News

Support Contract Changes

As from 1st April 2006 Micro Concepts are introducing new tiered support contracts to further improve the levels of support and service we are able to offer.

Further information on the new contract levels and details of these changes can be found here.

New Product Release Dates

The release dates for the new versions of the Autodesk product range are as follows:

Autodesk Inventor Series 11 - 29th March
Autodesk Inventor Professional 11 - 29th March
Autodesk Productstream 5 - 28th March
AutoCAD Mechanical 2007 - 28th March
AutoCAD Electrical 2007 - 28th March

Subscription customers will receive the new versions of their software, directly from Autodesk, over the coming weeks.

Inventor Technical Conferences 2006 - Updates

We can confirm that once again ATI will be attending the Micro Concepts Technical Conference. Updates have also been made to the agenda. Full details can be found on the conference web area here. Places on the first conference are becoming very limited. Please register as soon as possible to ensure your place.

Remote Support Package

An update has been made to the Micro Concepts Remote Support Package. The new client application can be downloaded from the website here.

Inventor – The Best Selling 3D Design Software for Fifth Consecutive Year

Inventor is once again the best selling 3D solution for the 5th year running. Read the details here.

Registration and Authorisation Changes for 2007 Products

Authorisation changes have been made for the 2007 range of products. Read the details here.

Micro Concepts in The Press

From Engineering Talk

User conference set for record turnout

From CIMTalk

User Conference to be Most Successful ever

From MCAD Magazine March Edition

Conveyor Lines Customer Case Study - Carrying Design Forward

Tips and Tricks

New Technical Documents

With the release of the new product versions this month, here are some documents that give you a preview of the new features and functionality. These are just a brief insight. To find out more register for the Micro Concepts Technical Conference.

Technical What's new Documents

Inventor 11

Vault 5

Productstream 5

AutoCAD Mechanical 2007

Autodesk Inventor Tips

Balloon Alignment And Offset

Using Positional Representations from a nested assembly

AutoCAD Tips

 

Downloads, Service Packs & Updates

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

Inventor Series 11

Common

Hotfix - Autodesk Activation Update

Graphics

Hardware Library File (March 20th 2006)

Select here for information on Inventor 11 changes and how to update your system.

Inventor certified ATI Graphics Drivers (latest certified driver package version 8.223 Minor flashing threads)

Inventor certified Nvidia AGP Graphics Driver (latest certified driver version 81.72)

Inventor certified Nvidia PCie Graphics Driver (latest certified driver version 81.72)

Inventor Series 10

Graphics

Hardware Library File (March 20th 2006)

Inventor Professional 11

Common

Hotfix - Autodesk Activation Update

Graphics

Hardware Library File (March 20th 2006)

Select here for information on Inventor 11 changes and how to update your system.

Inventor certified ATI Graphics Drivers (latest certified driver package version 8.223 Minor flashing threads)

Inventor certified Nvidia AGP Graphics Driver (latest certified driver version 81.72)

Inventor certified Nvidia PCie Graphics Driver (latest certified driver version 81.72)

Inventor Professional 10

Graphics

Hardware Library File (March 20th 2006)

AutoCAD Electrical 2006

Hotfix - AutoCAD Electrical for .NET 2.0

3D Connexion 3D Controller

Version 2.6.5 - 16th February 2006

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 sees the release of the next version of Inventor. With the functionality now available in the 11th release of the number 1 selling 3D CAD system, the early days of Inventor 1, 2 and 3 are long forgotten. For this month's tea break link we give you a link to some more Forgotten Inventors