Support for dragging individual document windows out of the main Inventor window and onto a second monitor was added in 2019. This was a great step in the right direction. However, it doesn't quite meet all of our multitasking needs because the secondary windows are just the graphics canvas area; they don't include the Browser, the Ribbon toolbar, or anything else.
So, the next step to make multi-window even better for multitasking would be to add a dedicated Browser and Ribbon toolbar to secondary Inventor windows. There's already an idea created for that here: Inventor model tree and ribbon on second monitor.
The purpose of this idea, however, is to flesh out the multi-window experience even further. I would like for secondary Inventor windows to be fully functional: not just have their own Browser and Ribbon toolbar, but also have their own BOM window, Parameters window, Property Panel, etc. This way we can really truly multitask, and view the BOM, parameters, features, etc. for two parts or assemblies side-by-side, at the same time, and even copy and paste between them. This would fully round out the multi-window experience and maximize our productivity.
I would be fine with "increasing the cohesiveness" of multiple instances as long as it resolves both issues #1 and #2. But it may be a toss-up which is easier to implement (allowing fully-functional secondary windows, or fixing the issues with multiple instances). And if so, allowing fully-functional secondary windows is the clear winner form the usability standpoint.
Since the implementation of dragging out a separate window, I've been able to replace my workflow of taking a screenshot of a drawing sheet or a specific view of a model and placing it on my second monitor, and generally I'm able to use other files as references much faster, and that's been a great time saver. But actually WORKING on two screens isn't that practical without all the UI around as well, unless you are good at using hotkeys. Every time you switch windows, you have to first click in the model space before clicking any command on a ribbon or interacting with the browser or you'll be making changes to the wrong file. This could be as simple as returning to a top level when you don't want to; it's not harmful, just inconvenient. Or if you're unlucky you've got a file open for reference and you've deleted or messed with visibility of all sorts of parts that you weren't trying to look at, and now you just accidentally saved that instead of the file you were supposed to be saving.
Hi 2 instances of inventor also doesn't work well with certain PDM systems who connect to a single instance of inventor.
We really like the idea of having to screens of inventor with the model tree of those corresponding screens.
If it goes further then this. Have a fully functional inventor on the second screen then I'm also a fan. I'm sure this will increase productivity when comparing multiple models at once.
I tried installing Inventor without compatibility mode and it stops at the Pre-installation checks window. It detects unsupported version of Windows there. I've googled the problem and there are basically two kinds of answers:
Drill down to the inventor setup.exe file in the bin\ directory on the cd and it will not run the os detection and will install just fine. That's not saying that the program will run flawlessly once installed.
Inventor11 runs on windows7 in compatibility mode. Only the installation has a problem:it must to install WITHOUT the content center because it is based on win2000 and not accepted in win7. I tried to install the program in different methods, it was succesful on win7 32 bit and without content center. The only thing is strange that we have problem with the videocard despite of it is an nVidia 3450/4000 SDI card: there are strange shadows appear on the drawing area when we work with assemblies. The Pc is a Dell workstation.
Hello! From the past couple of weeks there is an issue ive been trying to solve. I work in a manufacturing company which uses STEP files to manufacture aluminium components. The usual workflow is to use Autodesk Inventor to model the components and export STEP files from that which is then loaded to the CAM software (Unilink).
Recently we had a project which required some complex geometry which I thought is more easily modelled using a Rhino/Grasshopper. For some reason the CAM software does not seem to gather the data from the STEP files exported from Rhino. Simple orthogonal cuts are detected, but anything which has a hole or angular cuts doesnt seem to be recognized.
We contacted Unilink and they suggest using inventor. Does anyone have any clue what could be the issue? Are there difference in how the data is structured when expporting step files in inventor as compared to rhino which seems to be causing this issue?
I remade the extrusion using the side profile and re-cut the holes in Rhino. Thus it is a 100% Rhino made object. I reexported that as STEP. Is this one OK?
TestReBuildReExport.stp (360.1 KB)
TestReBuildRhino3dm.3dm (2.5 MB)
@Helvetosaur Yes. This seems to work. So I managed to rebuilt it myself with the holes and it seems to be working for sure! Thanks for that. But I also need some stepped angular cuts in the profile. When I did that, the software again recognizes it as just linear cuts. Do you know what could be the issue this time ?
Testwithcuts.3dm (7.0 MB)
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I unfortunately do not have the same part modelled in inventor. Also I do not have inventor on my machine to give this a try, Ill have to bother my colleagues for this. Let me try to find a file with a step cut which we can remodel and check.
@Helvetosaur So. I modelled a step cut profile from Rhino and Inventor and tried to read the file in the software and both the inventor export and rhino export had issues. So it has nothing to do with the Rhino export specifically, the software has issues in reading angular cuts in general. So we have to take it up with the software company itself.
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Follow the instructions to download and launch the installer. Temporary extraction is to your temp folder. Operating system errors regarding very long path names can occur if the temporary location is nested too many levels deep.
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If you have installed a previous version of the App Inventor 2 setup tools, you will need to uninstall them before installing the latest version.
Follow the instructions at How to Update the App Inventor Setup Software.
In most cases, App Inventor should be able to locate the Setup software on its own. But if it asks for the location of the software, the path to enter is C:\Program Files\Appinventor\commands-for-Appinventor. If you are using a 64-bit machine ((How to tell if you're on 64-bit Windows), you should type Program Files (x86) rather than Program Files. Also, if you did not install the software as an administrator, it was installed in your local directory rather than in C:\Program Files. You'll need to search for it to find the correct pathname.
The cmdlet of choice for inventorying computers through AD is Get-ADComputer . This command automatically searches for computer objects throughout a domain, returning all sorts of info.
As I have written about previously my first step is to fire up PowerShell and import the ActiveDirectory module:
Then if I want to see all the details about using this cmdlet, I run:
Another important note (thanks dloder): I am going for simplicity and introduction here, so the -Filter and -Property switches are not designed for perfect efficiency. As you get comfortable with AD PowerShell, I highly recommend that you start tuning for less data to be returned - the "filter left, format right" model described here by Don Jones.
See the change? I am now filtering on operating system version, to be equal to or greater than 6. This means that any computers that have a kernel version of 6 (Vista and 2008) or higher will be returned:
If I just wanted my Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 family of computers, I can change my filter slightly:
Women have played a vital role in the field of computer science and information technology (IT) developing some of the most essential components of modern IT. Just a few of the achievements women have made in IT include:
Hopper is also the inventor of the compiler, an intermediate program that translates English language instructions into the language of the target computer. This invention influenced other computing developments, like code optimization, subroutines, and formula translation.
Katherine Johnson, born in 1918, is one of the women immortalized in the 2016 book and movie Hidden Figures. A West Virginia native and American mathematician, Johnson helped confirm the accuracy of electronic computers used by NASA and performed critical calculations that ensured safe space travel from the 1950s on. She coauthored a research report that used equations for orbital spaceflight in 1960, performed trajectory analysis for the first human space flight in 1961, and ran equations on a desktop mechanical calculating machine before the 1962 orbital mission of John Glenn.
The guidance software that Hamilton helped develop for Apollo was later adapted for use in Skylab, the space shuttle, and the first digital fly-by-wire systems in aircraft. Hamilton received the NASA Exceptional Space Act Award for technical and scientific contributions in 2003 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom award in 2016.
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