Autodesk Projects and Dropbox

[RunawayEngineer]

I don't have much experience with these things (I'm hoping we can step up from thumb drives).
I think that if you are going to go for Dropbox, then you would be better off going with Google Drive. Dropbox was the first of it's kind, but Drive lets you do the exact thing, but with 15GB to play with (instead of 500MB). The Drive web interface is way ahead of Dropbox. Drive also lets you use Google Docs for communications, notetaking, etc.

[inventor_phild]

Hi All,

Just getting up and running for the 2015 season.

Always interesting to see the comments on file management. Ideally you want a system that allows checkin / checkout and Vault is the answer. As I know from many discussions offline with FRC teams it is not always possible to setup given the server restrictions in school labs.

Let me know if I can help with any file management issues. Looks like there are few good work flows and suggestions already posted.

[Ken Zaballos]

Originally Posted by inventor_phild

Let me know if I can help with any file management issues. Looks like there are few good work flows and suggestions already posted.

We now have Vault up and running and have successfully designed a drive base / custom transmission project this fall. It is definitely the way to go. We have been able to figure out the basics.

Are there tutorials available to show us the proper use of Vault? I'm sure it's pretty powerful and we are just scratching the surface.

Ken

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by inventor_phild

Hi All,

Just getting up and running for the 2015 season.

Always interesting to see the comments on file management. Ideally you want a system that allows checkin / checkout and Vault is the answer. As I know from many discussions offline with FRC teams it is not always possible to setup given the server restrictions in school labs.

Let me know if I can help with any file management issues. Looks like there are few good work flows and suggestions already posted.

Hi Phil. We used Vault in 2014 with great success, but we encountered great difficulty in setting up the project file and working folder. We recently went through the process again in preparation of the 2015 season and found it no easier to set up again, since we forgot a lot about what we did the first time. Also, we've had some difficulty using autoloader and bringing in files from other sources.

We'd be most appreciative of any tutorials you have.

Also, will Vault continue to work fine with files containing HSM data?

Finally, can we upgrade Inventor to 2015 and still keep our Vault server at 2014? Or will we need to upgrade that too?

Thanks.

[dawonn]

Grab CAD is now free for frc teams. It's awesome.

Web viewer, version history, unlimited storage, works with any cad fotmat.

[Arnav]

Last year 2590 switched from using Google Drive to GrabCAD. It allows students to upload changes without affecting the whole team's CAD. Users can view revision history before downloading changes. It was easy to use and setup. Unlimited storage is also a bonus. Plus, it's free to FRC teams this year, all you have to do is make an account and email the sales rep wit how many seats you want for your project.

I highly recommend using it.

[dawonn]

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[inventor_phild]

In response to the questions, I am currently locating tutorials for Vault and will post the links tomorrow.

[inventor_phild]

Here are a couple of links to many Vault tutorials. I like the second link which covers basic to advanced.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...334&qt=v ault tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheVaultKnowsAll

[Ken Zaballos]

Originally Posted by inventor_phild

Here are a couple of links to many Vault tutorials. I like the second link which covers basic to advanced.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...334&qt=v ault tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheVaultKnowsAll

Awesome! Thanks Phil!