Every project starts with pristine intentions until the "quick favours" start trickling in. A sponsor drops by your desk with an "informal tweak." An end user asks for an extra custom view. A developer decides to build an unrequested automation module because it felt like neat engineering. Before you know it, your baseline is shot,... Continue Reading →
Getting started with Autodesk Inventor Styles
Autodesk Inventor uses Extensible Mark-up Language (XML) files as a means of storing style information externally from Autodesk documents. Styles have been stored externally using XML since the 2012 release. This is to reduce file bloating on larger assemblies. Imagine if you will, a 10000 part assembly with a different set of styles stored in each individual part.... Continue Reading →