Manufacturing (Government only)
AutoCAD® Electrical 2011
AutoCAD® Electrical software, the version of AutoCAD® software for electrical controls designers:
- Standards-based design—Quickly create industry-standard controls designs.
- Productivity tools—Dramatically increase productivity with electrical-specific commands.
- Schematic design—Quickly trim wires, copy components, and reuse circuits to easily create schematics.
- Panel layout—Create panel layout drawings with built-in intelligence.
- Terminal design—Reduce the complexity of working with terminals.
- PLC tools—Save time and increase accuracy when working with PLC I/O drawings.
- Collaboration and data management—Easily share design data with your extended workgroup.
AutoCAD® Mechanical 2011
AutoCAD® Mechanical software, the AutoCAD® software for mechanical design and manufacturing:
- Mechanical design and drafting productivity tools—Contains a specific tool for almost every aspect of the mechanical engineering and design process.
- Standards-based drafting and part libraries—Supports international mechanical CAD drafting standards and includes libraries of more than 700,000 standard parts.
- Machinery generators and calculators—Enables you to instantly create and analyze a wide variety of common components.
- Documentation and reporting tools—Helps you to easily document, annotate, and report mechanical engineering and design data
- Collaboration and data management—Enables workgroups to share accurate 2D CAD design information reliably and securely.
Autodesk® Inventor® 2011
Autodesk® Inventor® products for mechanical design:
- 3D mechanical design
- AutoCAD® integration and DWG interoperability
- State-of-the-art visualization
- Design automation
- Assembly design
- Plastic parts design
- Sheet metal design
- Design and manufacturing documentation
- Integrated simulation
- Routed systems design
- Tooling and mold design
AutoCAD® Inventor LT™ 2011
The AutoCAD® Inventor LT™ Suite delivers AutoCAD LT® and Autodesk® Inventor LT™ software together at a remarkable value, providing a cost-effective way to introduce 3D mechanical CAD into your 2D workflows. Start experiencing the benefits of 3D at your own pace, improve communication with customers and partners, and boost your 2D productivity.
- 3D part modeling
- 2D and 3D CAD translation
- 2D drafting and detailing
- Automated DWG™ drawings
Autodesk® Moldflow®
Autodesk® Moldflow® injection molding simulation software—Autodesk® Moldflow® Advisor, Autodesk® Moldflow® Insight, and Autodesk® Moldflow® Communicator:
- Plastic flow simulation—Simulate how melted plastic flows through molds to optimize designs and reduce problems in the manufacturing process.
- Feed system simulation—Model and optimize runner systems and gating configurations.
- Mold cooling simulation—Improve mold cooling system efficiency.
- Thermoset flow simulation—Simulate thermoset injection molding, RIM/SRIM, resin transfer molding, and rubber compound injection molding.
- Shrinkage and warpage simulation—Simulate shrinkage and warpage in parts and molds.
- Specialized molding processes—Simulate plastic molding processes.
- Meshing technology—Work with thin-walled, thick, and solid geometry.
- Material data—Improve simulation accuracy with precise material data.
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Autodesk® Algor® Simulation
Autodesk® Algor® Simulation software, part of the Autodesk® solution for Digital Prototyping, provides a range of mechanical simulation tools to help designers and engineers make decisions earlier in the design process.
- CAD support—Direct, associative data exchange with most CAD software.
- Modeling and meshing—Create finite element models and meshes using tools and wizards designed to improve productivity and simulation accuracy.
- Static stress and linear dynamics—Study structural response of designs.
- Mechanical event simulation—Enhance design decisions by using multibody dynamics with support for large-scale motion, large deformation, and large strain with body-to-body contact.
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation—Study thermal characteristics of designs and perform accurate, detailed fluid flow analysis.
- Multiphysics—Study multiple physical factors acting simultaneously by combining results from different analysis types.
Autodesk® Showcase® 2011
Interactive, Accessible 3D Visualizations
Autodesk® Showcase® 3D visualization software offers product designers, engineers, and marketing professionals the ability to transform digital prototypes into highly realistic imagery and immersive, interactive presentations.
- Simplified data preparation—Native support for Autodesk® Inventor® and Autodesk® Alias® software files—and streamlined interoperability with Autodesk® Moldflow® products and certain third-party CAD software—can save time and limit rework when creating high-quality 3D visualizations.
- Design storytelling—Storyboarding and presentation tools enable you to vividly tell a product design story through cinematic-quality imagery and effects. Stakeholders can explore and interact with digital models in real time.
- Informed decision making—More accurately convey real-world materials, lighting, and environments. Change design geometry and positioning in real time. Visualize effects of the manufacturing process to optimize a design’s appearance.
Autodesk® Vault 2011
Data Management Software for the Workgroup
Autodesk® Vault data management software products include Autodesk® Vault Workgroup, Autodesk® Vault Collaboration, and Autodesk® Vault Professional software. Vault software manages data creation, simulation, and documentation processes for design and engineering workgroups.
- Best-in-class CAD integration—Manage data associated with the digital model throughout the project lifecycle.
- Concurrent design—Work collaboratively. Multiple users can do their work without overwriting the others' data.
- Data reuse—Find, organize, copy, and reuse data to save hours of time, so you can spend more of your workday innovating.
- Revision management—Release and track files securely throughout the design cycle to reduce errors.
- Scalable multisite solution—Synchronize design data among distributed workgroups with multisite functionality.
