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- Documenting Your Designs Made Easy

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- You Can Go Green Too, Even if Your Business is Small
- What to Do When You Can’t Plan Everything

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- Autodesk Inventor 2009 Frame Generator
- Adding Tolerances to an Autodesk Inventor Model Sketch
- Random AutoCAD Tips and Tricks

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- Autodesk Inventor 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack now available

Customer Success

- Autodesk Shows Behringer the Way to a Sound Investment

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- Autodesk Inventor Tips & Tricks and Technology Preview Event
- Registrations for AU 2008 Now Open

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Dear [customer first name],

Welcome to the October 2008 issue of Manufacturing News, the newsletter designed especially for professionals in mechanical engineering, engineering design, process engineering and electrical engineering.

In this issue, you’d notice that we've got a new look - fresher and easier for you to navigate around. We have tips on how you can play a part in helping your business go green and what to do in a situation when you can’t plan due to uncertainty. You also learn on how you can document your designs easily. As always, we’ll share our usual dose of Tips and Tricks for you; and we showcase our customer success story – Behringer in Philippines.

If you would like to share your comments on how we can improve this newsletter, please send them to keepintouch@autodesk.com.

Happy Reading!

The Manufacturing News Editorial Team

Documenting Your Designs Made Easy

Today, documenting the design often takes longer than the creation of the machine. Many companies attempt to use old-fashioned methods for creating these manuals. It is time that companies modernise this area of their business as well and Dennis Jeffrey, The Creative Inventor columnist, helps you get started.

You Can Go Green Too, Even if Your Business is Small

Unlike big corporations, most small companies have neither the need nor the resources to develop a comprehensive sustainability program. But there is much they can do to improve their environmental performance for the benefit of their business and customers.  Read here for this interesting article on how you can start going green and reap the benefits for making the world a better place.

What to Do When You Can’t Plan Everything

In an ideal world, your business would have the perfect plan and as long as you followed X, Y, and Z, you would be efficient and successful. However, the real world is far from ideal. Take for example the current financial crisis and economic slowdown…….Even during stable economic conditions, manufacturers are faced with shifting customer demand, surprise promotions, etc., that disrupt the concept of optimisation. It is impossible to attain, much less maintain that kind of an ideal standard. Find out more here on what you can do when you are in such a situation.

Tip 1: Autodesk Inventor 2009 Frame Generator

Now you can populate your parts and material lists to combine like frame members and total lengths. Find out more here.
Posted by Bob Reid, this tutorial courtesy of Synergis.

Tip 2: Adding Tolerances to an Autodesk Inventor Model Sketch

The more information that's stored in your model, the more robust the model becomes. Click here to learn how to do this.
This tutorial courtesy of Avatech Solutions.

Tip 3: Random AutoCAD Tips and Tricks for All (Circles and Lines AutoCAD Tutorial)

Tip 4: Random AutoCAD Tips and Tricks for All, Part II (Circles and Lines AutoCAD Tutorial)

These nuggets of good advice can save time and effort, helping you be more productive at work. Click here for Part I & Part II to learn more.
Both handy tips are provided by Lynn Allen a Cadalyst columnist and worldwide Autodesk Technical Evangelist with over 20 years of experience with Autodesk software.

Autodesk Inventor 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack now available

The first Subscription Bonus Pack for Autodesk Inventor® 2009 features improvements to frequently used commands. In fact, three of our current AUGI Top 10 wish list items are provided along with many other productivity based improvements for part and assembly modeling to drawing creation. Tools included in the Bonus Pack will reduce the amount of picks and clicks as well as reduce editing steps which promises to delight.

To download this bonus pack, please visit the Subscription Center www.autodesk.com/subscriptionlogin.

Don’t have a login? Please email us at ap.subscriptions@autodesk.com for your login.

Autodesk Shows Behringer the Way to a Sound Investment

Autodesk helps fulfill Behringer’s aspirational goals.
"3D digital software is actually a natural progression of doing a good job in a better way. I think Autodesk develops great software that offers great value. But in all honesty, there are other great software out there which also do great jobs. But we decided for that software because it offers the best value for the money. In that aspect, we share the same philosophy."

Behringer, a world-leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of professional audio equipment, musical instruments, uses the latest version of Autodesk Inventor which provides the foundation for digital prototyping. This helps users to visualise, simulate and analyse how a design will work under real-world conditions before a product or part is ever built. Click here to find out more.

Join us at the Autodesk Inventor Tips & Tricks and Technology Preview Event in Malaysia

Specially organised for users of Autodesk Inventor, join us for an afternoon with our very own Autodesk Inventor technical team to increase your design innovation and productivity. Pick up useful tips and tricks and also preview exciting new features. Limited seats available, register now. Click here for more event details. (only available in Malaysia)

Registrations for AU 2008 Now Open!

Join us for the 16th Annual Autodesk University. Network with peers and industry veterans, update your skills, engage with Autodesk employees, and enjoy Subscription exclusive Red Carpet treatment. Plan now to be part of this once-a-year opportunity at The Venetian Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, December 2-5, 2008. Visit http://au.autodesk.com/event/ for details.