1. 1© 2006 Autodesk Product Design with Autodesk Inventor AMS CAD Solutions http://www.amsystems.com

2. 2© 2006 Autodesk Product Design with Autodesk Inventor

3. 3© 2006 Autodesk 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

4. 4© 2006 Autodesk 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 Typical Company # Physical Prototypes Source: Aberdeen 1.5

5. 5© 2006 Autodesk Digital Prototypes and Simulation Functional Design Dynamic Simulation Stress Analysis Design Validation Reduce design errors and improve quality

6. 6© 2006 Autodesk 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 Typical Company Time to Market Source: Aberdeen 99 Days

7. 7© 2006 Autodesk Manufacturing Documentation Validated Part & Assembly Design Bill of Materials Exploded Views & Animated Assembly Videos Part & Assembly Drawings Accurate Manufacturing Documentation

8. 8© 2006 Autodesk 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 Typical Company Cost of Reusing 2D Design Data Translation or Remodel Open DWG Directly

9. 9© 2006 Autodesk Integrated 2D & 3D Workflow Existing Design in AutoCAD New 3D Model Revised AutoCAD Drawings Digital Prototype Validation Lower Cost to Update Products

10. 10© 2006 Autodesk $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 Typical Company Number of ECOs Physical prototype or on site assembly 3D Prototype

11. 11© 2006 Autodesk Routed System Design Accurate Bill of Materials Accurate Manufacturing Drawings Faster Time to Market Parametric Routing

12. 12© 2006 Autodesk 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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15. 15© 2006 Autodesk 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

16. 16© 2006 Autodesk 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

17. 17© 2006 Autodesk 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

18. 18© 2006 Autodesk 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

19. 19© 2006 Autodesk 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

20. 20© 2006 Autodesk 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

21. 21© 2006 Autodesk 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

22. 22© 2006 Autodesk 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

23. 23© 2006 Autodesk 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

24. 24© 2006 Autodesk 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

25. 25© 2006 Autodesk 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

26. 26© 2006 Autodesk 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 *

27. 27© 2006 Autodesk 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

28. 28© 2006 Autodesk 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

29. 29© 2006 Autodesk 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.

30. 30© 2006 Autodesk 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

31. 31© 2006 Autodesk 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

32. 32© 2006 Autodesk 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

33. 33© 2006 Autodesk 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

34. 34© 2006 Autodesk 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

35. 35© 2006 Autodesk 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

36. 36© 2006 Autodesk 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)

37. 37© 2006 Autodesk 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

38. 38© 2006 Autodesk 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

39. 39© 2006 Autodesk 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

40. 40© 2006 Autodesk 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

41. 41© 2006 Autodesk 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

42. 42© 2006 Autodesk 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

43. 43© 2006 Autodesk 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.

44. 44© 2006 Autodesk 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

45. 45© 2006 Autodesk 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