The document outlines new features in Woodwork for Inventor V8, including the ability to assign notes to holes, a new panel joining method, and pre-setting material oversize during material assignment. It also introduces improved material replacement options, custom holes table templates, and the creation of iBox components that sync with conceptual models. Additional enhancements include automatic visualization of hole parameters in drawings and improved automatic clamping detection for CNC technologies.

1. What’s new in Woodwork for Inventor v8
Hole notes in a 3D model
The user can assign notes with different kinds of content to selected holes
on the part model. The content of these notes can later be automa�cally
exported to the part drawing. Hole geometric parameters contained in the
notes can be supplemented with informa�on on hole tolerances or indicate
addi�onal fields in which other hole characteris�cs can be provided.
A new panel joining method in the Skeleton Dress Up func�on
The Skeleton Dress Up func�on now offers a new feature allowing users to
join panels at an angle (Mitering trim).

2. Pre-se�ng material oversize
While crea�ng a material, the user has an op�on of pre-se�ng the
workpiece oversize. Thanks to this feature the user does not need to assign
an oversize as a separate command, because it is done automa�cally during
material assignment.
Material replacement in a model
The user can now get an overview of the materials used in the model
which are also available for those materials that are not registered in the
current material database. The user can also perform a mass replacement
of materials including those materials that are not currently visible in
the material database.
It’s great that all these features and improvements
will be included in Learning Path..

3. Improved material and color replacement in BOM specifica�on
The user can now link each type of material to Excel tables. This improves
the applica�on and provision of data replaced in MS Excel tables for each
material type and facilitates naviga�on in MS Excel table entries.
Changing the holes table form
The user can create his own holes table templates in the
Woodwork for Inventor drawing template based on which of these tables
will be generated in the drawing. This ensures that the form of the holes
table being generated are be�er suited to the user’s needs.

4. iBox components
The user can create a library of his items (iBox components). When crea�ng
an interior design, the designer first creates a conceptual model which is
expressed as a primi�ve set of volumes, a concept. Once the concept has
been created and inserted into the assembly, the designer, while inser�ng
the iBox component, can indicate a primi�ve concept volume.
The result: the iBox component and its size are automa�cally synchronized
based on the indicated concept volume.
Automa�c visualiza�on of hole parameters in a drawing
The automa�c plo�ng of drawings now allows the users to request
automa�c export of hole posi�on parameters into the part drawing.

5. Visualiza�on of the informa�on created by the
Woodwork for Inventor add-on in the
drawings created by the user
The automa�c drawing refresh func�on has been improved. It is now
even more reliable. It is also possible to visualize the informa�on created
by the Woodwork for Inventor add-on in the drawings that have been
exclusively created in the Autodesk Inventor environment.
Improved automa�c clamping detec�on
The clamping detec�on algorithm in the automa�c CNC technologies
has been improved. The user can now indicate more criteria that influence
the automa�c clamping op�on. For example, the user can set basic
reference planes for all parts of the product, taking into account their
orienta�on within the product. It is possible to set assessment weight
for all the criteria, in this way adjus�ng their impact on the clamping
selec�on. This adds more accuracy to the automa�c crea�on of
CNC programs performed by the Woodwork for Inventor add-on.

6. Preliminary Nes�ng
The user can create CNC technologies for parts which are suitable for
CNC nes�ng router machines, and later combine them and create a
common nes�ng program for cu�ng parts from a single sheet of material.
In this environment, individual CNC part technologies can be moved,
turned, transferred to a different sheet, etc.
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