Autodesk Vault, Inventor, FEA and engineering automation – practical posts from ModernCAD.https://moderncad.com.au/en-auhttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/inventor-ai-250-commands-sheet-metal/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/inventor-ai-250-commands-sheet-metal/AI Controlling Autodesk Inventor Is No Longer a Concept. It’s Working. What we’ve built is not a demo. It’s not a toy. It’s a functioning Model Context…Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:00:46 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/inventor-ai-mcp-announcement/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/inventor-ai-mcp-announcement/I’ve been building what I think is a world first… and it’s working. A powerful MCP server that enables any modern AI model to control Autodesk Inventor.…Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:32:07 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/drum-collapse-explicit-dynamics-nastran/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/drum-collapse-explicit-dynamics-nastran/Engineering is not always about serious stuff. Recently, my client Vacvator, was having fun imploding oil drums with their powerful vacuum excavator. So, I…Wed, 29 Oct 2025 01:18:42 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/vault-upgrade-errors-to-excellence/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/vault-upgrade-errors-to-excellence/From errors to excellence: partnering with Pascal David to upgrade Vault for his client. The Challenge Pascal David, a highly experienced engineer based in…Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:52:35 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/ilogic-assembly-dimensions-to-iproperties/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/ilogic-assembly-dimensions-to-iproperties/I recently received a question about retrieving part dimensions and writing them to iProperties for every component in an assembly. The task isn’t complex,…Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:19:37 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/rebuilding-cad-automation-for-tna/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/rebuilding-cad-automation-for-tna/The Challenge TNA is one of Australia’s most successful global players known for food packaging and processing systems so effective that chances are the…Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:04:21 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/gulf-conveyor-autodesk-vault-in-cloud/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/gulf-conveyor-autodesk-vault-in-cloud/The Challenge Gulf Conveyor Systems designs iron-ore chutes that take a daily beating from rocks the size of bowling balls. If the material trajectory is…Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/roll-x-manufacturing-design-automation/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/roll-x-manufacturing-design-automation/The Challenge Anthony Harris needed an efficient way to generate custom parts lists under multiple views on technical drawings. Doing this manually was…Wed, 18 Jun 2025 01:08:48 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/origin-energy-vault-data-transfer/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/origin-energy-vault-data-transfer/Background Origin Energy is a leading company in energy exploration and production, power generation and retailing. It is one of the leading providers of…Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:04:56 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/boral-vault-data-transfer/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/boral-vault-data-transfer/Background Boral Australia is the country’s largest construction materials and building products supplier with operations across all states and territories.…Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:35:54 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/successful-data-transfer-to-vault/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/successful-data-transfer-to-vault/A data transfer to Autodesk Vault doesn’t have to be complicated, time-consuming, or expensive – especially if you have the right processes and tools in…Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:57:13 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/data-transfer-to-vault-key-steps/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/data-transfer-to-vault-key-steps/A practical nine-step checklist for migrating CAD data into Autodesk Vault – from assessment and clean-up through testing, final transfer, and post-migration support.Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:29:55 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/vault-systems-requirements-2024/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/vault-systems-requirements-2024/If your business is preparing to switch to Autodesk Vault in 2023 then it’s critical you have the right hardware to support its operation and guarantee the…Wed, 04 Sep 2024 06:43:17 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/autodesk-inventor-ilogic-and-external-dlls/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/autodesk-inventor-ilogic-and-external-dlls/What is iLogic? Autodesk Inventor iLogic is designed to extend the computational capabilities within Inventor, allowing users to include rules and more…Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:36:50 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/autodesk-vault-backup/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/autodesk-vault-backup/What are the best options for successfully backing up Autodesk Vault? When using Autodesk Vault for storing and managing your engineering documentation,…Sat, 15 Apr 2023 02:00:11 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/autodesk-vault-systems-requirements/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/autodesk-vault-systems-requirements/If your business is preparing to switch to Autodesk Vault in 2023 then you may be asking yourself about systems requirements for new software. It’s critical…Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:18:05 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/cad-and-product-design-trends-2023/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/cad-and-product-design-trends-2023/Manufacturers of any product or service type are faced with the constant challenge of adapting to changes in technology. While it’s somewhat of a cliche to…Mon, 27 Feb 2023 04:43:42 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/what-can-autodesk-vault-do/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/what-can-autodesk-vault-do/The biggest challenge for any modern engineering and manufacturing business that creates engineering designs using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD is the…Wed, 01 Feb 2023 02:18:05 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/vault-basic-vs-professional/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/vault-basic-vs-professional/Worrying about data management is not how designers and engineers want to spend their time? Not only can it affect creativity, productivity and product…Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:16:37 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/getting-confidence-in-fea-design-optimisation/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/getting-confidence-in-fea-design-optimisation/FEA Design Optimisation Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Every engineer wants to make confident designs based on Finite Element…Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:54:01 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/shell-vs-solid-elements-are-they-similar/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/shell-vs-solid-elements-are-they-similar/Regardless of whether you’re at the beginning of your Finite Element Modelling journey or have more extensive experience in the field, you probably know…Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:53:58 GMThttps://moderncad.com.au/blog/static-linear-static-nonlinear-or-explicit-fea-what-and-when/https://moderncad.com.au/blog/static-linear-static-nonlinear-or-explicit-fea-what-and-when/Learn about different types of analysis: Static Linear FEA or Static Nonlinear FEA or Explicit FEA – what and when? To satisfy basic design criteria or make…Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:53:11 GMT