Autodesk Inventor Parts, Training and Support

Abhi Singh

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Oct 10, 2002, 5:43:45 PM10/10/02

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Hi all,

If you're looking for a comprehensive web location for parts, support and
training for Autodesk Inventor, you'll find some useful material on:

http://inventoruser.autodesk.com

If you want to get the parts and skip the rest, go to:

http://inventoruser.autodesk.com/parts

This library was enabled in partnership with Cadalog and consists of both
standard and manufacturer specific parts. There are over 8 million parts in
the library.

Would love to get some feedback on the part library and anything else on the
site. We will be updating it regularly.

Thanks and Best Regards,

Abhi Singh
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Web Product Manager,
Manufacturing

Jeff Howard

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Oct 10, 2002, 5:58:08 PM10/10/02

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Cool. May I suggest you put links to the various free tutorials on your
training page? If you can't include the ones by various users, at least
the ones that are on Adesk's server.

Jeff
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Neil Munro

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Oct 10, 2002, 8:27:56 PM10/10/02

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Just click Articles in the menu on the left side of the page. I think links
to the other sites would be a great idea as well.

Neil

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Drew Fulford

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Oct 10, 2002, 8:41:28 PM10/10/02

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Neil

FYI (or PointA's i guess) i clicked and read any of your articles from that
new page or the old link from my site for that matter and all the pictures
were blank with red X's :(

Is it just my browser? IE6

- drew
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Kent Keller

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Oct 10, 2002, 8:59:27 PM10/10/02

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Gary Cross was saying that yesterday, but it was OK for him today... see
eFeature Editing thread. Every time I have gone there it has been ok.

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Sean Dotson

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Oct 11, 2002, 8:09:12 AM10/11/02

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When I copy the properties of the photos (BTW I see red x's as well) into
the address bar of the browser I get a 404 error, so they are not there.
Kent, I think maybe you have the photos cached in your browser.

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Drew Fulford

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Oct 11, 2002, 8:49:53 AM10/11/02

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Red boxes here at work too. I agree with sean, you must have it cached :)

- drew

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Mike Maenpaa

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Oct 11, 2002, 8:57:37 AM10/11/02

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I have no problems seeing the images here at work or at home. I clean out my
Temporary Internet Files frequently. Is there somewhere else, that those
images can get cached. I even tried Sean's method of pasting the URL to the
image, and that worked fine too!
Mike

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Sean Dotson

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Oct 11, 2002, 9:15:14 AM10/11/02

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Try cleaning out your cache and then hit the reload button while holding
down the SHIFT key. That forces IE to reload the page without using cached
information. Still seem them?

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Mike Maenpaa

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Oct 11, 2002, 9:21:12 AM10/11/02

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Yes, I still see them.
Mike

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Drew Fulford

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Oct 11, 2002, 9:37:23 AM10/11/02

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No can see.

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> OK Drew, you and I are the weird ones now <g>
>
> So you can see this?
>
>
http://pointa.autodesk.com/local/enu/portal/Articles/images/3_09_munr_inv_01
> .gif
>
> even after deleting all of your temp internet files... strange...

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Sean Dotson

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Oct 11, 2002, 9:31:07 AM10/11/02

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OK Drew, you and I are the weird ones now <g>

So you can see this?

http://pointa.autodesk.com/local/enu/portal/Articles/images/3_09_munr_inv_01
.gif

even after deleting all of your temp internet files... strange...

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Tracey Taylor

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Oct 11, 2002, 9:54:53 AM10/11/02

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IV5.0sp2 here. i can't get any of the parts to open, whether
downloading/unzipping or trying the idrop method. can i assume that the
files are IV5.3 or should they work and i'm doing something wrong?

Tracey
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Brian McElyea

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Oct 11, 2002, 9:54:30 AM10/11/02

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I can see this file, and all the images in all the articles (even after
clearing my cache...)

-Brian

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Mike Maenpaa

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Oct 11, 2002, 9:38:17 AM10/11/02

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Yup!

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Dan Sponholz

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Oct 11, 2002, 10:18:16 AM10/11/02

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R5.3 SP2. I'm getting an error message when I try to use the i-drop method
of adding the files to an assembly. I followed the instructions to setup
the Point A Parts library path. Error message is...

(!) STG_E_PATHNOTFOUND ($80030003)
(!) The database in C:\My Projects\Translate\Library\ASTMD2466 CPLG_1_8.IPT
could not be opened

Any thoughts?

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Dan Sponholz

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Oct 11, 2002, 10:13:08 AM10/11/02

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I can see it also.

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Sean Dotson

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Oct 11, 2002, 10:43:43 AM10/11/02

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Don't know if this is the issue but you have to have a library path in your
project file to use idrop parts named StandardParts=some path

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Ron Crain

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Oct 11, 2002, 11:08:01 AM10/11/02

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Cool,
For fun, I did the iDrop of the bearing in the opening parts page:
http://pointa.autodesk.com/local/enu/portal/inventor/partLibrary.jsp?po=enu

It's a bearing with an id: .025" x .100" od x .031 wide. Can anybody tell
me were I can find a bearing of this size? As far as I know, it's not a
valid size. Really, I DO have a use for such small bearings!

Larry Caldwell

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Oct 11, 2002, 11:25:15 AM10/11/02

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404
~Larry

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> see it just fine
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Kent Keller

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Oct 11, 2002, 11:19:11 AM10/11/02

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see it just fine

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Sean Dotson

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Oct 11, 2002, 11:30:27 AM10/11/02

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wow! what are the balls made out of? individual atoms?<g>

maybe these guys?

http://www.minibearings.com.au/

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Sean Dotson

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Oct 11, 2002, 11:17:31 AM10/11/02

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Oops I was thinking of something else <g>. The Path name should indeed be
Point A Parts. It works for me but it's a bit quirky. Hold the button over
the part (it turns to a "no" symbol) Drag into a saved assy and release (it
will turn into a full dropper then place the part). The icons are just a
bit broken...

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> Sean,
>
> Here's what the "Inventor 5.3 special i-drop instructions" state on the
> parts site:
>
> Using i-drop for Autodesk Inventor 5.3
>
> Before using i-drop for Autodesk Inventor 5.3, do the following:
> a.. Start Inventor and ensure that no design files are open
> b.. Select Projects from the File Menu
> c.. Select Library Search Paths from the Project Editor (the lower pane)
> d.. Click on the Plus Icon or Select Add Path from the context menu
> e.. Specify the Library Name as Point A Parts (note: case sensitive and
> two spaces) and a location where the downloaded files should be stored.
> f.. Select Save
> I followed these instructions and could not get the i-drop parts to work.
> Are they working for you in 5.3? I also tried your suggestion for a
> "StandardParts" library path and got the same results.

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Ron Crain

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Oct 11, 2002, 11:35:32 AM10/11/02

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I don't think those are in production - that's why I asked.
I actually met with a GM of Minebea (NMB) last week about this so I'm
covered from that manufacturer.

Kent Keller

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Oct 11, 2002, 11:24:23 AM10/11/02

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Ron

These come close...looks like smallest is .0393 id, .118 od and .0393 wide
http://www.eminebea.com/usa/eMinebea?Transaction=core_RetrieveDoc&SetReturn=1&key=catalogf
ilter1&screenName=catalogfilter

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Dan Sponholz

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Oct 11, 2002, 11:08:51 AM10/11/02

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Sean,

Here's what the "Inventor 5.3 special i-drop instructions" state on the
parts site:

Using i-drop for Autodesk Inventor 5.3

Before using i-drop for Autodesk Inventor 5.3, do the following:
a.. Start Inventor and ensure that no design files are open
b.. Select Projects from the File Menu
c.. Select Library Search Paths from the Project Editor (the lower pane)
d.. Click on the Plus Icon or Select Add Path from the context menu
e.. Specify the Library Name as Point A Parts (note: case sensitive and
two spaces) and a location where the downloaded files should be stored.
f.. Select Save
I followed these instructions and could not get the i-drop parts to work.
Are they working for you in 5.3? I also tried your suggestion for a
"StandardParts" library path and got the same results.

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Ron Crain

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Oct 11, 2002, 11:58:27 AM10/11/02

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LOL, reminds me of when I transitioned from Roller Coasters and Peterbuilt
trucks to disk drives back in '78. I had no idea what #sized screws were,
first project I called out a #5 tapped hole. Why? Because it was .125
diam. of course! 1/8" "had" to be a standard size - right?

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> Yes but they list all of their manufacturers. Bit of detective work any
> maybe you'll find it? Not too familiar with the small stuff. To me a
0.5"
> bearing is tiny <g>

Ron Crain

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Oct 11, 2002, 11:44:36 AM10/11/02

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Looks to be a distributor, not a manufacturer.

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Sean Dotson

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Oct 11, 2002, 11:46:55 AM10/11/02

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Yes but they list all of their manufacturers. Bit of detective work any
maybe you'll find it? Not too familiar with the small stuff. To me a 0.5"
bearing is tiny <g>

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Gary Cross

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Oct 11, 2002, 3:43:03 PM10/11/02

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Today, I get the placeholder boxes again (red X's)..yesterday the pictures
showed fine.

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