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  • Autodesk Vault 2025 SDK – Breaking News

    Have you seen Vault 2025’s new functional and administrative enhancements? I suggest reading Autodesk Vault 2025 What’s New Overview first if not. The Vault API directly supported most of the enhancements. However, the Vault 2025 SDK also introduced support for .NET Core and continued supporting .NET Framework developments. The development community requested it for a while; now…

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  • Autodesk Vault SDK Getting Started #5 – Login/Authorization Types

    The Autodesk Vault SDK enables developers to build custom applications that interact with Vault servers. Any Vault application must log in and, in most cases, obtain a Vault license. Watching the Vault Customization Forum discussions, establishing a Vault connection is one of the most discussed topics. Even long-term API consumers may struggle to migrate legacy applications as…

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  • Autodesk Vault SDK Getting Started #4 – Event Handler

    The Autodesk Vault Professional API enables developers to implement individual business logic handling events like check-in. Custom applications can subscribe to different event types for any Vault entity type. Handling events also includes capabilities to restrict the execution of the underlying action. The SDK template “API Onboarding – Event Handler” provides a pre-coded starting point for new Event and…

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  • Autodesk Vault SDK Getting Started #3 – Custom Job

    Autodesk Vault Professional includes automation capabilities known as Job Processor. Job Processing includes a server-side component (Job Server), the Job Queue, and a Job Scheduler. Job Processors are Vault Clients that log on to the server and pick up jobs for execution. Many job types are available as a default but might have good reasons to…

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  • Autodesk Vault 2025 What’s New

    Autodesk Vault 2025 is here with enhancements to help you accelerate your overall design creation and data management experience. Vault subscribers can start taking advantage of the new functionality right away. This release of Vault delivers enhancements you and the Vault user community requested. Watch the overview video to see some of the new features…

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  • Autodesk Vault SDK Getting Started #2 – Console Application

    The Autodesk Vault API enables developers to establish standalone applications that interact with a Vault server. A console application could be seen as the most basic Vault application; the primary intent of this type is automation, like connecting two systems by reading data from Vault and transferring it to other targets. The biggest challenge for a standalone…

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  • Autodesk Vault SDK Getting Started #1 – Installing the SDK

    The Autodesk Vault SDK/API is an inclusive component of each Vault Client or Vault Server installation. To install the SDK, run the setup in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Vault Client <version>\SDK\setup.exe or C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Vault Server <version>\SDK\setup.exe. Both options result in a new folder C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk Vault SDK <version>. I recommend completing your working environment right after the SDK installation: This…

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  • Getting Started with Autodesk Vault Customization

    Autodesk Vault is the most used on-premise data management solution for Autodesk CAD tools like Inventor or AutoCAD. One of the reasons is the capability to adopt customizations. Are you familiar with Autodesk Vault Professional, and would you like to get started to extend with custom features? The Vault product family offers access points to…

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  • Why You Should Use Fusion 360 Manage Modern UI – Item Details

    If you are one of our PLM customers using  Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage  and not yet using its modern user interface, we created this blog series especially for you. In our first post, we covered five important features in the modern UI to make you more productive. In the second post we highlighted the additional capabilities…

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  • How to Access Your Data with the Vault Mobile App

    Have you ever needed to access design and engineering data while on the jobsite or away from your workstation? The Autodesk Vault mobile app allows you to work with your vaulted design and engineering data on your mobile device anywhere, anytime. The mobile app is a companion app to the Autodesk Vault desktop client; it…

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  • Why Engineering Managers Love PLM

    Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a software application that helps manage the entire lifecycle of a product from its inception to its retirement. It is a critical tool for many industries, particularly in manufacturing, as it helps streamline the product development process and improve efficiency. Engineering managers like you love PLM for several reasons, the…

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  • Autodesk Vault Helps Warren Services Speed Up Engineering Projects

    Warren Services is a manufacturing business in England based in Thetford, Norfolk. Founded in 1990, the company has spent decades evolving its business and building an enterprise that provides high quality precision engineering services. Using state of the art machinery and technology combined with the expertise of its staff, Warren Services makes bespoke complex machinery…

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