John Hackney

John Hackney is an IMAGINiT Technologies manufacturing solutions consultant and is an Autodesk Inventor Certified Expert. His current assignments include Autodesk application implementation, training, and contract engineering assistance using a variety of Autodesk applications including Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD Electrical, and all versions of Autodesk Vault. John has 25 years' experience in the manufacturing industries including experience in converting machinery, high-speed pick and place, packaging machinery, and waste incineration equipment. He has served as CAD manager, designer, quality control checker, and engineering manager during his manufacturing years.

	Article Autodesk Inventor 2016 Home Page Offers Many Surprises 28 Jun, 2015 By: John Hackney IMAGINiT Tricks Tutorial: The new Inventor Home Page offers improved tools to increase productivity.
	Article Import Mechanical Desktop Drawings Directly into Inventor 2014 21 Aug, 2013 By: John Hackney IMAGINiT Tricks Tutorial: Try this new method to import your Autodesk Mechanical Desktop part files into an Inventor assembly model.
	Article Understanding AutoCAD Mechanical Object Snap Settings 12 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.
	Article Take Inventor Assembly Constraints to the Max — and Min 12 Jan, 2011 By: John Hackney Avatech Tricks Tutorial: Add limits to assembly constraints in Autodesk Inventor 2011.
	Article Track Geometric Points in AutoCAD 16 Jun, 2010 By: John Hackney Find points in relation to existing geometry without extra geometry.
	Article Effective iPart Editing in Autodesk Inventor 12 May, 2010 By: John Hackney Avatech Tricks Tutorial: Adding features or altering parameters after authoring an iPart calls for the Editing Scope function.
Article Do Your Fasteners Need a Different ID? (Avatech Tricks Tutorial) 30 Jun, 2007 By: John Hackney Creating a Custom Content Center library in Autodesk Inventor.
Article Do Your Fasteners Need a Different ID? (Avatech Tricks Tutorial) 30 Jun, 2007 By: John Hackney Creating a Custom Content Center library in Autodesk Inventor.
Article Do Your Fasteners Need a Different ID? (Avatech Tricks Tutorial) 30 Jun, 2007 By: John Hackney Creating a Custom Content Center library in Autodesk Inventor.
Article Do Your Fasteners Need a Different ID? (Avatech Tricks Tutorial) 30 Jun, 2007 By: John Hackney Creating a Custom Content Center library in Autodesk Inventor.