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2D to 3D Add-in (Tool) updated for Inventor 2009

Yesterday (2008-05-06) over on Autodesk Labs, Scott Sheppard announced the availability of an updated version of the “2D to 3D” Add-in for Autodesk Inventor.

The updated version is compatible with the following Inventor applications:

• Autodesk Inventor 2009 (32-bit)
• Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview 2009 (32-bit)
• Autodesk Inventor 2008
• Autodesk Inventor 11

Direct link to “2D to 3D” Add-in for Inventor:

• 2D to 3D Tool for Inventor

Related posts:

• XVL Translator (Exporter) Add-in for Inventor 2008
• AliasStudio Translator Add-in for Inventor 2009
• Sustainable Materials Assistant for Inventor 2009
• JT Translator Add-in for Inventor 2009

Source: Updated Inventor 2D to 3D Tool Now Available

Autodesk Inventor 2008 Service Pack 2 Hotfix - ID: DL11225483

A week ago (Published date: 2008-04-29) Autodesk released a new Hotfix for Autodesk Inventor (Professional or Suite) 2008 SP2, Autodesk Productstream Professional 2008 SP1 and Autodesk Vault 2008 SP1...

• Hotfix - Copy Design an assy with an Excel spreadsheet does not update the link

Don't forget to download and read the accompanying Readme file.

The below is taken from the download page:

This hotfix addresses an issue where after using the Vault or ProductStream Copy Design command on an assembly with an Excel spreadsheet, the copied assembly still points to the old Excel sheet - the link is not updated.

The below is taken from the Readme file. NOTE:

• Vault / ProductStream hotfix TS1079606 (included with TS1083146.zip) must also be installed with this hotfix.

Autodesk Productstream Professional 2008 Service Pack 1 Hotfix - ID: DL11062754

A couple of weeks ago (Published date: 2008-04-15) Autodesk released a new Hotfix for Autodesk Productstream Professional 2008 SP1…

• Hotfix - Replicator and FILE_LINKNAME issues

Don't forget to download and read the accompanying Readme file.

The below is taken from the Readme file. Description of the issue:

1. Wrong Inventor structure using FILE_LINKNAME
   References are not correctly updated in certain circumstance when FILE_LINKNAME is not empty. This can lead to incorrect components being shown in assembly structures for PSP clients. After applying the hotfix, you should use the command ‘Update Document’ to correct references for documents that you suspect show the wrong structure.
2. Entries in REPL_DOCUMENT Table provoke conflicts in ReplQ
   After trying to synchronize all locations, during work on Office or Inventor documents, entries get created in the destination location in the REPL_DOCUMENT table, which were not get deleted. As a result no further replication would be done for this document, because there is already an entry with a filesize of zero created and the push process of the source location considers that the prior job has not been finished.
3. Replicator 2008 will update all documents from a previous Replicator installation.
   This behaviour is due to the use of UTC times in the implementation of Replicator in Productstream Professional 2008. Once all documents are updated they will have a UTC timestamp and further updates will not occur unless necessary. However where installations have large numbers of files, this update may take a long time. This hotfix makes these updates unnecessary and avoids the need to update large numbers of files just to acquire a UTC timestamp.
4. Replication of DWF and secondary files.
   The Productstream Professional DBP-condition “isReplSyncOnsite” returns the incorrect value for secondary files for synchronisation through replicator leading to secondary files not being synchronized correctly through Replicator.

JT Translator Add-in for Inventor 2009

Today (2008-04-24) over on Autodesk Labs, Scott Sheppard announced the availability of a JT Translator Add-in for Autodesk Inventor 2009.

• JT Translator Add-in for Inventor

Related posts:

• XVL Translator (Exporter) Add-in for Inventor 2008
• AliasStudio Translator Add-in for Inventor 2009
• Sustainable Materials Assistant for Inventor 2009

Source: JT Translator Add-in for Autodesk Inventor Now Available

Autodesk Productstream Professional 2008 Data Exchange Service Pack

A couple of weeks ago (Published date: 2008-04-10) Autodesk released a Data Exchange Service Pack for Autodesk Productstream Professional 2008…

• Autodesk Productstream Professional 2008 Data Exchange Service Pack

Don't forget to download and read the accompanying Readme file.

The below is taken from the Download page.

Autodesk Productstream Professional 2008 Data Exchange Service Pack 1 addresses several issues with the Data Exchange module. It is recommended anyone using the Data Exchange module update their installation to service pack 1. Please see the readme for detailed installation instructions.

Autodesk Inventor 2008 (Deutsch versions) Hotfix - ID: DL11062739

A week ago (Published date: 2008-04-11) Autodesk released a new Hotfix for Autodesk Inventor (Professional or Suite) 2008 (Deutsch versions)...

• Hotfix - for scale correction for opened *.sat files in Inventor

Don't forget to download and read the accompanying Readme file.

The below is taken from the Readme file. Problembeschreibung::

• Beim Öffnen von Dateien mit der Erweiterung *.SAT in deutschen Versionen von Autodesk Inventor™ 2008 weist die geöffnete *.SAT-Datei eine Größe auf, die zehnmal höher ist als die der Originaldatei, d. h., die Datei weist eine falsche Skalierung auf. Grund dafür ist, dass die Inventor-Anwendung die Optionseinstellung für die Einheiten vor allem bei diesem Dateityp nicht richtig umsetzt. Um dieses Problem zu beheben, hat Autodesk diesen Hotfix entwickelt, der auf alle deutschen Versionen von Autodesk Inventor 2008 anwendbar ist.

Warnungen:

• Der Hotfix ist nur bei den Systemen anzuwenden, bei denen die oben beschriebenen Probleme auftreten. Der Hotfix wurde nur zur Behebung dieser Probleme entwickelt.

Sustainable Materials Assistant for Inventor 2009

Yesterday (2008-04-16) over on Autodesk Labs, Scott Sheppard announced the availability of a Sustainable Materials Assistant for Autodesk Inventor 2009.

• Sustainable Materials Assistant for Inventor

Is it just me, or are Inventor users getting access to a number of cool utilities on Autodesk Labs at the moment eg

• XVL Translator (Exporter) Add-in for Inventor 2008
• AliasStudio Translator Add-in for Inventor 2009

Source: Sustainable Materials Assistant for Autodesk Inventor Now Available