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Autodesk Inventor - Make Digital Prototyping Your Competitive Advantage
Autodesk Inventor 2012 software takes manufacturers beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping by giving engineers a comprehensive and flexible set of tools for 3D mechanical design, simulation, tooling, visualization and documentation. With Inventor software, engineers can integrate 2D AutoCAD drawings and 3D data into a single digital model, creating a virtual representation of the final product that enables them to validate the form, fit, and function of the product before it is ever built. Digital Prototyping with Inventor software enables you to design, visualize, and simulate products digitally, helping you to build better products, reduce development costs, and get to market faster.
· Design - Integrate all design data into a single digital model.
· Visualize - Create a virtual representation of your final product to market it before it’s built.
· Simulate - Digitally simulate your product's real-world performance.
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Autodesk Inventor 2012 New Enhancements
Improved Design & Documentation Productivity
Autodesk Inventor allows you to generate engineering and manufacturing documentation from a validated digital prototype to reduce errors and deliver designs in less time. With support for all major drawing standards, automated drawing updates, associative part lists, and output in the DWG™ format, Autodesk Inventor 2012 takes design and documentation productivity even further with:
· High-speed design views—View and annotate drawings in a fraction of the time it used to take. Autodesk Inventor 2012 takes advantage of multi-core processors to save even more time.
· Faster startup—Inventor 2012 launches 2 to 3 times faster than previous versions.
· Part design view—Define and reuse any change to a part view, including color and camera changes.
· Improved error handling—Autodesk Inventor 2012 provides more information on the causes of geometry issues, including suggestions for successful computation.
· iLogic™ UI builder—Use a drag-and-drop-based UI builder to create your own user interface to drive models that include iLogic rules
Improved Design Sharing
Inventor 2012 improves design communication and collaboration with stakeholders and customers using the same digital prototype used to design and validate their designs. From convincing customers and managers that they have the best solution for their needs, to explaining designs to manufacturing, and creating simplified Building Information Modeling (BIM)-ready content, Inventor 2012 facilitates sharing designs with:
· Expanded export file formats—CATIA® export: R10 - R20; Parasolid® export: versions 9.0 - 23.0.
· Visualization enhancements—Leverages real-time raytracing to create more realistic renderings within the Inventor modeling environment.
· Improved BIM interoperability—Improves communication between Inventor and Autodesk® Revit® and AutoCAD® Architecture software.
· iLogic™ design copy—Add design and configuration rules to models to protect intellectual property.
New Standards for 3D Modeling Ease of Use
Autodesk Inventor 2012 sets new standards for 3D modeling ease of use, providing the most straightforward ways to define and modify parts and assemblies. Inventor 2012 removes the complexity from the 3D CAD experience, helping you to focus on the problem you are trying to solve rather than spending time mastering techniques for creating 3D geometry and wrestling with complex dialog boxes.
Inventor 2012 ease-of-use enhancements include:
· Inventor Fusion—Use simple-to-learn tools to explore new shapes, forms, and modify anything in the 3D CAD model from virtually any source.
· Marking menu—Reduce mouse travel and streamline model creation by keeping access to the most common modeling commands and options at your cursor.
· Upgraded direct manipulation—Get more control over geometry creation without sacrificing productivity.
· Improved design feature creation—Get improved design speed and improved control over shape characteristics, including G2 patch, G2 variable radius fillet, boss, and ribs.
Reuse More CAD Design Data
Complications around reusing valuable legacy 2D data and sharing non-native CAD data are one of the largest drains on engineering productivity. Inventor 2012 continues to expand its ability to use data from other CAD sources and provide industry-leading integration of 2D and 3D data.
· Import and translation improvements—Inventor 2012 includes support for new versions of Rhino, CATIA®, Parasolid®, and NX®.
· Open 3D DWG—Import AutoCAD surfaces and wires. Materials applied in the AutoCAD file persist in the Inventor file after translation.
· Model repair environment—Provides both automated and interactive repair tools that identify areas in non-Inventor design data that might cause difficulty in downstream usage.
· Inventor Fusion—Easily modify geometry no matter the source, including precise positioning of new points on an edge.
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Autodesk Inventor 2012 Features
Sheet Metal Part Design
Simplify the design of complex sheet metal parts and improve your productivity with Digital Prototyping. Inventor combines manufacturing information—such as punch tool parameters and custom bend tables—with an accurate 3D model of sheet metal folding. Manufacturing engineers can also use the flat-pattern editing environment to tweak flat patterns to help minimize manufacturing costs.
Sheet metal part design features include:
· Sheet metal styles
· Sheet metal flanges
· Roll-formed parts
· Transitional shapes
· Punch libraries
· Sheet metal fasteners
· Flat-pattern modification
· Sheet metal manufacturing drawings
Assembly Design
Define digital prototypes of large complex assemblies. Autodesk Inventor software combines design accelerators with assembly tools so you can be sure that every part and component in an assembly design fits correctly. Accurately validate interference and mass properties to help produce quality products the first time. Inventor provides the tools to control and manage the data created by large assembly designs, allowing you to work on just the components required to complete a particular part of the design.
Assembly design features include:
· Assembly Snap tool
· Interference analysis and contact detection
· Assembly configurations
· Large assembly performance
· Frame Generator
· Weldments
· Content Center
· Design Doctor
Layout & System Design
Getting the initial mechanical design concept right is the key to a successful project. With Autodesk Inventor, you can move your initial design studies from paper by using the parametric design environment to develop initial concept sketches and kinematic models and rapidly investigate multiple design concepts. Dynamic sketch blocks can enable you to quickly evaluate different concepts and convert your sketches into a fully constrained 3D assembly model to form a digital prototype. The Design Accelerators in Autodesk Inventor offer the fastest way to add the remaining components, such as drive mechanisms, fasteners, steel frames, and hydraulic systems.
Plastic Part Design
Design plastic parts that are ready for manufacture. Get maximum flexibility by combining native Inventor geometry with exterior surface models designed with Autodesk® Alias® industrial design software. The associative relationship between Autodesk Alias and Inventor reduces time to market by allowing engineers to start detailed designs earlier. As the concept evolves, engineers can easily incorporate changes from the industrial design team. Functional plastic features, rule-based fillets, and powerful multibody workflows simplify the design of high-quality molded part models.
Plastic part design features include:
· Advanced shape description
· Import from Autodesk Alias products
· Sculpt tool
· Surface quality analysis
· Molded part definition
· Technical plastic features
· Rule fillets
· Draft angle and cross section analysis
Inventor Fusion Interoperability
Autodesk Inventor 2012 3D mechanical design software is fully interoperable with Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion. Autodesk Inventor Fusion provides direct manipulation capabilities, direct modeling, and unites direct and parametric workflows within a single digital model created in Autodesk Inventor.
Inventor Fusion features include:
· Intuitive, graphics-based user interactions
· Rapid design changes without limitations irrespective of feature order, dependencies, or original CAD system
· Intuitive free-form shape modeling for Inventor users
· Seamless direct and parametric workflows with a single digital model
· Bidirectional compatibility with Autodesk Inventor parametric, feature-based data so you can use the right tool for a given job
Direct Manipulation
Autodesk Inventor mechanical CAD products redefine ease of use with a revolutionary new design experience that features new methods for modeling parts and assemblies. Direct manipulation part modeling offers an uninterrupted design workflow. You can control all command inputs right at the point where you are directly affecting geometry. Dynamic input in the sketch environment helps you to sketch more freely and directly. The new Assemble tool can enable you to "snap" components together quickly and accurately.
Inventor Fusion Interoperability
Autodesk Inventor 2012 3D mechanical design software is fully interoperable with Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion. Autodesk Inventor Fusion provides direct manipulation capabilities, direct modeling, and unites direct and parametric workflows within a single digital model created in Autodesk Inventor.
Inventor Fusion features include:
· Intuitive, graphics-based user interactions
· Rapid design changes without limitations irrespective of feature order, dependencies, or original CAD system
· Intuitive free-form shape modeling for Inventor users
· Seamless direct and parametric workflows with a single digital model
· Bidirectional compatibility with Autodesk Inventor parametric, feature-based data so you can use the right tool for a given job
Data Management
Autodesk® Vault software is a centralized application within Autodesk Inventor that enables teams to securely store and manage design data and related documents. Design workgroups can more easily manage and track all the design components of a digital prototype, so they can better reuse critical design data, manage bills of materials (BOMs), and collaborate earlier with manufacturing teams and clients.
Design & Manufacturing Documentation
Easily create and share production-ready DWG™ drawings with manufacturing teams and outside suppliers. Inventor enables you to generate engineering and manufacturing documentation from digital prototypes, helping you to reduce errors and deliver designs in less time. Extending the advantages of AutoCAD® software, Inventor takes digital manufacturing documentation to the next level through automatic generation of drawing views and comprehensive tools for finishing drawings.
With support for all major drawing standards, automated drawing updates, and output in true DWG format, Inventor delivers superior data sharing and creation features.
Design and manufacturing documentation features include:
· Direct read and write of the authentic DWG format
· Automatic drawing views
· Automatic drawing updates
· Bill of materials
· Associative parts list
Visualization Tools
Clear visuals make it easier for stakeholders and customers who don't have engineering experience to understand engineering drawings and designs. Inventor offers visualization tools to quickly create photorealistic renderings and animations that help convey ideas to managers, explain designs to manufacturers, and persuade customers that you have the best solution for their needs.
Visualization features include:
· Realistic renderings and animations
· High-quality visual materials
· Advanced lighting, shading, and material properties control
· Visual fidelity across products
· Multiple publishing formats
· DWF™ file markup
AutoCAD Integration & DWG Interoperability
With direct read and write of true DWG™ format, Autodesk Inventor users can share critical design data securely, efficiently, and accurately. Inventor can enable engineers to integrate AutoCAD drawings and 3D CAD data into a single digital model, creating a virtual representation of the final product.
Interoperability features include:
· Interoperability with AutoCAD® Mechanical software
· DWG save
· Direct DWG open
· DWG Block Browser
· AutoCAD blocks from Inventor views
· Template synchronization
· Import AutoCAD hatch patterns
Native Translators & Data Exchange
Autodesk Inventor offers a comprehensive suite of translators, including native translators that read and write files from other CAD applications and translators for industry-standard formats such as IGES and STEP. These translators can enable you to accept and supply data in customers' preferred formats.
Inventor translators include:
· CATIA V4™
· CATIA V5™
· UGS®
· SolidWorks®
· Pro/ENGINEER®
· JT™ 6
· JT™ 7
· Parasolid®
· GRANITE
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