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Inventor File Management

This course provides both valuable entry and high level knowledge on how to effectively manage your files within Autodesk Inventor. Learn how to create and configure project files and also how to utilizing the design assistant and pack & go. Software required: Autodesk Inventor.

Intermediate
2h 13m
(13)

Created by Neil Cross

Last Updated Dec 12, 2022

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Inventor File Management

This course provides both valuable entry and high level knowledge on how to effectively manage your files within Autodesk Inventor. Learn how to create and configure project files and also how to utilizing the design assistant and pack & go. Software required: Autodesk Inventor.

Intermediate
2h 13m
(13)

Created by Neil Cross

Last Updated Dec 12, 2022

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When working with 3D CAD applications, generating vast quantities of files is unavoidable and inevitable. Whilst never intentional, the mismanagement of or misplacing your files can lead to major issues down the line. In this course, Inventor File Management, you'll learn the simple yet very effective ways in which you can keep this under control using project files to organize your work. First, you'll look at template management. Next, you'll clarify the various ways in which you can save data, open data, replace data, and rename data. Finally, you'll discover best practice techniques for copying a design and distributing transmittal packages to external parties. By the end of this course, you'll be provided with the valuable skills required to keep your data organized to best practice guidelines, allowing you to focus on what's most important - being productive. Software required: Autodesk Inventor.

Inventor File Management
Intermediate
2h 13m
(13)
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Neil Cross - Pluralsight course - Inventor File Management
Neil Cross
3 courses 4.7 author rating 28 ratings

He'd rather you didn't, but if you were to cut Neil open he would bleed Autodesk. A career spanning 20 years to date has been solely dedicated to supporting Autodesk software applications from almost every possible perspective. Kick starting off as an AutoCAD R14 draftsman, he then progressed into and enjoyed 8 years with a platinum Autodesk reseller delivering high level technical services & ATC training for Inventor & Vault Professional to some of the largest engineering businesses in the UK, not forgetting the smaller ones too!

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