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Product Design withAutodesk InventorAMS CAD Solutionshttp://www.amsystems.com

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Product Design with Autodesk Inventor

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Product Design Challenges

Need to deliver better quality products

Create manufacturing drawings in less time

Reuse 2D CAD data from legacy parts and products

Too much trial and error in routed systems design

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Need to deliver better quality products Need to create quality products

the first time around?

Products experiencing stress related field failures?

Product flaws discovered after product has gone too market?

Best in Class Company

2.9

TypicalCompany

# Physical Prototypes

Source: Aberdeen

1.5

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Digital Prototypes and Simulation

Functional Design

Dynamic Simulation

Stress Analysis

Design Validation

Reduce designerrors and

improve quality

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Create Manufacturing Drawings in Less Time Drawing release delayed

by too many ECOs?

Accurate Bill of Materials is too late for long lead purchasing?

Insufficient time to create clear manufacturing instructions?

Best in Class Company

TypicalCompany

Time to Market

Source: Aberdeen99 Days

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Manufacturing Documentation

Validated Part &Assembly Design

Bill of Materials

Exploded Views &

Animated Assembly

Videos

Part & Assembly Drawings

Accurate Manufacturing Documentation

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Reuse 2D CAD data from legacy parts & products Redesigning parts for cost

reduction?

Engaged in mid-life product upgrades?

Supporting long term maintenance contracts?

Best in Class Company

TypicalCompany

Cost of Reusing 2D Design Data

Translation orRemodel

Open DWGDirectly

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Integrated 2D & 3D Workflow

Existing Designin AutoCAD

New 3D Model

Revised AutoCAD Drawings

Digital PrototypeValidation

Lower Cost toUpdate Products

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$38,000

Takes too long to develop piping & wiring Too much time required to fit

piping and cabling to finished product?

Difficulty ensuring pipe runs comply with design standards?

Need to reduce delays from errors in wiring harness design?

Best in Class Company

TypicalCompany

Number of ECOs

Physical prototype oron site assembly

3D Prototype

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Routed System Design

AccurateBill of Materials

AccurateManufacturing

Drawings

FasterTime to Market

ParametricRouting

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Conclusion

Prove your design before you build it Use 3D visualization to evaluate design ideas Ensure correct fit through 3D assembly modeling Incorporate engineering analysis using Functional Design

Save Time and Money By Improving Communication Create accurate manufacturing documentation directly from 3D

model Simplifies communication with suppliers using DWG TrueConnect Increase sales with realistic renderings of 3D prototypes

Integrate 2D and 3D Design Workflows Output DWG with full model associativity Reduce the cost of reusing existing 2D design data Combine 2D and 3D design data in the same DWG file

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Supplemental Product Slides

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Sheet Metal

Customer Need Ability to create sheet metal

designs that support manufacturing capabilities.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Custom punch tools with full

manufacturing parameters Alternate punch representations Advanced Flanges and Miters Flat pattern modification Bend and Punch Tables Layer mapping and spline

simplification for DXF output

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Advanced Shape

Customer Need Ability to design competitive

products with aesthetic shapes including real-world fillets and blends.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Robust fillet/blend capabilities

including tangency and (G2) continuity

Advanced sweep & loft functions Smart solid creation from surfaces Face to face fillets

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Steel Frames

Customer Need Quickly generate steel frame

designs using standard structural steel shapes

Inventor 2008 Delivers Library of standard and user defined

steel shapes with automatic placement on frame outline

Quick and easy specification of end conditions

Welded joint clean up

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Geometry Analysis

Customer Need Validation of surface quality and

manufacturability to avoid costly changes during manufacturing setup.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Comprehensive analysis tools for

checking geometric properties including: Gaussian Curvature Minimum Radius Minimum Distance Between

Components Thin Wall Section Analysis Min/Max Deviation

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Product Configurations

Customer Need Quickly design and document

families of related products by creating variations in a single assembly file.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Table driven assemblies Auto-capture mode Full BOM & DM support Full drawing support

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Tube and Pipe

Customer Need Verify form and fit of tubing, piping

and flexible hoses without costly, manual layout processes.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Rules-based routing which updates

when the assembly model changes Adjustment of pipe runs with 3D

sketch tools Flexible hose that moves with

assembly Flanged and Branch fittings Pipe styles for flanged, welded and

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Cable & Harness

Customer Need Reduce the cost of designing and

testing wire harnesses.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Automatic nail-board diagrams and

accurate determination of wire lengths

Ribbon Cables Complete BOM including sundry

items such as ties and clips Smart wire-list import from

AutoCAD Electrical Output 2D drawings for assembly

documentation

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Weldments

Customer Need Accurate weldment design and

documentation including weld preparation, welding, and post-weld operations.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Comprehensive best-in-class

environment for weldment design

Preparation & finish processes

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Large Assemblies

Customer Need

Increased productivity when working with very large designs

Inventor 2008 Delivers Component suppression with Level

of Detail Representations Improved Find and Filter tools Support for Windows Professional

x64 Edition

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Full Featured Drafting Tools

Customer Need Create accurate production-

standard drawings from 3D designs.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Retrieve accurate dimensions from

3D model and sketch geometry Styles and standards editor Custom Tables Exact control of dimension

properties

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Feature Generator

Customer Need Accelerate the design of frequently

used 3D shapes.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Large selection of geometric

primitives and standard shapes Drag and drop placement Interactive feature adjustment using

3D Grips

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AutoCAD Mechanical Associativity

* Only Autodesk delivers cross platform 3D to 2D associativity

Customer Need Leverage AutoCAD Mechanical for

detailed drawing production.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Native AutoCAD Mechanical DWG

file generation from Autodesk Inventor models

Fully associative files provide automatic drawing update when the 3D model changes *

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Efficient Technical Illustration

Customer Need Reduce the time required to

create illustrations for spare parts manuals, assembly instructions and training materials.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Presentation Environment with: Exploded views Animations

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Content Center

Customer Need Incorporate approved components

and standard parts with simplified workflows.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Unified content library Efficient content browser with

Autodrop technology Over 650,000 standard components Edit and batch publishing tools User-defined libraries of parts and

features

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Supplier Content Center

Customer Need Save time and stop modeling

components you don’t manufacture

Inventor 2008 Delivers Over 100 leading component

manufacturers Native Inventor parts and

assemblies Online integration with Inventor’s

Content Center

Autodesk Confidential. Product release dates and features are subject to change.

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Automatic View Projection

Customer Need Dramatically reduce the time

required to create detail views

Inventor 2008 Delivers Automatic front, side, ISO, detail,

section and auxiliary views Robust palette of dimension,

annotation and 2D symbols Automatic retrieve of dimensions

from the 3D model GB, JIS, BSI, ISO, DIN, ANSI and

GOST standards

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Integrated BOM Management

Customer Need Provide early visibility into accurate

parts lists to improve costing and sourcing decisions.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Guaranteed synchronization of

BOM and assembly structure Direct editing of material properties Automatic parts lists Purchased and non-purchased

components Virtual components such as glue

and paint Complete synchronization with

Autodesk ProductStream

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Automatic Drawing Update

Customer Need Minimize time lost updating

drawings and parts lists to incorporate engineering changes.

Inventor 2008 Delivers

Fully associative data model propagates changes across: Parts and Assemblies Bill of Materials Drawings and Parts Lists Routed systems Presentations Certified partner applications

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Design Accelerators

Customer Need To improve design quality by

merging engineering design calculations with 3D model development.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Component Generators Mechanical Calculators Engineer’s Handbook

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Component Generators

Customer Need Design, analyze and generate

machine components based on functional requirements, specifications and industry standards.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Bolt and screw Connections Clevis pins Shafts, hubs and bearings Keyways, splines and cams Belt and chain drives Gears and power screws Springs O-Rings

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3D Visualization

Customer Need Cost effective validation of whole

design before committing manufacturing dollars.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Constant feedback on component

relationships Visualize design choices

throughout the process. Assign materials, textures & lighting

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Design Validation

Customer Need To eliminate costly errors early and

improve overall product function.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Contact Detection Solver

Validate action-reaction Automatic motion testing

Automatic part interference detection

Physical properties (Mass, Center of Gravity)

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Dynamic Simulation

Customer Need Better performance prediction early

in the design cycle

Inventor 2008 Delivers Automatic generation of motion

joints from assembly constraints Full definition of driving loads

and moments with time-based force functions

3D visualization of dynamic motion Full graphing and export to Excel Transfer reaction forces into

FEA solver to predict stress at peak load

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Stress Analysis

Customer Need Accurate prediction of part

performance under load to optimize designs for lower weight, reduced cost and fewer field failures.

Inventor 2008 Delivers In context finite element stress

analysis powered by Ansys Maximum and minimum principal

stresses Automatic mesh refinement Displacement

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Reliable Data Exchange

Customer Need Accept customer’s files in different

formats and import the geometry even when it contains geometric defects.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Construction Environment with

comprehensive repair tools Support for Industry Standards

Import DWG, DXF, ProE, SAT, IGES & STEP

Export Part/Assembly: SAT, IGES, STEP, STL & Streamline

DrawingsDWG*, DWF & DXF

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Construction Environment

Customer Need Fast and dependable import of

customer’s design data.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Supports solid, surface and

wireframe geometry Check quality of imported datasets Edit and clean up surfaces

Trim and extend Quilting Flip face normals

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Autodesk Inventor Studio

Customer Need Create compelling images to

communicate design concepts.

Inventor 2008 Delivers State-of-art rendering tools

including: Surface, lighting and scene

styles Full camera control Easy to use animation Full integration with the

Inventor design environment

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Collaboration and Viewing

Customer Need Share designs with manufacturing

partners while protecting intellectual property.

Inventor 2008 Delivers 3D DWF publishing built-in Auto-publishing with Autodesk Vault Lightweight published data Free DWF Viewer download Viewing and printing

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Autodesk Vault

Customer Need Increase reuse of existing

design data.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Fast and powerful search by

part number and attributes Component preview for visual

validation of selected component

Copy Design saves time and eliminates errors when creating copies.

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AutoCAD Electrical

Customer Need Ensure that the 3D wiring design

matches the electrical schematic from the start.

Inventor 2008 Delivers XML based data exchange between

AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor Professional

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AEC Exchange

Customer Need Drive business by sharing Inventor

models with building system engineers and building contractors.

Inventor 2008 Delivers Publish native ABS models that

include 3D geometry and intelligent connection data

Export Inventor assembly models as 3D DWG files for use with ADT, Revit and AutoCAD

From Inventor…

…to ABS