Digital Prototypes in
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor
®
provides a comprehensive set of 3D mechanical CAD tools for producing,
validating, and documenting complete digital prototypes. The Inventor model is a 3D digital
prototype. The prototype helps you visualize, simulate, and analyze how a product or part
works under real-world conditions before it is built. Manufacturers get to market faster with
fewer physical prototypes and more innovative products.
Inventor provides an intuitive 3D design environment for creating parts and assemblies.
Engineers can focus on the function of a design to drive the automatic creation of intelligent
components, such as steel frames, rotating machinery, tube and pipe runs, electrical cables,
and wire harnesses.
Tightly integrated motion simulation and stress analysis in Inventor are easy to use. They
make it possible for engineers to optimize and validate the digital prototype.
Generating manufacturing documentation from a validated 3D digital prototype reduces
errors and associated engineering change orders (ECOs) before manufacturing. Inventor offers
rapid and accurate output of production-ready drawings directly from the 3D model.
Inventor is tightly integrated with Autodesk
®
data management applications. This integration
enables the efficient and secure exchange of digital design data and promotes earlier
collaboration between design and manufacturing workgroups. Different workgroups can
manage and track all components of a digital prototype with Autodesk
®
Design Review
software. This software is the all-digital way to review, measure, mark up, and track changes
to designs. You can better reuse crucial design data, manage bills of materials (BOMs), and
collaborate with other teams and partners.
Digital Prototype Workflow
Before you start a design, determine the most efficient workflow. A top down
workflow is often the most efficient way to create a design. In a top down
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