Tips & Tutorials Blog: digital prototyping

Faced with a strict timeframe and requirements for this project, Nissan looked to the tools in the Autodesk Product Design Suite to design and build a racing version of the Nissan Altima. Being able to utilize Product Design Suite along with Vault Professional allowed Nissan’s engineering team and people in the machine shop to work […]

Design, develop, and validate are usually the key words that come to mind when you hear digital prototyping. Over the past few years digital prototyping has become a necessity in the manufacturing industry. Digital prototyping helps manufacturers to adapt to customer needs, shifts in production, as well as keep a competitive advantage. With 3D modeling […]

As in every line of business there are common challenges shared among the industry – getting your product to market on time, staying ahead of the competition, and producing a cost-effective product. What sets the top performing companies apart? The use and adoption of their digital prototyping tools. YORK International Corporation was able to take full […]

Thinking about upgrading to AutoCAD Mechanical? Have AutoCAD Mechanical and not using all of its features? The tools within AutoCAD Mechanical can help increase your productivity. AutoCAD Mechanical is designed to save hours of rework and automate many common tasks. AutoCAD Mechanical features the following: BOM Enhancements: supporting a reverse workflow of creating the BOM first followed […]

Often wonder if there are processes or products that can make the design process easier? Are there companies experiencing the same challenges as we are? Minda Industries Limited, like many other manufacturers, experienced difficulties meeting their customers’ needs. Being the largest manufacturer of two-wheeler switches in the world for automobile manufactures, they wanted to ensure […]

Ever ask yourself, or been asked by a co-worker these questions: “How many physical prototypes does our company currently create for each new product?” “How much time and money would we save if we could analyze the design before we build new prototypes?” “Is simulation affordable for our company?” In the past, Simulation was available […]

Earlier this year, Autodesk announced that they would be entering the hardware market with a 3D printer.  Why would Autodesk choose to move from software to hardware?  Does it make sense for businesses to consider the hardware as they look forward to 3d printing solutions? Carl Bass, Autodesk CEO, explains why the move to hardware […]

Synergis University 2014 is now less than a month away! There are 40 sessions to choose from, so to make it easy for you, we have created industry tracks to help you find the information to keep you ahead in your industry. Manufacturing Design:  When manufacturing products innovation and timing is everything.  Getting your products […]

Autodesk® Mockup 360™ cloud-based solution is a new online collaboration tool that enables suppliers, OEMs, and their end customers to collaborate on a single 3D mockup in the cloud. Users can aggregate their CAD data from virtually any source to build large-scale mockups and then easily share these across their entire supply chain. Collaboration tools […]

How can my business be more competitive and innovate faster?  How do we reduce costs and improve our design process to get to market faster?  These are questions we hear every day from our clients.  In this highly competitive market, it is difficult for manufacturers to get ahead doing the same old process they have […]