RobiNZ CAD Blog

The death, or retirement, of a desktop - RIP Mechanical Desktop 1995 - 2008

I remember going to the launch of AutoCAD Designer. Mechanical Desktop replaced it and now, although some with much more knowledge than me might argue this, Inventor has replaced MDT. Engineering... Read more →

Inventor LT Preview - The Sequel!

Good news, the Inventor LT (Free) Technology Preview will be extended for another year! It is Alive in the Lab: Sign us up for another year of LT feedback Read more →

Mike Puckett interviews Lynn Allen at Solidworks World

Earlier this week I posted about a mystery person, actually Autodesk Evangelist Lynn Allen, being seen at Solidworks World. What was she doing there? Mike has the answers in this audio interview!... Read more →

Learning Inventor LT

I’ve finally had a chance to install the free Inventor LT Preview . While I’ll do the tutorials, and learn the proper way, I couldn’t resist jumping in and creating a simple model. I’m a complete I... Read more →

Inventor LT, the free technology preview arrives in New Zealand! (and aussie)

Earlier this year I was excited to see a free preview of Autodesk Inventor LT announced, then disappointed to see demand meant it was restricted to US/Canada. I went to the Autodesk New Zealand Web-si... Read more →

Inventor LT, free technology preview! UPDATE 04-05-2007: USA/Canada Only

My dad is a talented engineer and can machine, weld, craft pretty much anything. I’m very much not a talented engineer but have always been interested in engineering design software. The hope was it c... Read more →