacemaker

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Copper3D achieves important validation against Human Coronavirus

November 16, 2020

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Copper3D, a pioneer company inantimicrobial materials for the 3D printing industry, has had a very intense 2020, in a period that has been dominated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with a global effort to find effective solutions to protect ourselves from this virus, as well as hundreds of other microorganisms dangerous to humans. Copper3D has been working in infectious control development well before the Coronavirus pandemic began, having been founded in January 2018 in Santiago, Chile, the world’s biggest producer of copper and an expert nation in antimicrobial solutions based on this element.

Read the full press release here on how Copper3D is being used in the fight against Coronavirus

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Autodesk Releases Inventor 2021.2

November 11, 2020

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Autodesk has released the latest 2021.2 version for Inventor on 30/10/2020 and looking through the list, I find that the list is on improvements and resolving issues rather than new features and functionality.

Here’s the list below. For more information visit the Autodesk Inventor Help page

Add-Ins – Cable and Harness

Resolved a Cable & Harness Loom style color cannot be updated issue. INVGEN-41120

Resolved issue where visibility of the components setting is ignored when editing a Cable & Harness sub assembly. INVGEN-43727

Add-Ins – Content Center

Resolved issue where the Place from Content Center icon (Ribbon) switched to Place icon during placing a component from Content Center. INVGEN-32831

Resolved issue where columns with formulas that reference other columns weren’t working correctly. INVGEN-36130

Resolved issue where Content Center commands were enabled for non-master positional representations when switching between documents. INVGEN-37050

Improved performance when placing large Content Center families. INVGEN-39031

Resolved issue for the Chinese version where Boolean values were translated in the opposite direction. INVGEN-43480

Add-Ins – Design Accelerator

Improved the constraint behavior of bolted connections (BC) by applying temporary ground constraints to keep the BC in position when constraining to them. Temporary constraints are removed afterward. INVGEN-39989

Resolved issue preventing bolted patterns from following the pattern after being edited. INVGEN-41252

Resolved error messaging issue, it is improved for cases where template report files aren’t accessible. INVGEN-41345

Resolved issue that the bolted connection did not insert the correct bolt length. INVGEN-41805

Resolved issue where the bolted connection generator created Through All holes instead of To Face holes. INVGEN-42562

Resolved a refresh Content Center Standard Parts with Bolted Connection sub-assembly issue. INVGEN-42851

Resolved issue that prevented changing the shaft generator element type or deleting the element. INVGEN-43202

Resolved issue that bolted connections did not work properly when the sub-assemble structure was disabled. INVGEN-44310

Resolved issue where Bill of Materials didn’t update correctly after using the Bolted Connection Follow pattern setting. INVGEN-44383

Add-Ins – Frame Generator

An additional index is added at the end of the file name to avoid duplicating file names. INVGEN-39016

Frame Generator property panel. Moved “Zoom” label away from border. INVGEN-39378

Improved stability when working with Frame Generator. INVGEN-41396

Add-Ins – Mold Design

Resolved issue with displaying saved Part Fill Analysis results after reopening the file. INVGEN-2884

Resolved a performance issue with imported data in Mold Design Generate core and cavity. INVGEN-40356

Add-Ins – Simulation

Resolved issue where saved Inventor files (when using the Centaur addin) did not include FEA results when re-opened. INVGEN-41945

Add-Ins – Simulation – Stress Analysis

Improved performance when moving an FEA probe tag. INVGEN-43601

Add-Ins – Task Scheduler

Resolved issue preventing Task Scheduler from checking files into Vault as part of a migration task. INVGEN-41548

Add-Ins – Tube and Pipe

Resolved issue where file naming defaults and indexing for Tube & Pipe run locations weren’t working correctly. INVGEN-37052

Resolved the issue where dimensions applied to a route did not persist when the Auto Dimension option is OFF. INVGEN-40329

It’s now possible to promote/demote tube and pipe content center components when they are outside the scope of tube and pipe assemblies. INVGEN-40379

Resolved issue preventing you from moving Tube and Pipe components in the browser. INVGEN-41253

Resolved a Tube and Pipe issue where Copy run doesn’t offer unique filenames for populated copied components. Now, when a run with populated route/s is copied, unique filenames for populated components are offered to finish the workflow. INVGEN-43243

Resolved issue where a Tube & Pipe assembly lost its adaptivity. INVGEN-43341

Improved stability when editing a Tube & Pipe route in some models. INVGEN-43347

Improved stability when editing routes in the Tube & Pipe environment. INVGEN-43616

Resolved issue where it was not possible to snap a tube and pipe component to the route end point during component placement. INVGEN-44122

Resolved issue where an unpopulated route did not update and later populate. For 2021 and earlier versions of Inventor. INVGEN-44277

Resolved issue where there are missing context menu commands during tube and pipe fitting placement. INVGEN-46146

Add-Ins – iLogic

Resolved issue where iLogic Form wouldn’t function after changing the Level of Detail and accessing the Bill of Materials. INVGEN-36380

Removed the Page Setup command from the rule editor toolbar. INVGEN-36993

In the iLogic rule editor, autocomplete now works for function parameters. INVGEN-39827

Read only parameters now have a different background color than read/write INVGEN-42780

Resolved issue causing iLogic forms to take a long time to refresh. INVGEN-43789

Resolved issue with Migrate ETO names where Inventor displayed an error or failed to migrate names. INVGEN-44408

Resolved iLogic UI issues related to dark theme. INVGEN-45661

Resolved issue with the Dark Theme where the the Publish 3D PDF dialog box would become too dark to read after creating an iLogic rule. INVGEN-46367

AnyCAD

The units of measure defined in Revit data file are now respected during import INVGEN-38659

Resolved issue where the Resolve Link dialog box would display when importing a Pro-e assembly. INVGEN-45694

Assemblies

Improved stability when enabling Suppress on the iProperties/Occurrences tab for a component. INVGEN-43768

Assemblies – BOM

Resolved issue where copying cells in the Bill of Materials would incorrectly overwrite the Quantity and Thumbnail values. INVGEN-42397

Resolved issue where the Bill of Materials Expand All Children setting wasn’t working. INVGEN-42435

Improved stability when working with iAssemblies Bill of Materials. INVGEN-43703

Assemblies – Constraints-Joint-Assemble

Resolved issue that iMate fails to match after replacement. INVGEN-42147

Assemblies – Copy Object

Resolved incremental file naming issue in Copy Component. INVGEN-39719

Assemblies – Design Views

Improved stability when using the undo and redo commands. INVGEN-42611

Resolved issue where Modify Design View Representation changes were not being saved in an assembly. INVGEN-42770

Assemblies – Features-Sketch

Resolved issue where Include Geometry in a 3D Sketch would not create fully constrained geometry. INVGEN-42390

Assemblies – Mirror-Copy-Replace

Resolved issue where Copy Components would corrupt the file when reusing an existing instance. INVGEN-45644

Drawings

Improved stability when working in the drawing environment. INVGEN-39174

Drawings – Tables

Resolved issue that Inventor failed to set the hole table origin at existing center mark. INVGEN-41662

Drawings – True Connect

Resolved issue where the drawing file size was increased after adding iProperties. INVGEN-37773

Drawings – Views

Resolved issue that 2D constraints were lost in a section view that used projected geometry when the angle of the reference geometry was updated . INVGEN-31205

Resolved issue where the initial drawing scale was not correct. INVGEN-44129

Resolved issue where Realign Auxiliary Views command persisted a raster view when Exported to PDF/DWF. INVGEN-44136

Resolved issue preventing pasting a view into the same location as the original view when the cursor is on sheet. INVGEN-44726

Parts

Resolved a stability issue when a derived sheet metal part is resolved to a new file and an update is pending. INVGEN-45273

Parts – 2D Sketch

Resolved a performance issue that occurred when creating sketch patterns. INVGEN-36776

Parts – Derive

Improved stability when editing a derived part sketch. INVGEN-44268

Parts – Extrude-Revolve-Sweep-Coil

Improved performance of Extrude Through All. INVGEN-43112

Parts – Fillet-Chamfer

Improved stability when using fillet to select an edge loop on a non-active component. INVGEN-43787

Improved stability when creating fillets. INVGEN-44154

Resolved issue where applying a variable fillet atop another fillet would exit Inventor, INVGEN-44971

Parts – Hole-Threads

Improved stability when creating a Hole during edit-in place after turning on “Allow Center Point Creation” and placing a Hole center point. INVGEN-43698

Parts – Measure

Improved stability when editing a drawing dimension while a modeless dialog is displayed. INVGEN-44959

Parts – Sheet Metal

Improved stability of the Refold feature. INVGEN-3353

Resolved issue about an API query for FlatBendResult.Bend hangs inventor. INVGEN-44872

Platform

Resolved issue where the custom template paths did not populate the Application Options/File tab fields when using /IMPORTOPTIONS on Inventor start up. INVGEN-37765

Improved stability of Inventor close when working in the VBA editor. INVGEN-41209

Improved stability when using the und and redo commands. INVGEN-41614

Resolved issue where Save As wasn’t checking to see if another document with the same filename was already open. INVGEN-41661

Improved stability when creating a sketch and an invisible insertion point was corrupt. INVGEN-43763

Platform – Framework

Improved stability when copying and pasting work geometry. INVGEN-45716

Platform – Graphics

Improved stability when editing a sketch pasted from an AutoCAD drawing. INVGEN-42066

Presentations

The last selected option in the tweak command is retained in the current Inventor session. INVGEN-11506

Translators

Resolved issue where the component color was missing when importing Pro/E assembly files. INVGEN-28934

Improved stability when importing an NX assembly which contains parts with issues. INVGEN-41550

Resolved missing face color issue when importing certain step files. INVGEN-42138

Resolved issue where AnyCAD Catia components were in the wrong position when exported to a STEP file. INVGEN-42305

Resolved issue where Export to STEP 242 or to JT, caused unexpected termination. INVGEN-43314

Translators – DWG-DXF

Resolved issue that title block text shifted when exported to an AutoCAD DWG file. INVGEN-44331

Tutorial Framework

Resolved issue preventing you from sharing Guided Tutorials. INVGEN-43609

Resolved issue preventing you from allowing the Tutorial Gallery to work properly with a Proxy server setup. This requires the Windows environment variables: http_proxy and https_proxy. INVGEN-43662

Resolved issue that the Nastran Convergence Settings icon was missing in the Inventor 2021 dark theme. INVGEN-42777

Resolved issue on My Home where the document number wasn’t showing up in the Recent Document section. INVGEN-44172

Resolved issue that the in-canvas edit box did not accept input when the model was open in a separate window. INVGEN-45983

UI – Browser

Fixed the color of the ‘unresolved’ icon for dark mode. INVGEN-43860

Improved the stability of suppressing unresolved content center files. INVGEN-44379

UI – Customization

Resolved issue that 3DA and Vault commands were removed from Quick Access Toolbar after restarting Inventor twice. INVGEN-43198

Resolved issue where a Macro button vanished from a custom panel after adding an optional parameter to the method. INVGEN-46035

UI – Mini Toolbar

Resolved issue causing View Navigation to respond very slowly when the appearance Adjust command is active under Dark theme. INVGEN-43761

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Autodesk extends Multi-User Subscription Renewals

November 10, 2020

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Autodesk have extended Subscription Renewal for Multi-User licences until 2022. Autodesk are still offering the 2:1 Single-User:Multi-User Trade-In promo and the terms and conditions that apply to that are offer still stand.

It’s a welcome announcement by Autodesk during these unprecedented times with COVID-19, clients have been given more time to evaluate their position and make the right decision as Autodesk transition to named users and a cloud-based licencing model.

There are a number of ways you can renew your Multi-User Subscription or transition to Named User and Autodesk are offering exceptions for clients who meet the eligibility criteria.

For more information, please contact us or refer to the Autodesk press release.

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Top Ten IMAGINiT Clarity Tasks

October 2, 2020

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TOP TEN IMAGINIT CLARITY TASKS

IMAGINiT Clarity is a powerful automation system for Autodesk Revit where it automatically processes manual tasks in Revit, IT administrative tasks, data extraction and transferring files from one location to another plus more.

Below is the top 10 tasks in IMAGINiT Clarity.

10. Index Model Families

IMAGINiT Clarity can automate the indexing of Revit families so you can understand the quality and usage of Revit families within your projects.

9. Project Backups

Automatically back up Revit projects to multiple file formats, platforms and locations and take regular snapshots with custom filenaming.

8. DWG Tasks

Automatically generate DWG files from the Revit model.

7. Publish to BIM 360

Automatically publish Revit models and other files such as PDF, DWG, IFC and many other formats to BIM 360. IMAGINiT Clarity can download the latest model from BIM 360 automatically generate PDF, DWG and other file formats and upload them automatically to BIM 360.

6. Performance Advisor

Get alerts on impending project issues including inflated file size and unresolved warnings

5. Navisworks

Create or update Navisworks models from the Revit model.

4. Revit DBE Export

Extract Revit model data into a database

3. Model Metrics

IMAGINiT Clarity can graph over 50 metrics and custom metrics from Dynamo scripts, Revit macros and the Revit API

2. Publish Revit Model

Publish, clean and share Revit models with external stakeholders

1. PDF Tasks

Prints PDF sets and batch generation of PDF Books

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Photocentric 3D Battery Project

September 15, 2020

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Photocentric 3D Battery Project

Photocentric are on a mission to solve a global problem and focusing their entire R&D team on improving energy storage using their unique additive manufacturing techniques.

They hope the technology will provide massive improvements in the performance of batteries which are used in Giga factories in the UK.

By leveraging on Photocentrics visible light polymersation in combination with their LCD screen-based 3D printers, Photocentric have several patents to manufacture low-cost mass manufactured batteries.

“currently, electric vehicles are made to fit around the battery module, we want to create customised batteries that fit the vehicle.”

Head of R&D Chemistry at Photocentric, Dr. Sarah Karmel

Batteries that are commonly used in automotive are typically large and heavy with opportunity for optimisation.

Photocentrics intention is to 3D print battery electrides and by using the unreestricted freedom of the 3D printing process, has an objective to deliver remarkable advancemnets in battery manufacturing. Hed of R&D Chemistry at Photocentric, Dr. Sarah Karmel says “currently, electric vehicles are made to fit around the battery module, we want to create customised batteries that fit the vehicle.”

Check out the video below for the full interview:

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3devo Sika Customer Story

September 14, 2020

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Sika make custom 3D printing filaments with 3devo

Sika Automotive, a leading OEM supplier for automotive components, needed to streamline prototyping and pre-series productive for their innovative heat-expandable acoustic inserts. They incorporated the 3devo Composer 350 filament maker into their in-house 3D printing and manufacturing process which was capable of extruding heat-reactive, low-temp materials.

Background

Sika Automotive manufactures bonding, sealing, damping and reinforcing solutions for the automotive industry with lightweight, robust and customised chassis components for OEMs across Europe. Thier acoustic inserts and precision engineered with proprietary materials. Using the 3devo Composer 350, Sika are able to process heat-reactive, highly expandable thermoplastic material into 3D filament, streamlining their manufacturing and prototyping processes by being able to additive manufacture prototypes in the same material in production.

The Challenge

Sika’s cavity sealers typically go through 5-10 design iterations and as their products are injected molded, prototypes were costly to produce and design cycles were lengthy waiting on molds to be produced, tested and re-iterated, so they wanted a cost effective solution to be able to prototype materials and needed a solution that could process medium melt flow index polymers without changing its chemical composition.

The Solution

To be able to 3D print their cavity sealers, they needed a filament maker that could sucessfully process their SikaBaffle material, which was already available in its pellet form. With alow melting point of 90 degrees, this made it incompatible with most extruders, except for the 3devo Composer 350, which is sucessfully able to extrude the material and create filament.

By creating their own filament, Sika are able to reduce the lead times by 90% being able to get the saame process done in 2-5 days instead of 4-8 weeks.

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Compare Photocentric 3D Printers

September 1, 2020

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Compare Photocentric 3D Printers

Photocentric offer 4 types of 3D printers, the LC Precision 1.5, LC Dental, LC Magna and the LC Maximus.

They are all resin based printers that work off Photocentrics patented LCD technology and vary in size, application and resolution.

Photocentric offer 4 types of 3D printers, the LC Precision 1.5, LC Dental, LC Magna and the LC Maximus.

They are all resin based printers that work off Photocentrics patented LCD technology and vary in size, application and resolution.

LC Maximus
LC Magna
LC Dental
LC Precision 1.5

FEATURES	LC Maximus	LC Magna	LC Dental	LC Precision 1.5
FEATURES	FEATURES
Build Volume X, Y, Z	920 x 510 x 800 mm	510 x 280 x 350 mm	310 x 174 x 200 mm	121 x 68 x 160 mm
Print Speed mm per hour at 100 microns	8mm	13.3mm	18mm @ 50um
Layer Cure Speed Depending on resin type	45 seconds @ 100um	3 - 8 seconds @ 100um	2 - 6 seconds @ 50um	3 seconds @ 25um
Layer Thickness Resolution in microns	100, 150, 200	25, 50, 100, 150 & 200	25, 50, 100	25, 50, 100
XY Pixel Size LCD Pixels	230 microns	137 microns	80 microns	47 microns
Print Screen LCD Print screen resolution	4K 3840 x 2160px	4K 3840 x 2160px	4K 3840 x 2160px	2K 2560x 1440px
Touchscreen	7″ – 800 x 480px	7" - 800 x 480px	7″ – 800 x 480px	5.5″ – 800 x 480px
Connectivity Data connection interface	USB, ethernet, Wi-Fi	USB, ethernet, Wi-Fi	USB, ethernet, Wi-Fi	USB
Dimensions (H x W x D) External dimensions of the 3D printer		850 x 640 x 900mm	605 x 491 x 419 mm	380 x 350 x 580mm
Weight Weight of the 3D printer		110kg	38kg	15kg
Photocentric Studio Software Included software
	Buy Now	Buy Now	Buy Now	Buy Now

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What’s New in Civil3D 2021.1

August 19, 2020

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What's New in Civil3D 2021.1

Building on the 2021 release with design efficiency, collaboration and data exchange updates, the 2021.1 update has been released and here’s what’s it has inside.

Feature Line Editing

You can use new commands to insert points on crossing feature lines which assists in editing the slope or the grade on multiple feature lines which in turn can set the elevation or point on feature line based corridors at grade or slope.

Pressure Networks

Civil 2021.1 includes new tools for editing pressure networks in plan view and in profile view.

Use the compass when laying out path based pressure networks, there are options in a pipe run profile to modify (add, move and remove) vertical bends and PVI’s and there have been updates to pipe run profile settings such as an override tab and dialog box in the profile selection to include a create from surface option.

Rail Bands

The option to add cant data bands and speed bands to profile views has been included so users can annotate properties that are rail-specific.

Other features

In addition, Autodesk has added reference templates and sheet set data files for Collaboration for Civil 3D with BIM 360, add new Civil 3D objects to ArcGIS and layer controls for bridges.

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We supply an add-on utility tool for Civil 3D, funnily enough, called Utilities for Civil 3D, for you to get more productivity out of your application.

Click here or the logo to learn more or contact us below if you need anything else.

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Autodesk Inventor 2021.1 Update Out Now

August 18, 2020

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Autodesk Inventor 2021.1 Update Out Now

Autodesk has just released Inventor 2021.1 with some exciting new features and enhancements from feedback provided by the Inventor community.

Middle Mouse Button

Can you believe it? It’s here, something so simple, giving such pleasure… you can now assign the middle mouse button to pan, rotate and zoom, independent of using the control or shift key.

Between Option and Keep Body Tool

You can now extrude between to faces and/or planes. The second option which used to be hidden in the advanced tab is Keep Tool body.

XML Import and Export

Exporting usernames and values can be done via XML from the parameters dialog box, which is handy for iLogic users.

Multi-Open from Drawing Environment

The ability to multi-select parts, assemblies or presentations from the browser and open those files with a right click has been added which will all be opened in a separate window.

Right-Click > Align Section View

You can now align section views by right-clicking and choosing the command which is also available inside the Section View dialog box as a radio button.

Revit Interoperability

The support of choosing which Revit categories to import has now been added to the new Revit AnyCAD functionality in 2021.

Other enhancements have been with the progress bar will appear on the same monitor as Inventor and Revit files with non-ASCII characters will update properly.

Frame Generator

There continues to be improvements to Frame Generator with two new options added in this release. The first one is the ability to know if files are being saved outside your project before saving and the second option is a full path being displayed before saving.

The trim/Extend tool select is now active after you clikc apply, commands such as Insert/Miter/Notch are disabled in Weldment sub-environments.

The tool tip and property panel text has been unified and the cut for end treatments is now correct as the G_L length is now calculated by the frame algorithm and not by start/end planes which caused incorrect lengths when frames were modified.

For the full ist of updates, please refer to the Autodesk Inventor help file.

Check out the what’s new video here:

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BIM 360 Integration

Many companies have to manually upload deliverables like PDF’s to BIM 360 in which they have to manually download projects locally, run export tasks and then upload the files to the correct folder, which can all be automated with IMAGINiT Clarity.

Regular IT adminstration such as project back-ups and storing project data offline can be scheduled and snapshots of Revit projects to share in BIM 360 with other disciplines can also be automated.

New in 2021, Clarity can now migrate BIM 360 projects and show metrics.

If you need to migrate between hubs, the task can be automated through Clarity and any metrics from IMAGINiT Clarity can automatically be imported into the BIM 360 dashboard to be visible for all project stakeholders.

Autodesk Revit 2021.1 Update is Out Now

August 18, 2020

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Autodesk Revit 2021.1 Update is Out Now

The new update from Autodesk offers new enhancements in Revit, Dynamo for Revit 2.6 which includes additional nodes and new gen design studies. There has also been an added interoperability with Infraworks and FormIt Pro.

They have also reduced the number of steps to install and update Revit thus increasing the speed to install.

Dynamo 2.6 for Revit

Dynamo 2.6 has new features such as the Documentation Browser as well as improvred performance. New nodes have been added such as Path of travel, Generative Design and new platform categories across all disciplines have been included to automate design.

Generative Design Sample Studies

Grid, Stepped Grid and Randomise Object Placement sample studies have been included for users to create and validate room layouts design alternatives. A great post can be found here on the topic.

With COVID-19 and social distancing guidelines in place, generative design can be used for such applications.

Formit Converter

Using Formit for conceptual massing and design with complex geometry can easily be converted and imported in Revit with the new 2021.1 release for modelling early stages in design.

Import

Import SAT, Rhino and Sketchup 202 files and export STL files natively from Revit which may assist in 3D printing and mesh workflows.

Improved Panel Schedules

See the properties of elements via the system browser within a working panel schedule.

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Automate Datasheets from Revit models

October 17, 2019

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Imaginit Clarity saves hundreds of hours by automatically creating datasheets, schedules and reports by directly pulling drawings and parameters from the Revit model to ensure datasheets are always up to date and accurate. If you need to create room, furniture or equipment datasheets, schedules or reports, you know how manually intensive the process of creating datasheets is, how much…

Revit and Inventor – Prefabrication construction workflows

October 14, 2019

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With Construction and Manufacturing converging, the collaboration in design between Architects, Builders, Manufacturers and Fabricators has become more important than ever. In this article we explore the link between Autodesk Revit and Inventor to show how models and drawings can from the two systems can work together. In an Autodesk BIM environment, typically the architectural, structural and MEP design…

3D Rack Configurator

October 3, 2019

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Want to automate 3D configurable models, 2D drawings and a bill of materials? Check out this rack configurator with 45 options using Autodesk Inventor which automates the 3D model and Bill of materials, right down to the nuts and bolts. In this video we drop in multiple racks and layout out a factory with 57,000 parts using the tools in the Autodesk…

CDE System Architecture

September 30, 2019

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ISO 19650 Common Data Environment

This article on CDE’s for BIM Projects will go through the various types of infrastructures and workflows and how Design Consulting can deploy various types of system architectures to meet your requirements.

CDE System Architecture

System Architecture (or I.T. Infrastructure) for Common Data Environments can be configured a number ways depending on team and stakeholder locations, collaboration and security requirements.

While ISO 19650 compliance is important and having the system and standards in place, what is equally important is having the system architecture to be able to collaborate effectively and securely across networks.

Design Consulting have unique CDE solutions that are ISO 19650 compliant with automation, analytics and user accessibility in mind so stakeholders can focus more on the project rather than compliance and data entry that can also adhere to company security standards.

Three CDE’s (System Architecture) we propose are Local, Public Cloud and Private Cloud. We can also of course have a hybrid approach and have a blend of the above.

The CDE Design Consulting propose consists of:

A centralised secure data management system to access project data for archiving, life-cycle management and reporting
A secure WIP (Work in Progress) environment for architects, designers and engineers
An enterprise system for automating tasks such as deliverables, snapshots and moving files between folders and systems and providing BIM managers with analytics.

Here’s are some diagrams of the three CDE variations:

The main difference between the three is the use of BIM 360 or Revit Server in providing a secure WIP environment.

While Public Cloud is the most open and easiest to configure for WIP Projects, it may not adhere to company security policies. The local and cloud based CDE can also exclusively be run in the cloud as well, with local users accessing the server environment through a private cloud.

Design Consulting can deploy technology at a global or local scale, so if you are looking at implementing a CDE solution from a Technology Service Provider that are experts in BIM and IT, contact us to learn more.

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If you would to discuss Athe deployment of a CDE for your project or business, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

Autodesk Vault 2020

September 30, 2019

| 2 Comments

| Vault, BIM 360, Data Management for Architecture and Construction, Data Management for AutoCAD, Data Management for Civil and Infrastructure, Fusion Teams, Manufacturing

Autodesk Vault 2020 Vault 2020 features an enhanced user experience, wider administrative controls, and extended project collaboration along with design re-use capabilities and optimised documentation, which helps to focus on value-added work and increased productivity. Below are the details on new features Copy Design Provides consistence & aligned user interface with simplified user experience and powerful usability enhancements and…

What’s New in Autodesk Vault 2017

April 22, 2016

| No Comments

| Data Management, Vault

Autodesk Vault’s new features add functionality to the system and new features for applications outside of traditional AutoCAD and Inventor use. There’s been a number of enhancements on simplifying file/folder security and new interfaces and controls for administration. Here’s the list: New Object Security Framework (Vault Workgroup & Professional) This new framework offers a dual-gate security model that combines state-security…

What’s New in Autodesk Factory Design Suite 2017

April 20, 2016

| No Comments

| AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Factory Design Suite

Building on the Factory Design Suite 2016 Feature Update Pack, the new Factory Design Suite 2017 release has a focus on Speed: faster asset publishing, quicker response times when placing assets, quicker synching between AutoCAD and Navisworks and Asset Management: improvements in the lighter assets, working with parameters, better Vault integration and more functions and editing capabilities of assets. Here’s the list Included Software…

What’s New in Product Design Suite 2017

April 20, 2016

| No Comments

| Alias, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Product Design Suite

With Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD at the core of Product Design Suite, you can view what’s new in Autodesk Inventor here and AutoCAD here. Depending on which Suite (premium or Ultimate), here’s the list of programs in the 2017 Suite: Inventor / Inventor Professional AutoCAD AutoCAD Mechanical AutoCAD Raster Design AutoCAD Electrical 3ds Max Showcase Vault Basic Recap Navisworks…

Autodesk Inventor Vs. Solidworks Review

April 18, 2016

| 5 Comments

| Autodesk Inventor, Factory Design Suite, Plant Design Suite, Product Design Suite

With CAD systems constantly changing features, versions, licencing and subscription models, two of the most popular comparisons is between Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks. Having used and supplied both, I’ve put together a licencing and feature comparison. Product Choices You can buy Autodesk Inventor in Limited Technology (LT), Autodesk Inventor Professional, Autodesk Inventor HSM or Autodesk Inventor/ Inventor Professional in a Design Suite….

What’s New in Autodesk Inventor 2017

March 29, 2016

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| Autodesk 360, Autodesk Inventor, Factory Design Suite, Manufacturing, Product Design Suite

It’s that time of year again to see what’s new in Autodesk’s Inventor 2017.Another pretty good release with new technology that are in line with where things are heading, a focus on cloud collaboration and enhancements that users have been requesting. Below is a full list of what’s new, but here’s the top new things that I like and a…

Autodesk changes Inventor and Inventor Professional subscription pricing

March 24, 2016

| No Comments

| Autodesk Inventor

As of March 21st, 2016, Autodesk Inventor Professional subscription prices will be the same as Autodesk Inventor pricing and the product line will be consolidated to Inventor LT and Inventor. The new Autodesk Inventor will have all the features of Inventor Professional at the same price of Inventor, which is 40% cheaper and users can subscribe monthly, quarterly, annually, 2…

NVIDIA Iray plug-in for 3ds Max is now available

December 15, 2015

| No Comments

| Visualisation

NVIDIA has released the Iray plug-in with vMaterials catalogue for 3ds Max for $295USD. Iray is for photorealistic imagery from 3D content and there is also an Iray plug-in for Revit and Maya too.

Autodesk Inventor 2017 Beta 1 is now avaliable

December 15, 2015

| No Comments

| Autodesk Inventor

Building on one of the CAD industries best releases in years, which was followed up by a R2 and R3, Inventor 2017 Beta 1 is now available for download along with other goodies from the beta site. Man, this one is even better than 2016 by a long shot!!!

Finally… Revit for Mac

December 7, 2015

| No Comments

| Architecture, Building Design Suite, Revit

The wait is over all you Mac and Revit users. No more Bootcamp, Parallels or switching between a PC and Mac, well, yes, but no. Autodesk don’t have a Revit for Mac version but there is an application called Frame that it can run through and Autodesk have certified it for Revit and AutoCAD. “Frame: Run any software in a browser”…

SeeControl – The no coding IoT Platform

December 4, 2015

| No Comments

| Autodesk 360, Manufacturing

Autodesk has released their new IoT app which was acquired mid-2015. With products evolving to more more complex and connected, manufacturers are under pressure to provide instant information which also opens exciting opportunities for innovation, new markets and providing a unique customer experience. Autodesk SeeControl is an IoT app that connects your products to the cloud, so it can give…

What’s New in Inventor 2016 – Release 3

November 26, 2015

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| Autodesk 360, Autodesk Inventor, Factory Design Suite, Plant Design Suite, Product Design Suite

The new R3 release not only has hotfixes but Autodesk have added more technology for users on subscription. To recap, Release 2 had: Simulation Shape Generator – Punch in a force, factor of safety and how much weight you need reduced and Shape generator will provide a design that meets the criteria Force Effect, which is a simulation app on Android…

Autodesk Inventor 2017 News

November 25, 2015

| 2 Comments

| Autodesk Labs, Manufacturing

If you have not already heard, Autodesk are moving to a subscription only platform. While this change is new for some, it is exciting for those who want to be on the bleeding edge of technology and need flexible licencing. Probably the biggest benefit I see is how much development and new features are being put into the product….

How Nissan Motorsport utilise Autodesk Technology

November 25, 2015

| No Comments

| Manufacturing

In 2012, Kelly Racing started up Nissan Motorsport for the V8 Supercar championship. I had the pleasure of visiting the site in Braeside today with Autodesk and taking a tour with Craig Spencer, who is General Manager of Technical And Engineering Operations. Craig has a wealth of experience most recently moving from the Mercedez-Benz Formula 1 team to join Kelly Racing….

Create 3D Models from Photos with Autodesk Momento

November 25, 2015

| No Comments

| 3D Scanning, Autodesk 360 Products, Product Design Suite

Autodesk Momento is a free Autodesk Labs Preview that allows you to upload Laser Scans or 250 photos at a time to create 3D Meshes. It has editing and export tools that allows you to work with 3D Meshes. I couldn’t be bothered taking 250 photos, so instead, I recorded a video of my cars dashboard with my Samsung Galaxy…

Autodesk Project Sundance links Moldflow to FEA

November 25, 2015

| No Comments

| Simulation

Free Labs Preview Software extends Moldflow with Non-Linear Analysis Plastic Injection Mold Analysis and Non-Linear FEA Analysis are both great tools but when you want both Project Sundance will let you import both your Moldflow and Structural models

A360 Viewer – Free Web Viewer with Live Review

May 13, 2015

| No Comments

| Autodesk 360, Collaboration

Autodesk has released A360 Viewer a free web viewer for 2D/3D CAD data for any user who has access to a web browser and a net connection. It just works. You don’t need to download or install any plug-ins. Unlike Autodesk’s A360 Drive, it doesn’t require a login either. Simply drag and drop or upload and the file is viewable online….

What’s New in Autodesk Alias 2016

April 27, 2015

| No Comments

| Alias

New Concept Tool, Mesh to Surface Enhancements, 2D Sketch to 3D Curves plus more… Autodesk has put some really nice enhancements into Alias, released a new product called SpeedForm and have a new lineup of Suites for the Alias Family depending on your workflow.

Studio Wall – PDM for Industrial Designers

April 27, 2015

| No Comments

| Alias, Collaboration, Visualisation

Usually traditional PDM systems are too complex for Industrial Design requirements but these systems do offer benefits like project management, lifecycles and search capabilities, so Autodesk has launched Studio Wall, a visual data management solution for Industrial Designers. Most users want to be able to quickly search for files, compare them and be able to manage the lifecycle of the…

What is AnyCAD?

March 29, 2015

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| Alias, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Factory Design Suite, Product Design Suite

AnyCAD is a way CAD users can maintain associativity between different CAD platforms. It is compatible with Alias, AutoCAD, CATIA V4/V5, Creo, NX, Pro Engineer and Solidworks 3D file formats. The way it works is that you import a model as a reference file and creates a, link, instead of having to convert, translate CAD geometry or use feature recognition,…

What’s New in Autodesk Inventor 2016

March 28, 2015

| 9 Comments

| Autodesk Inventor, Factory Design Suite, Fusion 360, Manufacturing, Plant Design Suite, Product Design Suite

One of the biggest and best releases in CAD let alone Inventor. When Inventor 2015 was released I thought it was one the No.1 CAD system on the planet, Inventor 2016 cements it. Inventor blows away anything else on the market, add to that you get it in a Suite of other best of breed products and nothing else comes…

Redstack Launches the Pegasus UAV

February 27, 2015

| No Comments

| Uncategorized

Redstack has launched the Pegasus UAV for the Australian market. Based on a DJI S900, this professional grade customised UAV took flight yesterday and impressed us all. The Pegasus is ultra portable, made of lightweight materials and has a Hex V motor configuration, providing a flight time of 18 minutes (@1200mAh & 6.8Kg Take-Off Weight). It weighs in at 3.3 kilograms…

3D Printer Review: Battle of Continuous Fiber Composites

Composite Manufacturing

3D Printer Fiber Extrusion Methods

Composite Co-Extrusion

Materials

Aura Slicing Software

Masking

Layer Thickness

Fiber Directions

Lattices

Fiber printing (Microns)

Desktop Composite Continuous Fiber 3D Printers

Industrial Continuous Fiber Composite 3D Printers

Competitive Comparison Matrix - Continuous Fiber 3D Printers

Conclusion

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Autodesk Construction Cloud Vs BIM 360

Construction Cloud

BIM 360 Design and Design Authoring Tools

BIM 360 Document Control, Coordination, Operations and Facilities Management

BIM 360 Docs Vs Autodesk Docs

Takeoff Single-user Annual Subscription

Build – 550 CLOUD Annual Subscription

Assemble Project Single-user Annual Subscription

Assemble Office Single-user Annual Subscription

BIM 360 Design Vs BIM Collaborate Pro

BIM 360 Coordinate Vs BIM Collaborate

ACC

Quantity Takeoff

Bid Management

Cost Management

Integration

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What is Fiber Steering? 3D Anisoprinting with Continuous Fibers

Fiber Steering Composites - Controlling Fiber Trajectories

FFiber Steering Composites - Reinforcement Where You Need It

Fiber Steering Comppsites - Applications

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3D Printing Non-Planar Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites

Planar Vs Non-Planar - Planar Continuous Fiber 3D Printing

Planar Vs Non-Planar - Continuous Fiber 3D Printing Limitations

Continuous Fiber Non-Planar 3D Printing

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What's New in Autodesk Civil 3D 2022

Alignment Workflows

Pressure Networks

ArcGIS

User Profile

Project Explorer

Grading Optimisation

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What's New in Autodesk Maya 2022

USD Plug-in for Maya

Animation Ghosting

Component Tags for Deformers

Python 3

Bifrost 2.2.1.0 plug-in

Graph Editor Improvements

Peak Removal Filter to clean up noisy animation data

Smooth filter (Gaussian) for curve "noise" reduction

New Display Option

Preserve Tangent Type: Now for Added Keys

Customise Key Selection

Sweep Mesh

Security Preferences

Rokoko Motion Library Plug-in

Cached Playback Improvements

New Solidify Deformer

OpenColorIO v2

Start up Experience Improvements

New Morph Deformer

HUD: Updated Evaluation Manager Status Messaging

Time Slider Bookmark Improvements

Deformer Updates

HumanIK: Neck Motion Reduction setting

Updated System Requirements

Create VR for Maya

Arnold for Maya 4.2.1 plug-in

Auto Tangent Types

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Model Rebar Using the Real Bar Diameter