AUSTRALIA, Sydney, October 28, 2004 - Autodesk, the world's leading design
software and digital content company, today announced a preview of
significant new functionality for subscription customers of Autodesk
Inventor. Series software, the world's #1 selling 3D mechanical design
software, and Autodesk Inventor Professional, in its ongoing effort to
provide manufacturers with the most comprehensive and innovative design
solutions.
Subscription customers will receive early access to new tools that will
enhance their ability to quickly arrive at accurate and optimal designs.
This is another component of Autodesk's new design standard called
"Functional Design", creating a different, more direct way to design in
3D. With Functional Design, only Autodesk helps manufacturing customers
progress beyond parametric modeling and fully leverage the Autodesk
Inventor product line to bring better products to market faster.
This preview of Design Accelerator tools reflects the integration of
technology acquired from MechSoft.com, Inc., announced in February, 2004.
With this technology, product designers can focus on their product's end
function rather than its form. The Design Accelerator preview will
include elements such as a dynamic engineering reference database,
mechanical calculators and a component generator to create frequently
used machine parts based on real-world attributes such as speed, power
and material properties. These tools supplement the geometric design
capabilities of Autodesk Inventor Series with engineering-driven design
functionality.
Engineers will be able to design their end products based on how they
will function, rather than based on their CAD-generated geometric
properties. The functional, or independent model of the design, drives
the CAD model. For example, engineers can specify gears based on
loading and reduction ratios rather than size and placement, and the
software automatically generates the geometry as needed.
"This preview delivers another component of our Functional Design plan
that gives customers a better way to design in 3D," said Robert Kross,
vice president of the Manufacturing Solutions Division at Autodesk.
"The new Design Accelerator tools, as well as finite element analysis
functionality recently announced as part of the Autodesk Inventor
product line, allows customers not only to optimise design and cut out
an entire level of engineering busy work, but also avoid
over-engineering - which helps them bring better products to market
faster for competitive advantage."
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