Green Ocean Energy

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

This Aberdeen, Scotland-based maker of wave energy devices uses Autodesk Digital Prototyping software to develop groundbreaking designs.

Parker Hannifin

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, standardizes on the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping.

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Perceptions

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:33:00 -0500

Ahh, remember back to Inventor 2009…? Those were the days, right? Pull down menus, right click menus, updating panel bar, eh? No? Ok, I didn’t like it either, but I could get my work done, whip out a model in pretty decent time and all so it worked out well enough for me. I shouldn’t say I didn’t like it – I simply accepted it as what it was. Then the Ribbon with 2010, nowadays I feel like I’m modeling in a completely different package if I have to go back to ’09 – totally a fish out of water. (How often do you get to put in a nowadays, and make it work…?)

So what does that mean for my perception of the User Interface in Inventor 2010? It tells me I now have a stronger personal preference for the ribbon interface than I do for the previous. So seriously, is User Interface something that can be measured to be “better” than another one, or is it simply user preference? The product designers are going to kill me for this post, and I totally understand the logic behind fewer mouse clicks, less mouse travel, more intuitive. But I genuinely want to know what your gut tells you – is it simply user preference, or does User Interface matter to you guys?

How many people do you see that still have that ugly huge cursor going all the way across their screen in AutoCAD? We got rid of that thing in R14, but the first thing most people do is change the cursor size and the pickbox from 2 to 20…. What’s this object tracking thingy…eh, no matter I’ll just eyeball it with my huge cursor. Do people ignore what is possible with new user interface functionality, and turn it off so that they are initially more comfortable with the tool? 

Quality questions here folks – let the discussion begin….

-Rob

Green Ocean Energy

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

This Aberdeen, Scotland-based maker of wave energy devices uses Autodesk Digital Prototyping software to develop groundbreaking designs.

Syncromatics

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Syncromatics uses Autodesk® Inventor® software and Autodesk Digital Prototyping solutions to provide smart transit information.

Lynch Fluid Controls (Canada)

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Canada's Lynch Fluid Controls, a global leader in the design and manufacture of standard and custom hydraulic manifold assemblies, relies on Autodesk® Inventor® software and Autodesk Digital Prototyping.

Wheelabrator Group

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Wheelabrator Group uses an Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping to design airblast and peening equipment.

LEMO

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

LEMO uses an Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping to design innovative, mission-critical connectors.

Elmarco Ltd. (Czech Republic)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Elmarco discovers new nanotechnology applications by going beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping with Autodesk® Inventor® software.

Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS) uses Autodesk® Inventor® software to design highly specific scientific equipment more efficiently.

K-Tron International

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

K-Tron uses Autodesk® Inventor® and Autodesk® Productstream® software as a Digital Prototyping solution for managing and sharing data among its offices worldwide.

Green Ocean Energy

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This Aberdeen, Scotland-based maker of wave energy devices uses Autodesk Digital Prototyping software to develop groundbreaking designs.

A.T. Ferrell Company, Inc.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Mill manufacturer A.T. Ferrell uses Autodesk® Inventor® Digital Prototyping software to design and improve products it makes for the nation's largest cereal companies.

Jede Automater

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Sweden-based Jede Automater uses Autodesk® Inventor® Professional and Autodesk® Vault Manufacturing software to design and manufacture European coffee, beverage, and soup vending equipment.

Syncromatics

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Syncromatics uses Autodesk® Inventor® software and Autodesk Digital Prototyping solutions to provide smart transit information.

Bosch Rexroth

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Moving from 2D to 3D with Autodesk, Bosch Rexroth Canada wins lucrative project—while improving customer lead times and finished product first-pass yield.

K-Tron International

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Inventor helped K-Tron to become more customer-centric and to provide a superior customer experience at every stage, from sales to service.

Parker Hannifin

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, standardizes on the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping.