© 2011 Autodesk Revit to Fabrication with Inventor Harlan Brumm Product Support Technical Lead Bob Van der Donck Product Support Technical Lead

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© 2011 Autodesk Starting with Revit

© 2011 Autodesk Moving to Inventor…

© 2011 Autodesk Importing Revit models into Inventor  Either via SAT or DWG file format  Import Wizards  Undo file considerations  File names  Import as assembly  Units  Unique to DWG  Preview capability  Selective import  Use of configuration file SAT import dialog DWG import dialog

© 2011 Autodesk Importing Revit models into Inventor  Import limitations  Size of Revit objects  Downstream operations could suffer  Solve by resizing or moving geometry

© 2011 Autodesk Importing Revit models into Inventor  Import results  Solid objects  Flat assembly structure  Part colors maintained  No material information  Assign materials via BOM  Or …

© 2011 Autodesk Go Green

© 2011 Autodesk Go Green  Assign materials via Eco Materials Adviser  Explore different manufacturing processes  Base version has limited scope  max. 20 parts and max 53 materials  Upgrade path to full version without limitations

© 2011 Autodesk Fabrication methods covered by Autodesk products

© 2011 Autodesk Fabrication methods covered by Autodesk products  Sheet metal (un)folding  Welding  Punching*  Nesting*  Progressive die*  Laser cutting*  Milling*  Turning/Lathe*  Casting*  Injection Molding (Inventor Tooling + Moldflow)  Assembly techniques (Bolted connections/Rivets)  BOM and costing

© 2011 Autodesk S heet metal fabrication (duct work)

© 2011 Autodesk Sheet metal fabrication (duct work)  Import errors  Only happens on curved DWG geometry  Prevents boolean operations  Use Repair functionality

© 2011 Autodesk  Partial reuse of Revit geometry  Unfolding/refolding  Bench press or die formed shapes  Punch and bend line annotations  Sheet metal extents (raw material cost)  Use of Content Center  Sheet metal fasteners  Rivets/Bolted connection Sheet metal fabrication (duct work)

© 2011 Autodesk Round-tripping

© 2011 Autodesk Round Tripping  Revit  Inventor  Revit  Benefits  More detail in design  Additional components  Additional connectors

© 2011 Autodesk Stairs and Modular construction

© 2011 Autodesk Stairs and Modular construction  Patterning  Weldments  Regular welds  Cosmetic welds

© 2011 Autodesk Stairs and Modular construction  Upfront work pays off later  Add weld area in cosmetic weld  Precise mass properties/cost  Create weld symbols upfront  Recover in drawing

© 2011 Autodesk Steel construction

© 2011 Autodesk Steel construction  Default import results  Browser names  Bland (generic) names  BOM  No length information  No grouping  All beams QTY =1  No preview

© 2011 Autodesk Steel construction  After running macro  Browser names  Part number = width x height x length  Length = Longest dimension  +/- in part number indicates approximations  BOM  Info on length  Group beams with identical section  Preview bitmap

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