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Autodesk software goes mobile!

Autodesk software has gone mobile, meaning assembly instructions can now be viewed on an iPhone, the full article can be viewed here.

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Official Autodesk Inventor Podcast #42

View the official Autodesk Inventor Podcast #42 here, which includes tips on leveraging DWG files between AutoCAD and Inventor.

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CAD Expertise page updated

Our CAD Software Expertise page has been updated to reflect the latest versions of software that we use.  This can be viewed here.

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Upgraded CAD systems

We are pleased to announce that we have upgraded our UGS NX software!

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3D Visualisation capabilities extended

In addition to Autodesk VIZ, we are now running Vis Mockup and Vis Jack, further extending our digital prototyping options.  Vis Jack allows us to place a human into an environment, testing our designs to the last detail.

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Potential problem when installing SolidWorks 2010

We understand, and have experienced ourselves that 1601 or 1603 Windows Installer errors have been occurring when installing SolidWorks 2010.  If your installation is stopping and failing to continue at around 12-13% then the following should fix this problem: The error is linked to Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5 and is identified as ‘KB942288-v3’ (32 bit)…

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We are now ISO 9001:2008 approved!

Nova are very proud to announce that after a recent assessment, we have been awarded the most recent ISO 9001:2008 certification, further confirming our commitment to total quality.

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Inventor 2010 / Autocad Mechanical 2010 Service Packs.

Autodesk have today released Service Pack 1 for Inventor 2010, Autocad Mechanical 2010 and also Autocad Electrical 2010. Both x32 and x64 versions are available for download. Inventor 2010 – http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=13713884&linkID=9242019 Autocad Mechanical 2010 – http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=13842127&linkID=9240898 Autocad Electrical 2010 – http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=13777929&linkID=9240738 These will be installed at Nova over the next couple of days. I’ll provide…

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Autocad 2010 Issue – Unable to load profile file for new non-admin/admin windows users.

A recent issue has come to light : When trying to launch AutoCAD 2010 as a non-admin user or any other new user whose windows profile was created after AutoCad installation you may get the following errors/warnings: – Unable to load profile file. Some profile information saved in last session may not be restored. or/and…

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SolidWorks 2009 / IE8 fix.

SolidWorks have recently issued a patch (V2009 SP4.1) to fix the major issues encountered by SolidWorks 2009 (especially X64 edition) and Internet Explorer 8 installed on the same workstation. So far, we’ve found no issues with the service pack and IE8 runs fine. I’ll provide more feedback as and when if things change.

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Inventor 2010 Feature Rename Tool

Useful CAD Tool for Autodesk Inventor 2010, allows features to be quickly re-named. http://mfgcommunity.autodesk.com/blogs/blog/view/Rename_Features/

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AUTOCAD INVENTOR SUITE 2010

We are pleased to announce that we have recently upgraded our Autodesk CAD licences of Autocad & Inventor to the latest release of the series. As of 1st June 2009 we will now be running the latest 2010 suite, along with all previous releases. So far the installation and activation has gone on with no…

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