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IMAGINiT Technologies adds utilities for Autodesk Vault Client and Vault Server

January 28, 2022 By WTWH Editor Leave a Comment

The IMAGINiT Technologies’ Vault Client Utilities 2022.1 and IMAGINiT Vault Server Utilities 2022.1 releases include several new Utilities as well as notable enhancements to existing Utilities that extend the power of Autodesk Vault.

“Our software development team has a long history of creating productivity enhancing software tools that bring increased value to our customers who use Autodesk software products in their design processes,” says Matt Mason, director of software solutions, IMAGINiT Technologies. “Staffing challenges are one of the biggest obstacles facing design teams today, and the need to do more with less people makes it necessary to find new ways to increase productivity and efficiencies. Our Utilities are designed to eliminate repetitive tasks, automate processes that are labor intensive and add increased functionality to Autodesk software. These Utilities help teams be more productive, efficient and ultimately more profitable.”

In addition to being compatible with the 2022 release of Autodesk Vault, each Utility runs directly inside the Autodesk Vault products to streamline usage and provide a seamless user experience.

Vault Client Utilities 2022.1

Vault Client Utilities 2022.1 offers Vault users two brand new Utilities in addition to several notable enhancements.

–Local Copy Cleanup is a new Utility that helps individuals quickly and safely reclaim space on their computer hard drive by identifying and removing redundant local files from current projects in Vault. The Utility can be set to run on a schedule and if redundancies are found, users are asked to confirm or approve the deletion.
–Copy Folder Permissions is another new Utility that reduces human error and takes the complexity out of ensuring the right team members always have the appropriate access to project folders. As team requirements evolve, this advancement helps to automatically copy permission updates whether it’s assigning or removing user access to specific folders. The previous manual process was time-consuming and error-prone.
–Lifecycle Change Notification Utility can now be more interactive and allows users to adjust the distribution list before notifications are sent to ensure that the right people have all relevant information.
–Standard Folders Utility enhancements now allow administrators to customize the rollout of the standardized document sets that go to all Vault users in the organization and select the files that will be overwritten or cleaned-up post roll-out.

Vault Server Utilities 2022.1

This latest release of administrator focused Vault Server Utilities includes one new Utility and several notable enhancements that bring immediate ROI to CAD managers.

–Related Files Checker is a new time-saving Utility that can be setup in the background to regularly scan for new files that meet specific criteria and align with the rules applied to related files (for example, a drawing needing a PDF or a sheet metal file needing a DXF). If a missing file is identified, an automated process can quickly search for or create the missing file. Team productivity is maximized by ensuring members have the files to do what’s required of them instead of searching, recreating or synchronizing missing files.
–Vault Backup enhancement includes the ability to automatically synchronize to another location, such as the Cloud, once a regular back-up is completed.
–Network License enhancement now allows CAD managers to run various IMAGINiT Utilities remotely without having to request specific server access.
–Vault Metadata enhancement now allows users to add missing data from an external source such as a spreadsheet. If the data already exists within Vault, it will not be overwritten.

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IMAGINiT Technologies releases utilities for Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D and Vault 2022 software

June 18, 2021 By WTWH Editor Leave a Comment

IMAGINiT Technologies now offers more than 75 utilities that extend the capabilities of Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D and Vault 2022 software.

The new Utilities enable teams to improve both productivity and accuracy by removing redundancies and rework, as well as by reducing errors associated with manual updates and changes. As a longstanding Autodesk Authorized Developer, IMAGINiT’s dedicated team of software developers rigorously beta test the Utilities to ensure the highest quality user experience.

“For more than a dozen years, our software development team has been listening to customer challenges we encounter in the field, to student feedback from our training courses and to the technical issues resolved by our support center,” says Bill Zavadil, president, IMAGINiT Technologies. “Our unique combination of software development expertise supported by real-world insights from both our customers and application engineers, enables us to transform these challenges into purpose-built tools that give our customers a distinct competitive advantage.”

All IMAGINiT Utilities run directly inside the Autodesk software eliminating tedious and time-consuming tasks and boosting productivity. And to further minimize downtime, all utilities now include a direct link to IMAGINiT’s popular online education portal, ProductivityNOW, where subscribers can quickly find answers to their toughest questions.

IMAGINiT is launching new tools in each of the following three collections of Utilities.

IMAGINiT Utilities for Revit

More than 40 unique IMAGINiT Utilities for Revit now fully support Autodesk Revit versions from 2018 through 2022. In response to customer requests, IMAGINiT is also including the most popular tools from their previously-retired Scan to BIM software to help teams work more efficiently with point clouds in Revit. These new tools dramatically reduce time spent on tedious tasks, allowing teams to use their time more effectively.

IMAGINiT Utilities for Civil 3D

The IMAGINiT Utilities for Civil 3D include three new Utilities designed to maximize team productivity by accelerating processes through automation, making critical data easy to extract and simplifying complex workflows. Each of the 17 Utilities fully support Autodesk Civil 3D software versions 2019 through 2022 allowing more users access to the full power of these productivity tools.

IMAGINiT Utilities for Vault Client

More than a dozen IMAGINiT Utilities for Vault Client now fully support the Autodesk Vault 2022 software release. Each of these Utilities are designed with the sole purpose to improve management processes, automate workflows and provide access to critical data.

IMAGINiT Utilities Availability

Available in standalone or network versions, IMAGINiT Utilities are complimentary to clients who have an active Autodesk subscription through IMAGINiT. Otherwise, companies may purchase and download individual IMAGINiT Utilities directly from the IMAGINiT eStore.

IMAGINiT Pulse increases business critical data sharing

November 13, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Developed to overcome data workflow challenges facing design and manufacturing engineers and architects, IMAGINiT Pulse now offers more integrations with multiple business systems and software platforms as well as support for the Autodesk Vault 2019 product release. Visitors to IMAGINiT at Autodesk University (AU) 2018 in Las Vegas, NV will see first-hand how they can use Pulse to connect engineering data to other business systems.

“Customers who use IMAGINiT Pulse experience more efficient and collaborative design workflows due to a reduction in errors that normally stem from the manual re-entry of data between disparate business systems,” says Scott Hale, vice president of professional services, IMAGINiT Technologies. “Our team has designed integrations that enable the sharing of data between design engineering software and other enterprise-wide, mission-critical software platforms. IMAGINiT Pulse creates an environment where teams can work with confidence knowing that the data they are working with is the most up-to-date and accurate regardless of where it originated.”

Key New Features

IMAGINiT Pulse enables organizations to integrate different types of business applications independent of platform, programming language, or API. Key new features include:

Increased Integrations with Business Systems such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), computerized maintenance management (CMMS), and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems, allow increased data sharing with design engineering tools ensuring downstream data integrity.
New Connectors for Autodesk Vault 2019 automatically flow information from one software program such as Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle to the latest version of Autodesk Vault.

Enhanced User Role Definition gives administrators the ability to set different levels of permissions for individual team members based on their specific role in the project including access to connection settings, workflows and data transformation scripts.
A Comprehensive Library of Connectors allows users to transfer key data between Vault, Fusion Lifecycle, Autodesk BIM 360 Ops, and BuildingLink. Based on unique client needs, IMAGINiT experts have built additional connectors for other systems including ERP (such as NetSuite), CRM (such as Salesforce.com), Intranets (such as SharePoint), and more.

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Utilities for Autodesk software

July 25, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

IMAGINiT Technologies’ customers who subscribe to Autodesk software have complimentary access to several new IMAGINiT Utilities for Autodesk Revit, Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D and Autodesk Vault Client. With more than 40 individual IMAGINiT utilities now available, building information modeling (BIM) coordinators and computer aided design (CAD) managers can increase team efficiencies and reduce human error by automating redundancies.

“IMAGINiT utilities extend the power of your Autodesk software, and each year, our development team releases new utilities to ensure customers spend their time focused on the design process instead of manual tasks,” says Bill Zavadil, senior vice president of professional services, IMAGINiT Technologies. “Our utilities aim to automate those time consuming, manual tasks, thereby freeing up design teams so that they can accomplish more in less time.”

IMAGINiT Utilities for Autodesk Revit

Now with 27 tools that run directly inside Revit software, IMAGINiT Utilities for Revit include three new utilities.

New Utilities for Revit 2019 include:

Annotation Font Update scans the model for all font references and, through an easy-to-use wizard, allows users to update fonts throughout the entire model.

Family Placement looks at families that are in a folder structure and – with just a few clicks – allows users to load and place them so they are available in the current model. Running as a Palette inside Revit, it is available to users whenever needed.

Shared Parameter Check scans your model for the shared parameters that should be migrated to your centralized file or for inconsistent shared parameter identifiers and type/instance settings.

IMAGINiT Utilities for AutoCAD Civil 3D

With the addition of this latest tool, IMAGINiT Utilities for Civil 3D now includes a total of 10 tools designed to help BIM coordinators, infrastructure project managers and CAD champions to increase collaboration by leveraging new design workflows.

KML/KMZ Import brings geometry from Google Earth/Google Maps into the model allowing the creation of new workflows and collaboration with individuals who do not need access to Civil 3D. Individuals can mark out areas for development in Google Earth/Google Maps and engineers can import the KML file into Civil 3D to create a baseline for the design.

IMAGINiT Utilities for Autodesk Vault Client

IMAGINiT Utilities for Vault Client help CAD managers and non-CAD users better manage data workflows. New tools for 2019 are:

Create Local Folders allows users to generate folders in their Windows working folder hierarchy to match the Vault folders.

Visual Lifecycle Tab provides a visual description of the current file’s lifecycle definition, including its current state as well as the available transitions to other states.

Link Generator easily sends information to others by retrieving links to the Vault Thin Client for selected items or files.

Auto-Update Folder Properties to File offers a way to quickly synchronize properties applied at the folder level to corresponding properties at the file level.

IMAGINiT Utilities Availability

IMAGINiT Utilities for Revit, IMAGINiT Utilities for AutoCAD Civil 3D and IMAGINiT Utilities for Vault Client are available to customers maintaining their annual Autodesk subscription through IMAGINiT. These free software utilities can be accessed via IMAGINiT’s ProductivityNOW Portal. Those who are not already IMAGINiT customers may purchase these utilities directly from the IMAGINiT eStore.

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Video: Data Management Best Practices to Avoid Rework on Shop Floor

February 23, 2015 By Barb Schmitz Leave a Comment

Manufacturers are always looking out for ways to work more efficiently, reducing the amount of scrap and rework required to produce products. The reality is that the best way to accomplish these goals starts upstream in the product development process.

Caleb Funk, Manufacturing Solutions Team Manager from IMAGINiT Technologies, shares leading data management practices used by successful manufacturers in this video. Downstream, these practices help to avoid costly scrap and rework on the shop floor.

Successful manufacturers establish and define good data management practices by:
* Establishing rules for creating, routing and revising design documents.
* Developing and adhering religiously to styles and generating their own corporate libraries to ensure consistency across drawings

These things alone will cut down misunderstandings that lead to time delays and costly rework and scrap. In order to catalogue and protect intellectual property, however, manufacturers need to invest in a data management system that sits on top of their 3D design software and organizes parts and assemblies so that existing information can easily be reused and the latest version easily identified.

In addition, manufacturers should look beyond software for efficiencies and not assume that software alone can solve all problems. They must examine the bottlenecks and create workflows that eliminate them. Take advantage of process automation to speed things up and improve accuracy.

Errors can be reduced by ensuring upstream and downstream systems are integrated with engineering software. Sales systems should feed engineering with final order details, informing purchasing at the same time. Similarly engineering should be integrated directly with the CAM systems on the shop floor. When engineering releases the final design, everyone works with the same information and there will be no nasty surprises coming off the line.

A central location for all design data enables the tracking of versions and revisions and ensures that everyone is working off of the latest data sets. Once standardized, manufacturers can create the rules for creating, routing and revising documents. These rules will help keep teams and projects on track.