• DDM Inventor Tutorial Videos

  Step by Step guide to managing Autodesk Inventor data in DDM

  
  

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DDM Tutorials Step 1 – Understanding & Configuring the CAD Integration between DDM & Inventor

0:30 Starting the Inventor integration with DDM
1:40 Configuring the Integration
2:40 Configuring the Inventor Quick Access Toolbar
3:50 Configuring DDM options when working with Inventor
5:05 Calling DDM from Inventor
6:40 The DDM ‘working’ directory

DDM Tutorials Step 2 – Creating Inventor Parts, Assemblies and Drawings

00:20 Pinning and unpinning a folder, setting the current working folder
01:40 Creating an Inventor part and storing it to DDM
02:30 Assigning a part number, description and category
03:05 Choosing a folder to save to, current working folder prompts
04:40 Modifying a part already stored to DDM
06:50 Loading specific file versions
07:35 Creating an Inventor drawing and storing it to DDM
08:50 Creating neutral file formats, e.g. DXF files
10:10 Creating a search favourite
11:15 Creating an Inventor assembly (load sub-part) and storing it to DDM
14:55 Examining product structure in DDM
16:20 Reserving items back to the project folder

DDM Tutorials Step 3 – BOM Management and the Release Manager

00:35 Viewing the product structure in DDM
00:50 DDM BOM editor
01:20 Showing the BOM as a Bill of Quantity
02:15 Configuring columns in the BOM editor window
03:25 Setting position numbers and ordering the BOM
04:25 Hiding items not required on the BOM
05:25 Modifying quantities in the BOM
06:50 Adding items to the BOM
07:40 Linking documents to part records
10:10 Exporting the BOM to Excel
10:50 Viewing BOM reports
11:10 Using the Release Manager
13:35 Changing lifecycle state using a folder action & workflow
13:55 Creating a folder action
14:10 Reserving items into a folder/folder action
15:30 Moving a folder/folder action through a workflow

DDM Tutorials Step 4 – Change Orders and Up Issuing Models and Drawings

01:05 Raising a Change Order
01:50 Customising DDM toolbars
02:50 Reserving affected items for change to the change order folder
03:25 Sending the change order folder forward in the workflow
04:35 Automatically created change order tasks
06:00 Re-assigning work
06:50 Up-issuing a model and drawing in Inventor as part of a change order
10:05 Using the Replace In Manager
11:10 Setting permissions for users to replace into ‘Released’ assemblies
12:20 Referencing up-issued items back to the project folder
12:45 Closing a change order

DDM Tutorials Step 5 – Copying Models and Drawings and Renaming

1:00 Creating new ‘ad hoc’ dividers in a folder
1:55 Creating a copy of an existing assembly using ‘Save-As’
5:25 Moving items in a folder to a divider
6:00 Renaming items
9:10 Replacing function