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In this database (blog) you can find small tips, hints and tricks which - as we hope - help you to use Autodesk and ARKANCE Be.Smart products more efficiently. ARKANCE (in Czechia - former CAD Studio) is a worldwide Autodesk Platinum Partner, Developer and Training Center since 1990. See also our custom CAD application development.

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Visual catalog of blocks defined in a DWG drawing.

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  Tip 14386

ACADADTPlantACADMCivilMapA...

*CAD

17.1.2025  

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Wrong encoding of XLS/CSV/TXT files exported from CAD.

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  Tip 14384

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEA...

Win10,Win11CAD

16.1.2025  

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Steel and other materials according to DIN or EU standards for Fusion.

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  Tip 14382

Fusion360

*CAD,CAM

15.1.2025  

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Stereoscopic camera and anaglyphs in Autodesk 3ds Max.

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  Tip 14380

Max

*CAD

15.1.2025  

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The operation is canceled - when checking-in an Inventor assembly into Vault.

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  Tip 14374

InventorVault

*CAD

9.1.2025  

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What CAD formats are supported in the free Personal (hobby) license of Autodesk Fusion?

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  Tip 14367

Fusion360

*CAD,CAM

5.1.2025  

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Yesterday's, tomorrow's, past or future date in the DWG drawing.

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  Tip 14363

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEA...

*CAD

3.1.2025  

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Extended ATTOUT/ATTIN for block attribute management in Excel (also for LT).

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  Tip 14361

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEA...

*CAD

2.1.2025  

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Automatic macro execution when opening a CAD file (AutoCAD, Inventor, Max, PowerMill)

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  Tip 14359

ACADACLTInventorMaxPowerMill...

*CAD,CAM

1.1.2025  

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AutoExec - how to store macros inside DWG drawings?

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  Tip 10647

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADE

*CAD

1.1.2025  

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Bit-encoded value of the undocumented variable INPUTSEARCHOPTIONFLAGS.

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  Tip 14354

ACADACADMADTPlantCivil3DACA...

*CAD

27.12.2024  

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How to suppress trailing zeros in Inventor parts list?

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  Tip 14351

Inventor

*CAD

18.12.2024  

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12 free material texture libraries for PBR rendering.

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  Tip 14349

ACADADTPlantCivil3DRevitInv...

*CAD

18.12.2024  

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PDFIMPORT - No objects were imported.

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  Tip 14347

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEA...

*CAD

16.12.2024  

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Time tracker for Autodesk Inventor - how much time have I spend on a design?

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  Tip 14339

Inventor

*CAD

10.12.2024   FAQ  

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