2015 – Chris and Jim CIM

CTI 2016: What is CIM?

Wow! I think I’m famous! First I saw of this was today, as posted on CalPoly Pomona’s YouTube page. It gives a short overview of what CIM is, and what you can expect to leave from core training with. Thanks CPP! [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/BKQE6w6Psn8″ width=”800″] ...

HOW DO I USE HSM, THE CAM TAB IN AUTODESK INVENTOR?

Written by Chris Hurd.

Question: How do I use HSM, the CAM tab in Autodesk Inventor? Solution: Do we have some tutorials for you! Jim and I put this together, as Jim has been playing with it for some time now, and we feel comfortable enough to put out some videos. Please keep in mind that these videos are only...

HOW DO I MAKE A CONTAINER IN INVENTOR?

Written by Chris Hurd.

Question: How do I make a container for CIM class in Inventor? Solution: There are many ways to do this, and thanks to Jim, there a bunch of video tutorials to walk you through it step by step from making the part in Inventor 2015, and then putting the tool paths on it, simulating it, and posting...

Top 5 STEM Related Gifts From Santa Claus for 2015

Written by Chris Hurd.

WHAT TECHIE TEENS IN MY PLTW CLASSES REALLY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS!

How do I make Inventor default to 3 decimal places?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I make Inventor default to 3 decimal places instead of two? Answer: Well, you just need to change the default dimension style. It’s a setting buried in the menu’s that is best explained in the image below. Just follow the steps and change it to the default that you want! ...

2015 CIM CTI Factory Smackdown!

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Awesome factories built by teachers at CIM CTI this year! What do you get when you put a bunch of teachers together, teach them about industrial robotics and automation, then give them VEX and Lynxmotion robots? Factories of course! See some of the spectacular projects teachers from around...

HOW DO I MAKE THE PARTS FOR THE MASS PROPERTY ANALYSIS ACTIVITY?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I make the parts for the Mass Property Analysis activity? Solution: There are many ways to do this, and thanks to Jim, there a four video tutorials to walk you through them step by step from a solid piece of material in Inventor subtracted down to a finished part. Click on the videos...

Example Factories

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: Do you have any sample factories I can show my students to get them excited? Solution: Sure do…. see the links below! Be sure to send us any that you and your students do… we would love to feature them here! [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/ee0ut-RfTgU” width=”800″] CalPoly’s...

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CTI 2016: What is CIM?

HOW DO I USE HSM, THE CAM TAB IN AUTODESK INVENTOR?

HOW DO I MAKE A CONTAINER IN INVENTOR?

How do I make Inventor default to 3 decimal places?

2015 CIM CTI Factory Smackdown!

HOW DO I MAKE THE PARTS FOR THE MASS PROPERTY ANALYSIS ACTIVITY?

Example Factories

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