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News Release from: Autodesk | Subject: Manufacturing software
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 March 2006
Design to manufacturing process
accelerated
Manufacturing software to accelerate and simplify design to manufacturing process and includes Autodesk Inventor 11 3D mechanical design software.
Autodesk has announced the latest version of its solution for the manufacturing industry, including the next release of Autodesk Inventor software, the world's best selling 3D mechanical design software Available as part of the Autodesk Inventor Series or Autodesk Inventor Professional software solutions, Autodesk Inventor is the best choice for AutoCAD software users moving from 2D to 3D
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 22 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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With best-in-class offerings for industrial machinery, building and plant equipment, automotive and consumer products companies, Autodesk's solutions enable global manufacturers to design more innovative, higher quality products by creating, managing and sharing data to realise ideas across the product lifecycle, ultimately enabling them to get to market faster than ever before.
"Simply put, this release of Autodesk's Manufacturing Solution is the best choice for any manufacturing company looking to optimise their design to manufacturing process," said Robert 'Buzz' Kross, vice president of Autodesk's Manufacturing Solutions Division.
"Listening to our customers, we have delivered functionality that matters throughout the entire solution portfolio, such as large assembly management in the latest version of Autodesk Inventor.
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We have delivered a broad set of new capabilities and continue to make 3D more approachable to the AutoCAD user.
We are pleased to bring this solution to the market." * Simplifying design to manufacturing process - faster time to market - simplifying the design to manufacturing process, Autodesk's approach to Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), enables customers to cut design time and reduce errors for more efficient new product development.
This approach aligns favourably to today's manufacturing processes - delivering a purpose-built solution to match customers' business requirements.
In simplifying the design to manufacturing process, which consists of conceptual and mechanical design, engineering, product lifecycle management and sourcing and supplier collaboration, Autodesk enables customers to reap faster return on investment across critical business processes.
* Support conceptual design - Autodesk provides tools to enable industrial designers to capture, communicate and realise their ideas Autodesk AliasStudio Engineer to Order Operations - Autodesk enables sales teams to customise product orders engineered specifically to customer requirements.
* Autodesk Intent Integrated Engineering Workgroups - Autodesk uniquely enables engineers to work in collaborative design environments with integrated 2D, 3D, mechanical and electrical disciplines.
* AutoCAD 2007 AutoCAD mechanical AutoCAD electrical Autodesk Inventor accurate data for downstream users - Autodesk solutions help manage work in process data, automate bill-of-materials (BOM) and release management workflows and provide cross-development visibility to design data.
* Autodesk Vault Autodesk Productstream facilitate third party collaboration - Autodesk technology enables manufacturers to share current, accurate data with partners, suppliers and customers.
* Autodesk Streamline DWF file format AUTODESK INVENTOR 11 - industry leader for fifth consecutive year.
With more than 500,000 seats sold, Autodesk Inventor software remains the best choice for AutoCAD users.
As the leading 3D mechanical software for the fifth consecutive year, Autodesk Inventor software delivers the manufacturing community a comprehensive, integrated set of tools for 3D design and documentation.
Driven by customer feedback, the latest version of Autodesk Inventor Series and Autodesk Inventor Professional product families deliver many new features and enhancements, including: * Dynamic simulation delivers major innovation to the desktop, enabling designers to determine how effectively a machine performs under real world conditions.
This takes virtual prototypes to a new level, helping designers predict dynamic performance and peak stress without physical prototypes.
* Large Assembly Management provides greater control in configuring how much model data is loaded into memory.
It also includes a capacity meter to monitor memory consumption Assembly Configurations for designing and documenting families of related products in a single assembly file.
Configurations simplify design with tools for defining product variations from a master model * Advanced Shape Description for creating cast and molded parts that meet aesthetic and ergonomic design requirements.
Includes tools to create complex geometry by combining solids and surfaces, and enhanced analysis tools for design validation.
Delivering the only roundtrip solution for creating 2D schematics from a 3D model, the new version of Autodesk Inventor software delivers deep integration with AutoCAD Electrical, bridging the gap between electrical and mechanical design.
It delivers enhanced 3D productivity while preserving 2D engineering design investment through true compatibility with DWG technology.
Autodesk Inventor software also includes deeper integration with data management applications, Autodesk Vault and Autodesk Productstream, enabling teams to find and reuse design data and increase collaboration throughout product development.
* Functional Design - faster, intuitive 3D product design - Autodesk Inventor software enables customers to create designs based on the functional requirements of a product before committing to complex model geometry - a vision called functional design.
Uniquely delivered by Autodesk, functional design enables designers to start with a symbolic representation of a product (similar to working in AutoCAD), and enter the requirements in order to test, simulate and validate the design instead of the geometric dimensions of its parts.
It makes developing virtual prototypes of designs easier, enabling engineering teams to communicate design intent, validate the design and get it into production faster.
Functional design ultimately makes 3D design more approachable, particularly for AutoCAD and other 2D users looking to move to 3D.
* Announcing Autodesk Showcase 2007 - coming to Autodesk from the recent acquisition of Alias, Autodesk Showcase software is a new enterprise visualisation product to aid visually intelligent businesses in making informed design decisions.
Showcase creates accurate, realistic imagery from 3D digital design data to communicate form and emotion and provides an environment in which to present and review designs required to make business decisions.
The solution dramatically increases the efficiency, global reach and cost effectiveness of the design review and decision-making process.
With the addition of Showcase to the Autodesk Manufacturing Solutions Division, the company's transportation design solution is complete and includes content creation, services, and now interactive visualisation experiences. Request a free brochure from Autodesk ...
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