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Assemblies of components in Inventor and AutoCAD Electriсal

Assemblies of components in Inventor and AutoCAD Electriсal

It must be possible for the component of electrical circuit that contains multiple components such as circuit breaker with auxiliary contacts, assign the assembly of the same parts in Inventor. Now this is not possible. Now is supported the relationship only for details.

 

Also need to be able to connect an electrical circuit part in Electrical and assembly in Inventor. It is necessary for such parts, comprising protective covers or parts with complex structure. Now this is not possible. Who supported the relationship only for details.

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18 Comments
ermolov-s
Advocate

Without the ability to work with assemblies in Inventor associated with circuit elements, can not fully designing electrical cabinets in 3D.

ccad2509
Advisor

thats going to be a hard one

 

first of all you need to distingish bertween an assembly that has parts in that do not change the phyical size of a item

 

and an assembly of parts which grows in size

 

your going to have to map an assembly in acade to a specific model in inventor

 

or have the abilty to have all the seperate parts appear in inventor and assemble them up in some sort of group fashion

 

before placing them in a final location

 

its not there yet  

ermolov-s
Advocate

I think it should look like the following:

1) For a component consisting of several parts, the Inventor creates a subassembly in the main Assembly;
2) In the subassembly from the library of the electrical elements are inserted to the model elements included in the component;
3) After the insertion of all components, subassembly is stored in a separate file, the Inventor returns to the main Assembly;
4) To facilitate the mutual placement of the components when inserted into the subassembly, you can use IPart - parts are automatically installed in the right place. I do as well;
5) Or can be associated with the parts of an electric circuit corresponding sub-assemblies in Inventor;
6) If a component of an electric circuit is changed (added to or removed new elements), the Inventor in the relevant subassemblies are removed or added to these elements - manual or automatic;
7) Inventor should be able to extract the point of connection not only of the details, but from the Assembly.

I think with this approach, there is nothing complicated to implement...

ermolov-s
Advocate

If you do not provide the opportunity to work in Electrical components with assemblies in Inventor, get full product specifications of the cabinet, including additional components such as cabinet body, tires, DIN rails, etc. in Inventor it will be impossible. Add in the specification of cabinet in Electrical such additional components of the assembly in Inventor also impossible, since they are not elements of the electrical circuit. So in the end, none of the programs can not get the full specification of the components of the cabinet. I hope that the opportunity to work with assemblies of electrical components in Inventor will be realized in the future. In this case it will be a full opportunity to work with diagrams in Electrical, and work with the assembly of the cabinet and its specifications - in Inventor.

vikas.vaishnav
Autodesk

With AutoCAD Electrical 2016 supporting EMX workflow I believe this use case can be resolved. Or please correct me if my understanding is not correct. 

 

How to resolve? - In ACADE you can assign a particular INSTALLATION and LOCATION to a particular circuit. And do the same in Inventor. This will help you to view all the parts of ACADE circuit under a specific INSTALLATION, LOCATION node on the Location View tree, simillarly on Inventor side assign the same INSTALLATION and LOCATION at the assembly level so that all the Inventor parts in that assembly will come under the same INSTALLATION, LOCATION node on Location view tree in Inventor. In this way you can view and link different components of a circuit in ACADE to different parts in assembly.

 

How to have components in Inventor like DINRAIL etc show up in Location View? - You can add ANY component in Inventor and it will show up in Location View (on both ACADE and INVENTOR side) if you assign any of the "Electrical Properties" to the part on the Inventor side. To assign Electrical Properties (like INSTALLATION, LOCATION, CATALOG DATA etc) on Inventor side you need to rt click on part and choose "Electrical Properties" in the menu. Once you put in some values they appear in Location View and eventually help you to make a consolidated list of parts on ACADE and INVENTOR side. 

 

Please let me know if this clarifies you question? Pardon me if my understanding is incorrect.

 

Regards,

ACADE Team

vikas.vaishnav
Autodesk
Status changed to: Future Consideration
 
ccad2509
Advisor

You’re not going to like the answer

Eplan have already cracked this problem in pro-panel

And it’s a fundamental way Eplan handles Macros (blocks)

I have just created a Schneider harmony push button

It has a button head,A collar

And then you can assemble multiple switch contacts which change the size of the pushbutton assembly

 

go to this link and download document DIA5ED2121212EN

 

http://www.schneider-electric.com/download/ww/en/results/0/0/8338004-Harmony-XB4-current/0/

 

 

See pages 12&13

 

I have created

Variant A    1  N/O Contact
Variant B    1  N/C Contact
Variant C    2  N/O Contact
Variant E    2  N/C Contact
Variant F    1  N/O & 1 N/C Contact
Variant G    3  N/C Contact
Variant H    3  N/O Contact
Variant I    2  N/O & 1 N/C Contact

 

Because Macros are like Dynamic blocks on steroids it’s not 8 different Macros it’s a single Macros which has up to 16 different variations built into the Macro

 

So when you insert the macros there’s a pull down menu to select the variant you want

 

And in the parts database you define which macro and what variant is required

 

I know you’re going to reinvent the wheel but this is how an Ecad company using electrical engineers solved this problem

 

Using mechanical engineers to solve what is effectively an electrical design issue will result in an unwieldy slow and time consuming solution which in practice nobody will use

 

The fundamental here is electrical people don’t need the full inventor solution

 

90% of inventor functionality can be thrown away and few electrical specific functionality needs to be added

 

What’s the 3d engine running Eplan pro-panel it’s the open source product open cascade

 

Which should tell you inventor is far to powerful for panel design

 

Just A User

Not A Consultant

with eyes wide open on what the competation is doing better 

 

ermolov-s
Advocate

Assigning detail parameters INSTALLATION, LOKATION etc. in the inventor can not add them to the specifications in the electrical. Similarly, since the components of the electrical components represented one whole part in the inventor, it is also impossible to obtain a complete specification of the product. That there is a connection between the programs there, but the full specification can not be obtained in any of the programs.

ccad2509
Advisor

ermolov

 

you are not wrong its a fundamental issue

 

Autodesk are trying to make two seperate applications written for different discipline's work together seamlessly

 

whats required which will not happen as the cost and resources will not be allocated is write a 3d application which is built into acade as standard which can then create an inventor assembly which links into the mechanical model

ermolov-s
Advocate

I think the idea is to use the features of inventor for the design of the product is correct. If you follow the idea of building a digital prototype of the product, which can contain a mix of electric, pneumatic, hydraulic and other parts, the inventor here fit very well. Inventor is a more flexible medium than EPLAN PRO Panel thanks to its versatility. But to ensure effective interaction between Electrical and Inventor still lacks the following:
1) Work with assemblies of components consisting of several parts. I think, not necessarily to create a sub Assembly in Inventor, you can simply specify the individual parts in the Assembly of the electrical component. In the browser Inventor of the electrical components you need to display the full composition of each part of the electrical circuit.
2) you Need to be able to create items with a specific purpose, such as DIN rail and cable channels. The placement of parts on DIN-rails and wiring in the cable channels should be simplified.
3) you Need to implement the ability to create a simplified wiring in the cable channels, as is done in PRO Panel. Creating bundles in inventor takes too much time and resources and for the design of electrical cabinets is not necessary.

ermolov-s
Advocate

Also need to display the tags of the components of the electric circuit on the parts of the Assembly and the drawing and to simplify the construction of the terminal blocks with the possibility of obtaining full spec means Inventor. The parameters of the electrical contacts need to determine for each connection point.

vikas.vaishnav
Autodesk

Thanks to you both for your comments and explanations. 

 

I have few more questions and suggestions:

 

"Assigning detail parameters INSTALLATION, LOKATION etc. in the inventor can not add them to thespecifications in the electrical. Similarly, since the components of the electrical components represented one whole part in the inventor, it is also impossible to obtain a complete specification of the product. That there is a connection between the programs there, but the full specification can not be obtained in any of theprograms."
 
What all do you mean by full specifications? Also, here's a solution, let me know if this is not working - 
  • You can take any ASSEMBLY on Inventor and group that as a single PART in Inventor.
  • In AutoCAD Electrical you can  create the same component and use 'ASSEMBLY CODE' field in catalog database to provide details of accessories. (I am assuming this will associate the complete specifications you are talking about with the Electrical Block.)
  • In Location view when you link this Inventor part with AutoCAD electrical component having catalog data, you can view the same catalog data and related sub accessory details with Inventor part with the help of 'ASSEMBLY CODE'. 
  • Similarly you can do other way round. If you have full specification for all accessories assigned an'ASSEMBLY CODE' in your catalog database, you can assign the same details on Inventor side. And on linking this with Electrical component all details are visible in AutoCAD Electrical. The details will be captured in BOM as well. 

Let me know your thoughts on that, does it solves your problem. However I agree working with assembly is next thing we should be focusing on.

 
1) Work with assemblies of components consisting of several parts. I think, not necessarily to create a sub Assembly in Inventor, you can simply specify the individual parts in the Assembly of the electrical component. In the browser Inventor of the electrical components you need to display the full composition of each part of the electrical circuit.
Please elaborate more on this point. I believe this is currently possible in AutoCAD Electrical 2016. All parts of an Assembly (all parts having either pins or having any electrical properties) will show up in Location veiw browser in Inventor. 
 
2) you Need to be able to create items with a specific purpose, such as DIN rail and cable channels. The placement of parts on DIN-rails and wiring in the cable channels should be simplified.
3) you Need to implement the ability to create a simplified wiring in the cable channels, as is done in PRO Panel. Creating bundles in inventor takes too much time and resources and for the design of electrical cabinets is not necessary.
Agreed, this is a suggestion already under future consideration.
 
Also need to display the tags of the components of the electric circuit on the parts of the Assembly and the drawing and to simplify the construction of the terminal blocks with the possibility of obtaining full spec means Inventor. The parameters of the electrical contacts need to determine for each connection point.
We display the electrical tags on parts of Inventor's assembly once the components are linked in location view. Could not understand the last part of sentence regaring parameters of electrical contacts. Which parameters are you talking about? 
 
Regards,
AutoCAD Electrical Team.
ccad2509
Advisor

Okay so I don’t think you’re getting it so let’s try some simple maths

I have a relay its rail mounted and can be expanded

I can add an adder block on top

The adder block can be

  1. 2n/o 2n/c contacts adder block
  2. 1n/o 1n/c contacts adder block
  3. Timer delay adder block

I can also mount another adder block on top if i wanted to

So that breaks down to 1x3x3 = 9 mechanical variations for one relay

How do you propose to generate all those models?

How do you propose to create all those assemblies?

Now i have a circuit breaker that has internal and external additions

You can fit internally

  1. 1n/o 1n/c contact adder block
  2. 2 no contacts adder block
  3. 2n/c contacts adder block

Externally i can fit

 

  1. 1n/o 3n/c contacts adder block
  2. 2n/o 2n/c contacts adder block
  3. 3n/o 1n/c contacts adder block
  4. 4 n/o contacts adder block
  5. 1n/o 1n/c adder block
  6. 2 n/o adder block
  7. 2n/c adder block
  8. Timer delay adder block

So now we have 1X3x8 variations =24 different assemblies The way you propose will not work simply because what you’re proposing is creating individual assemblies for each variation 

 

Which in an average size company with say 5 acades will need to employ somebody just to keep up with the amount of variants you need to create

 

Congratulations the solution provided is exactly as i predicted long slow and unwieldy

 

Rule 1 and you must adhere to this rule regardless of what you think may be right

 

The electrical designer/engineer dictates what goes in the panel not the mechanical guy so all the information originates from Acade not inventor

 

Inventor needs to process this information from Acade not the other way round Since we know they wont change inventor to accomadate ACADE

 

That’s why the Eplan solution works and the Autodesk solution does not 

 

 

ermolov-s
Advocate

Vikas.vaishnav, on most of Your questions answered in the previous message.

Regarding the display of tags you can see more here.

In addition to details of the electric circuit... In the Assembly of the electrical Cabinet is added many other details that are not parts of the electrical circuit. For example, the Cabinet, mounting accessories etc. These details may not be included in the Electrical specification in ACADE. That is necessary for picking the product to combine the two specifications is one of the Electrical components of the electrical circuit and the other from Inventor - the rest of the details. It's not comfortable. Therefore, it is necessary to obtain the full specification of the product was from one program, such as Inventor. So when you export data from Electrical to Inventor, you must not use Assembly code, need use of catalog data of each part in the Assembly of electrical component separately.

ermolov-s
Advocate

Regarding the parameters of the electrical contacts... Need to specify the direction of joining for each electrical contact of a component, or group of contacts, not the entire part. Inventor is not always correctly determines the direction of joining of the conductor, it is sometimes necessary to fix the direction of the connection on the opposite manually. Can also be electrical components that have more than two different directions wired connections, such as these:

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vikas.vaishnav
Autodesk

Hi CCad2509, 

 

Thanks for explaining the use case in detail. I get it now and understand that we do not support this particular case in proposed solution. This will be an enhancement to us, which is supporting Auxillary contacts to act like individual components on Inventor side. We shall keep it under consideration and look for more similar feedback from users. 

 

Hi ermolov, 

 

In addition to details of the electric circuit... In the Assembly of the electrical Cabinet is added many other details that are not parts of the electrical circuit. For example, the Cabinet, mounting accessories etc. These details may not be included in the Electrical specification in ACADE. That is necessary for picking the product to combine the two specifications is one of the Electrical components of the electrical circuit and the other from Inventor - the rest of the details. It's not comfortable. Therefore, it is necessary to obtain the full specification of the product was from one program, such as Inventor. So when you export data from Electrical to Inventor, you must not use Assembly code, need use of catalog data of each part in the Assembly of electrical component separately.

Thanks again for explanation. You can have any component from inventor like Cabinet, Mounting accessories, etc exported to ACADE with its full specifications and have them captured in ACADE program. You dont need to draw them explicitly in ACADE to for program to capture their specs.  Also, we are working on a feature to have one program (ACADE) to build this full list of specifications. If you want i can send you invite to join customer council where you can review this work in progress feature and tell us more on how it can be refined. 

 

Regarding the parameters of the electrical contacts... Need to specify the direction of joining for eachelectrical contact of a component, or group of contacts, not the entire part. Inventor is not always correctlydetermines the direction of joining of the conductor, it is sometimes necessary to fix the direction of the connection on the opposite manually. Can also be electrical components that have more than two differentdirections wired connections, such as these:

 

Well there is a way in which you can define the direction of wires for terminals in ACADE and have it wired in similar fashion in Inventor. (also vice versa). The way you define wire connection for terminals is through Terminal strip editor in terms of left and right. This is the exact same way it also appears on Inventor side as shown in screenshot below:

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The direction defined on TSE is same as what is visible in Inventor. The way it shows up in Inventor is as below. PinL is left side on TSE and PinR is right side on TSE. 

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It may not be a perfect solution for all cases but can help in some of the cases to define direction of connection. Let me know if this helps you. 

 

Regards,

AutoCAD Electrical Team. 

 

ermolov-s
Advocate

Thank you, Vikas.Vaishnav. Regarding the direction of the wiring, I talked about the tools of the connecting element in Inventor.

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Since the direction of conductors is determined for the parts Inventor sometimes incorrectly determines the direction of the conductor. Wires sometimes enter into the details, not the outside. We have to correct manually.

 

I use the tool to determine the direction of connection terminals. But correctly receive two connection points for terminal in Inventor I can not. More this problem is described here. Topic Starter did not respond to my request.

ermolov-s
Advocate

If electrical schematic component is represented as an Assembly (with ASSEMBLYLIST/ASSEMBLYCODE or by adding elements to the main component), it is not necessary to do an Assembly in Inventor. If the component is an Assembly, in the browser of the electrical components in Inventor to do for such components tree. Nodes of the tree must be included with Assembly items (see the picture below).

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When placing these components in Inventor, the user must place each item of such compnent in the Assembly (or specify existing components). But must be have the ability to add the finished Assembly from the library (for example, it is convenient to relay, when may not be in the Assembly of the relay without socket). Also it would be nice to have the option to add components to any components in Inventor (make new or update existing assembly) and then export these data into Electrical. Now the Electromechanical interconnection is still running very unstable. Hopefully in the future this will be fixed. It was expected that some improvements will be in version 2017, but alas...

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Adobe Analytics
We use Adobe Analytics to collect data about your behavior on our sites. This may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or device ID, and your Autodesk ID. We use this data to measure our site performance and evaluate the ease of your online experience, so we can enhance our features. We also use advanced analytics methods to optimize your experience with email, customer support, and sales. Adobe Analytics Privacy Policy
Google Analytics (Web Analytics)
We use Google Analytics (Web Analytics) to collect data about your behavior on our sites. This may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. We use this data to measure our site performance and evaluate the ease of your online experience, so we can enhance our features. We also use advanced analytics methods to optimize your experience with email, customer support, and sales. Google Analytics (Web Analytics) Privacy Policy
AdWords
We use AdWords to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by AdWords. Ads are based on both AdWords data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that AdWords has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to AdWords to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. AdWords Privacy Policy
Marketo
We use Marketo to send you more timely and relevant email content. To do this, we collect data about your online behavior and your interaction with the emails we send. Data collected may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or device ID, email open rates, links clicked, and others. We may combine this data with data collected from other sources to offer you improved sales or customer service experiences, as well as more relevant content based on advanced analytics processing. Marketo Privacy Policy
Doubleclick
We use Doubleclick to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Doubleclick. Ads are based on both Doubleclick data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Doubleclick has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Doubleclick to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Doubleclick Privacy Policy
HubSpot
We use HubSpot to send you more timely and relevant email content. To do this, we collect data about your online behavior and your interaction with the emails we send. Data collected may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or device ID, email open rates, links clicked, and others. HubSpot Privacy Policy
Twitter
We use Twitter to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Twitter. Ads are based on both Twitter data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Twitter has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Twitter to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Twitter Privacy Policy
Facebook
We use Facebook to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Facebook. Ads are based on both Facebook data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Facebook has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Facebook to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Facebook Privacy Policy
LinkedIn
We use LinkedIn to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by LinkedIn. Ads are based on both LinkedIn data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that LinkedIn has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to LinkedIn to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. LinkedIn Privacy Policy
Yahoo! Japan
We use Yahoo! Japan to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Yahoo! Japan. Ads are based on both Yahoo! Japan data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Yahoo! Japan has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Yahoo! Japan to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Yahoo! Japan Privacy Policy
Naver
We use Naver to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Naver. Ads are based on both Naver data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Naver has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Naver to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Naver Privacy Policy
Quantcast
We use Quantcast to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Quantcast. Ads are based on both Quantcast data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Quantcast has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Quantcast to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Quantcast Privacy Policy
Call Tracking
We use Call Tracking to provide customized phone numbers for our campaigns. This gives you faster access to our agents and helps us more accurately evaluate our performance. We may collect data about your behavior on our sites based on the phone number provided. Call Tracking Privacy Policy
Wunderkind
We use Wunderkind to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Wunderkind. Ads are based on both Wunderkind data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Wunderkind has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Wunderkind to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Wunderkind Privacy Policy
ADC Media
We use ADC Media to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by ADC Media. Ads are based on both ADC Media data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that ADC Media has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to ADC Media to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. ADC Media Privacy Policy
AgrantSEM
We use AgrantSEM to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by AgrantSEM. Ads are based on both AgrantSEM data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that AgrantSEM has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to AgrantSEM to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. AgrantSEM Privacy Policy
Bidtellect
We use Bidtellect to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Bidtellect. Ads are based on both Bidtellect data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Bidtellect has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Bidtellect to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Bidtellect Privacy Policy
Bing
We use Bing to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Bing. Ads are based on both Bing data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Bing has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Bing to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Bing Privacy Policy
G2Crowd
We use G2Crowd to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by G2Crowd. Ads are based on both G2Crowd data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that G2Crowd has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to G2Crowd to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. G2Crowd Privacy Policy
NMPI Display
We use NMPI Display to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by NMPI Display. Ads are based on both NMPI Display data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that NMPI Display has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to NMPI Display to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. NMPI Display Privacy Policy
VK
We use VK to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by VK. Ads are based on both VK data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that VK has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to VK to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. VK Privacy Policy
Adobe Target
We use Adobe Target to test new features on our sites and customize your experience of these features. To do this, we collect behavioral data while you’re on our sites. This data may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or device ID, your Autodesk ID, and others. You may experience a different version of our sites based on feature testing, or view personalized content based on your visitor attributes. Adobe Target Privacy Policy
Google Analytics (Advertising)
We use Google Analytics (Advertising) to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Google Analytics (Advertising). Ads are based on both Google Analytics (Advertising) data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Google Analytics (Advertising) has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Google Analytics (Advertising) to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Google Analytics (Advertising) Privacy Policy
Trendkite
We use Trendkite to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Trendkite. Ads are based on both Trendkite data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Trendkite has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Trendkite to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Trendkite Privacy Policy
Hotjar
We use Hotjar to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Hotjar. Ads are based on both Hotjar data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Hotjar has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Hotjar to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Hotjar Privacy Policy
6 Sense
We use 6 Sense to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by 6 Sense. Ads are based on both 6 Sense data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that 6 Sense has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to 6 Sense to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. 6 Sense Privacy Policy
Terminus
We use Terminus to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Terminus. Ads are based on both Terminus data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Terminus has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Terminus to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Terminus Privacy Policy
StackAdapt
We use StackAdapt to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by StackAdapt. Ads are based on both StackAdapt data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that StackAdapt has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to StackAdapt to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. StackAdapt Privacy Policy
The Trade Desk
We use The Trade Desk to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by The Trade Desk. Ads are based on both The Trade Desk data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that The Trade Desk has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to The Trade Desk to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. The Trade Desk Privacy Policy
RollWorks
We use RollWorks to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by RollWorks. Ads are based on both RollWorks data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that RollWorks has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to RollWorks to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. RollWorks Privacy Policy

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