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News Release from: Autodesk | Subject: Autodesk Inventor
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 November 2005
Technip Feels the Power of Autodesk
Inventor
Imass customer uses 3D design software to model fleet of subsea vessels
With the help of Imass CADLogic and Autodesk, Technip Offshore UK (Technip) is testing the power of Autodesk Inventor Series to work with huge datasets of around 4,600 unique files Technip, based in Aberdeen, provides subsea engineering and construction services, assets and products to the offshore oil and gas industry and is using the 3D manufacturing design software to model its pipelay vessels and other equipment installed on the seabed
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 22 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to Bill Ross, Technip drawing office supervisor: "Inventor is coping well." He adds that without Inventor it would be a lot less efficient, and definitely more costly, to model these exceptionally large assemblies in a commercially viable way.
Ross and Technip drawing office manager, Alistair Stephen explain that they have been working closely with both Autodesk reseller partner Imass CADLogic - and Autodesk itself - to get the best out of their software and hardware when modelling these vessels and their vast range of subsea equipment.
"We recognise that we are pushing the boundaries, but Imass CADLogic has always been very responsive and we are also working directly with Autodesk product developers in the US, mainly to ensure our hardware can handle the sheer volume of data produced," says Stephen.
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They are now also investigating Autodesk's data management solutions to help them manage and share all the information created, taking advantage of their reseller's expertise in this area.
Ross continues: "Inventor also ensures a good workflow".
"We use Autodesk DWF file formats to exchange the model and related data with our engineers".
"This enables them to view our work and comment without changing it, so we keep control of data integrity." Technip Offshore UK is part of Technip, Europe's leading engineering and construction company with a global workforce of over 20,000 people and with manufacturing plants and construction yards in every major oil and gas region in the world.
The UK drawing office has been using Inventor for around two years, having first considered Pro/Engineer and SolidWorks".
""We were introduced to Inventor at an Imass CADLogic open day".
"We had been using AutoCAD for around 20 years so certainly felt comfortable with the Autodesk name, but we also found Inventor very user-friendly and easy to learn," says Stephen.
Imass Design Solutions acquired CADLogic Scotland in September 2005 and now looks set to become Autodesk's largest UK manufacturing solutions reseller partner.
It plans to combine its thorough experience and knowledge of manufacturing CAD and data management with CADLogic's specialist knowledge of CAD in the oil and gas industries. Request a free brochure from Autodesk ...
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