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Autodesk New Product Releases

Spring has sprung and so have new product releases from Autodesk! Click on the links below to learn more about some new functionality included in the 2024 releases of Inventor and Vault. If you’d like to learn more or are thinking of upgrading in the near future, contact your Tata Technologies Account Manager for more details.

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Understanding Autodesk Vault – Maintaining File Relationships

One of the first things I typically discuss with customers concerning file management is the relationship between files in their engineering data.  This is especially the case when working with data from 3D CAD systems like Autodesk Inventor. When you have Assemblies, parts, drawings, and presentations all with linked file relationships, it can be extremely challenging to manage this data without

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Understanding Autodesk Vault – Local Workspace

Autodesk Vault uses the concept of a “Local Workspace” whenever files are opened or checked out.  Essentially, whenever a Vault file is accessed, a copy is cached in the workspace on the user’s local workstation.  From a user perspective, the workspace can be ignored for much regular work.  There are several benefits of a local workspace. Performance improvement over network

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Understanding Autodesk Vault – Item Master

Let’s review the role of the Item Master in managing components and all of the relevant documentation in Autodesk Vault.  There are three main uses for the Item Master in Vault: Container for all relevant documentation – Items as a concept in Vault are really nothing more than a container for all the relevant documentation related to a component. This

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Understanding Autodesk Vault – Change Management

Autodesk Vault offers a basic environment for change management that is more flexible and useful for more situations than people realize. The change management interface in Vault appears at first glance to only include a single rigid workflow for change, but upon further investigation you will find that it can be used more broadly.  Let’s take a look: ECR, ECO, ECN – The

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