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John Hackney


John Hackney is a senior mechanical application engineer for IMAGINiT Technologies. He has 20 years' experience in the design and fabrication of high-speed machinery in various industries, including material converting, pick-and-place, and packaging. He holds an Inventor Certified Expert Certificate. John can be reached at john.hackney@avatech.com.


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Understanding AutoCAD Mechanical Object Snap Settings   13 Feb, 2013
By: John Hackney

IMAGINiT Tricks Tutorial: Do you ever feel like your object snaps are possessed? If you are experiencing odd behavior while using them, this tip can help.

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Take Inventor Assembly Constraints to the Max — and Min   13 Jan, 2011
By: John Hackney

Avatech Tricks Tutorial: Add limits to assembly constraints in Autodesk Inventor 2011.

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Track Geometric Points in AutoCAD   17 Jun, 2010
By: John Hackney

Avatech Tricks Tutorial: Find points in relation to existing geometry without extra geometry.

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Effective iPart Editing in Autodesk Inventor   13 May, 2010
By: John Hackney

Avatech Tricks Tutorial: Adding features or altering parameters after authoring an iPart calls for the Editing Scope function.

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Do Your Fasteners Need a Different ID? (Avatech Tricks Tutorial)   1 Jul, 2007
By: John Hackney

Creating a Custom Content Center library in Autodesk Inventor.

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Do Your Fasteners Need a Different ID? (Avatech Tricks Tutorial)   1 Jul, 2007
By: John Hackney

Creating a Custom Content Center library in Autodesk Inventor.

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Do Your Fasteners Need a Different ID? (Avatech Tricks Tutorial)   1 Jul, 2007
By: John Hackney

Creating a Custom Content Center library in Autodesk Inventor.

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Do Your Fasteners Need a Different ID? (Avatech Tricks Tutorial)   1 Jul, 2007
By: John Hackney

Creating a Custom Content Center library in Autodesk Inventor.

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Avatech Tricks: Parametric Design Using Inventor Part Files   15 Jul, 2005
By: John Hackney

Link and parametrically drive your assembly and part models using an Inventor part file

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Avatech Tricks: Parametric Design Using Inventor Part Files   15 Jul, 2005
By: John Hackney

Link and parametrically drive your assembly and part models using an Inventor part file

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