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Inventor 11 Beta Program

The Inventor 11 beta program has now begun and feedback and input is tremendous. If you would like to join the Inventor eBeta1, please go to the MyFeedback site (myfeedback.autodesk.com), and sign up with your details. In the Signup page, make sure you enter Beta Code “INV-E1“ and also to join the Productstream beta enter “TalonBeta” in the Beta code field plus check the “Autodesk Inventor Professional” and “Vault” boxes in the list of Autodesk products. Upon being accepted as a participant you will receive a confirmation  and additional information for login etc. The first step will be to download the readme files, and then the (large) installation files. As usual, make a separate installation on a non production machine and don’t use production data.

Inventor 11 Technical Conferences 2006

 We are currently in the process of organising this years Micro Concepts Inventor Technical conferences, to instruct you on the mass of new features  and functionality which will be forthcoming in Inventor 11. Further details and registration will be available on the Micro Concepts website in the near future. Mark your diaries for the following dates when we expect to be running the seminars

11th, 12th May - Imperial War Museum Duxford, Gt. Shelford
17th, 18th May - Imperial War Museum Duxford, Gt. Shelford
21st, 22nd June - Imperial War Museum Duxford, Gt. Shelford
28th 29th June - Venue to be confirmed

 We anticipate limiting the events to 40 attendees per session. We would encourage you to register as early as possible when registration becomes available to ensure you can attend on your preferred dates.

Micro Concepts in The Press

CADUser

Increasing Mobility

CIMtalk

First USA Order For Inventor Tools

Tips and Tricks

New Technical Documents

Inventor Technical Documents

Recommended Settings by Wayne Parker

Creating and Publishing iBeams by Wayne Parker

Autodesk Inventor Tips

Displaying Linked Part Property Information in User Defined Drawing Symbols

AutoCAD Mechanical/Desktop Tips

Input History Mode

AutoCAD Tips

Starting AutoCAD in Windows XP diagnostic mode

Finding Autocad Version File Last saved In

 

Downloads, Service Packs & Updates

New Downloads, Service Packs & Updates released this Month.
Major service packs in bold.

Autodesk Inventor Series 10

Hotfix: Metric ISO template iProperty "Part Number" doesn`t take

Autodesk Inventor 10 Service Pack 3a (For Autodesk Inventor Series 10 Only, requires SP1 & SP2)

Autodesk Inventor Professional 10

Hotfix: Metric ISO template iProperty "Part Number" doesn`t take

Autodesk Inventor Professional Service Pack 3a (Requires SP1 & SP2)  

A full list of current service packs can be found in the members area on the website here .

 

More than one issue addressed in a single hotfix

Please note that hotfixes can address more than one issue, although the title will only mention a single issue. You need to check the Readme file to see which issues are addressed.

An example is Hotfix DL5942659: 'Hotfix - Master Representation in Sub-Assembly & Other Issues (Non-English Versions Only)'.

Apart from the fix for 'Master Representation in sub-assembly', it also contains fixes for 'Units in Hole notes' and 'A translation issue in Clearance Holes'

 
   

Support Contact Details

Helpdesk Direct Telephone Line: details here

email: support@microconcepts.co.uk

Fax: 01223 841861

Members web area

 

For all contract queries, including subscription queries, please contact our Customer Services representatives

Tel: 01223 716200

email customerservices@microconcepts.co.uk

Tea Break

This month we've uncovered a gem of a web page for you. If Ice Cream trivia is your thing then the following web page will be right up your street. Click on this link to find out where the Flake 99 really gets its name from, which is the most popular flavour Ice Cream flavour, and some of the stranger flavours that are actually available.