Archive for November, 2009
Central – Pre-release beta
Nov 24th
After careful consideration, I am making available a pre-release beta of Central for Inventor. This early release is a reduced functionality version from the full feature set. This version includes the database server for both x86 and x64 servers as well as a Inventor client installation for administering Inventors application options from a central location.
How does it work?
Install the database server on a network server. Install the client on your CAD managers workstation running Inventor 11 or greater. The first time you launch Inventor after installing Inventor, Central will prompt you to enter the server address of your Central database. From this point you can launch the Central admin tools to configure which application options you want Central to manage. All clients running Central will be configured to your standard application options each time Inventor is launched. At anytime you want to make a change, simply make your changes using the admin tools and all clients will be updated to match the new configuration.
What do I need to know about this beta?
Beta is just that, beta. Use at your own risk. This early pre-release all lacks some of the advanced features including offline capabilities and functionality. Basically, looking for some ready, willing and able testers who would like to try it out. Please, please, please post some comments regarding your experiences so I can improve the application for launch time.
This beta is also limited to two client installs. Why would you want to install more than that for testing?
How do I get it?
Downloads have been discontinued for this add-in. Please use the contact form to inquire about this add-in. (08/02/2010)
What’s next?
There will be some rapid updates to the beta once feedback is received and bugs are discovered. Once released as non-beta the added functionality will be added in incremental updates. There is no guarantee as to what features will make it into the released versions.
Will it be free?
Maybe…
Autodesk University 2009
Nov 17th
Going fully green this year for AU 2009. Just confirmed my AU virtual pass. Anyone else attending but not attending this year? More information regarding the AU virtual pass can be found here: http://au.autodesk.com/?nd=virtual_home&pre=1.
The Premier AU Virtual Pass is free for Autodesk Subscription customers. Also, everyone who registers for AU gets four free Premier Virtual Passes to share with coworkers. This is from the AU website:
- Free Pass – Available to anyone. This pass offers access to all product clinics and up to two virtual classes with live interactive Q&A. And you get a wealth of content including real-time viewing of keynotes, industry news, interviews, a technology showcase, and more, plus access to the AU Online community.
- Premier Pass – Full access for only US$99. Get everything included in the Free Pass plus 50+ select classes with Q&A streamed live from Las Vegas. And, after the event, learn at your own pace with 350+ on-demand classes from AU 2009. That’s more than 400 hours of professional training at your fingertips.
Hope to not see you there!
Swift Prints – Now in French and Spanish
Nov 7th
Version 1.1 of Swift Prints for Inventor is now available in English, French and Spanish languages. All for the still low price of $1.83 USD/license. I’ll be adding more languages in the future as requested, just add a comment to this post for consideration.
Version 1.1 of Prints Swift pour Inventor est maintenant disponible en anglais, en français et en espagnol.
Imprime la versión 1.1 de Swift para Inventor ya está disponible en Inglés, francés y español.
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Buy me a cup of coffee!
Nov 2nd
You can now get the “Swift Prints” add-in for the new low price of $1.83/license.
This is a remarkably low price for a huge gain in productivity. For the price of a Dunkin Donuts cup of coffee you can be saving hour(s) of time per month clicking your mouse to print from Inventor. Download from the Cad Tools menu above. Enjoy, and thanks for the coffee!
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