Drawing Assistant

Drawing Assistant

Win64, English

Blue Mech
Drawing Assistant is your ultimate companion in the 2D drawing creation process.

General Usage Instructions

Drawing Assistant offers a range of features, including both free and premium options, to enhance your drawing experience. This great add-in is compatible with all versions of Autodesk® Inventor®, starting from the 2020 release.

The Dimension section is strategically located next to the standard dimensioning tools in Inventor, enhancing user organization and accessibility. One of the standout features is the Autodim function, which enables users to generate all necessary dimensions for a drawing view with just a single click. Additionally, users can choose different dimension types as needed.

The Next Dimension features are super handy for quickly tweaking dimensions on your sheet! Here’s what you can do:

  • Add Overall Dimensions: Easily add overall dimensions to your selected views.
  • Center Dimensions: Center all the dimensions right in the middle of the dimension line.
  • Arrange Dimensions: Organize all your dimensions neatly.
  • Center + Arrange Dimensions: Center and arrange all your dimensions for you!
  • Delete All Dimensions: Clear all the dimensions away for a fresh start.

The upcoming features are designed to empower you to fine-tune your balloons on the sheet with great efficiency. Here’s a glimpse of the incredible capabilities they offer:

  • Add Balloons: Seamlessly incorporate balloons into all or selected views.
  • Find Balloon: Effortlessly locate the position of the balloon on the sheet. The tool is capable of identifying multiple balloons on a single sheet as well.
  • Delete Balloons: Instantly remove all balloons with ease.

Lastly, some general functions:

  • Delete Sick: Removes invalid or erroneous values from the sheet, including but not limited to dimensions, balloons, and bend notes.
  • Clear Sheet: Removes all components from the currently active sheet, ensuring a clean slate for further modifications.
  • Delete Symbols: Removes all symbols inside the active sheet.
  • Rename Sheets: Renames all sheets to correspond with their associated reference documents for better organization and clarity.

 

This is just the beginning; exciting new features are on the horizon.

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Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

The add-in works for Inventor releases since 2020. The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plugin will start installing the app/plugin. Or, double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.
 
You can unload the plugin without uninstalling it by unchecking the “Loaded/Unloaded” checkbox associated with the plugin in the Inventor Add-In Manager. You may have to restart Inventor to unload the application completely.
 
To uninstall this plugin, exit the add-in if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the “Uninstall” button. Or, you can uninstall it from ‘Control Panel > Programs and Features’ (Windows 7/10/11), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.

Known Issues

Contact

Company Name: Blue Mech
Company URL: https://bluemech.de
Support Contact: info@bluemech.de

Author/Company Information

Blue Mech

Support Information

Version History

Version Number Version Description

26.0.0

First release.
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