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Particle Impact Drilling: The Technology That Doubles Penetration Rates in Hard Rock
When drilling slows down in hard rock, throwing more force at the bit doesn’t fix it. Particle impact drilling changes the physics entirely, using high-velocity particles to break rock before the bit even touches it. The upside is massive. The challenge is everything happening around it.
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Sheet Metal Forming: Reducing Defects, Costs, and Trial-and-Error
Trial and error in sheet metal forming isn’t just inefficient, it’s expensive. Wrinkles, cracks, springback… none of it is guesswork. The physics are predictable, which means the outcomes can be too. The question is whether you’re finding problems on the shop floor or solving them before you ever cut steel.
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Heat Treatment and Quenching: Why Your Parts Warp and What to Do About It
Warped parts aren’t random, they’re the result of competing forces inside your material during heat treatment. Expansion, contraction, phase transformation… all happening at different times. Once you see what’s actually going on, you can start controlling it instead of reacting to scrap.
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How Ansys Multiphysics Simulation Unlocks Competitive Edge in Space Logistics
Space logistics leaves no room for trial and error. One pioneering company developing high energy in space transportation vehicles is using Ansys multiphysics simulation to design hardware that performs correctly the first time. By replacing conservative build and test methods with simulation driven engineering, their team can optimize structures, model thermal and propulsion behavior, and deliver satellites to precise orbits with greater speed, efficiency, and confidence.
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Beyond CAD: Accelerating High-Performance Electric Motor Design with Multiphysics Simulation
Learn how embracing a high-fidelity, simulation-driven design platform, you could create a workflow where hundreds or thousands of design variables can be modeled within a single weekend or week. Essentially, enabling you to test thousands of physical designs without ever building a physical machine.
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How To Configure Item Categories in Autodesk Vault
Learn how to configure item categories in Autodesk Vault to streamline item management, automate lifecycle and revision control, and improve metadata accuracy. We walk you through configuring item categories, editing category rules, assigning lifecycle definitions, and ensuring consistency across assemblies and parts.
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How To Configure File Categories in Autodesk Vault
In Autodesk Vault, organizing your files and automating important settings begins with setting up file categories. In this guide, you’ll learn how to configure file categories in Vault, including best practices for automating lifecycles, revision schemes, and metadata assignments.
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How To Configure Users and Permissions in Autodesk Vault
This guide walks you through how to configure users and permissions in Autodesk Vault. By the end, you’ll know how to manage user roles, assign folder permissions, and optimize your Vault server for multi-user environments.
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How to Configure Groups and Permissions in Autodesk Vault
This guide explains how to configure groups and permissions in Autodesk Vault, covering best practices for group setup, assigning roles, managing permissions, and optimizing your Vault server for both Autodesk Vault Basic and Vault Professional users.
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How to Use AutoCAD Xrefs with Autodesk Vault
Efficiently managing Xrefs (external references) in AutoCAD is crucial for any design team using Autodesk Vault. Learn best practices for using AutoCAD Xrefs with Vault, how to centralize your shared files, and how to prevent common pitfalls, saving you time and headaches on every project.
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How to Configure Part Numbering Schemes in Vault
Numbering schemes in Autodesk Vault are essential for organizing part files, assemblies, and documents with consistent naming conventions. Learn how to set up an effective numbering scheme improves data standardization, reduces inconsistencies, and enhances searchability across your vault server.
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Autodesk Vault Professional Installation: A Complete Setup Guide
Learn how to install the core Autodesk Vault server for a solid PDM foundation.
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Proper SQL Installation: Essential Guide for Autodesk Vault PDM Success
A robust Microsoft SQL installation is an important foundation to any successful Vault Professional, Vault Basic, or Vault Workgroup deployment. In this guide, we walk you through choosing the right SQL Server version, running the installer, configuring your Vault database, and even upgrading existing instances.
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Configuring Autodesk Vault Job Processor
This blog highlights the Autodesk Vault Job Processor, which is an essential tool for automating repetitive tasks and enhancing efficiency in any Vault Professional or Vault Basic environment. Let's jump in!
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How To Set Up Engineering Change Orders in Autodesk Vault
Learn how to create, schedule, and automate cascading Autodesk Vault backups with a batch script and Windows Task Scheduler. Keep your design data secure and recovery-ready.
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Quick tech tips
AutoCAD Electrical Bill of Materials Report Says “No Data to Display”
Discover the solution to address the "No Data to Display" issue in the AutoCAD Electrical Bill of Materials Report. This report specifically showcases components that have been assigned catalog data. If you encounter the absence of data, follow these steps to resolve the issue...
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How to Make a Previous File Version the Latest Version in Vault Professional
Learn how to make a previous file version, the latest version of Vault Professional. Get the steps and watch the video here.
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