How to Tell Which Version of Inventor a File was Created in

On Support it can be important for us to establish which version of Inventor a file was created in and also whether the file has been migrated to the latest version of Inventor.

• To find this information you can simply right click on a file in Windows Explorer, select iProperties from the flyout menu.

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Autodesk Design Suite 2012

How to Insert an Excel Spreadsheet on a Drawing

There are a few different ways of inserting a Spreadsheet into an Inventor drawing, however we always recommend one method over the others, as shown below.

• Go to the Annotate TAB > Table Panel > select the General table feature.

Wrong Date on Checkout

A number of customers reported an issue after applying Vault 2011 Update 2.
The problem resulted in the Check In column displaying a date such as 0001/01/01 0:00 after Check Out.

This issue has now been addressed in the latest Vault Hotfix from Autodesk.

Track Deleted Files in the Server Logs

It is possible to configure the Vault Server logs in 2011 or later, so that Administrators can get a record of files deleted by Users.

To do this, you will need to go to the Web.Config file on the Server (Important: Make a copy before making changes), this will be located here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\ADMS Professional 2011\Server\Web\Services

Open the Web.Config file in Notepad, then after < switches > add the following:

< add name="LogFileDeletesBooleanSwitch" value="1"/ >

Masking Geometry Behind Text

If you have Text objects on top of other geometry, you may want your Text to stand out, this can be easily achieved with the Express Tool TEXTMASK. TEXTMASK places a Wipeout, Solid or 3Dface behind the Text, masking the geometry below.

Draw an Arc with a Specific Arc Length

There is no specific tool in AutoCAD to draw an Arc with a specific Arc Length. However, there is a work around, see below:

• Draw your Arc using one of the Arc tools
• Once complete type lengthen, this will activate the Lengthen tool (also found on the Home TAB > Modify Panel)

Edit Multiple Dimensions at Once

Have you ever wanted to make changes to different features in an Inventor part file at the same time?

Well, rather than showing the Dimensions of individual features and updating feature by feature. You can select all of the features in the Model Browser (Shift + select) > right click > select Show Dimensions from the flyout menu.