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AutoCAD Vs AutoCAD Electrical

December 5, 2022
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AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical
AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

AutoCAD Vs AutoCAD Electrical

Many users who design electrical schematics and wiring diagrams use AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT as their tool of choice for 2D schematic and wiring design, however, Autodesk also has AutoCAD Electrical, a specialised product for electrical designers and engineers, available now with AutoCAD as a specialised toolset that can be downloaded and used if you have an AutoCAD Subscription.

What's the Difference?

AutoCAD Electrical has all the tools of AutoCAD plus specialised tools and catalog for electrical schematic design, reporting and panel layouts with integration with Autodesk Inventor which has electrical harnessing and nailboard drawing tools and BOM tables for wiring lengths and components.

In addition, Autodesk Vault Professional also has AutoCAD Electrical integration with additional options for working with electrical projects.

AutoCAD Electrical has these additional tools, not found if just using AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT:

  • Project Tab
  • SQL Database
  • Schematic Components
  • Circuits
  • PLC
  • Wire and Wire Numbers
  • Terminals
  • Catalog
  • Panel Layout
  • Reports
  • Symbol Libraries
  • Electromechanical Projects
  • Integration for Vault Professional 

Project Tab

AutoCAD Electrical has a project manager tab, to manage all your electrical projects with tools to make projects active, customise, copy, delete and archive.

There are also buttons to refresh a drawing list, tasks list, update/retag and other file management tools.

Click here to learn more.

Project Tab

SQL Database

AutoCAD Electrical manages the catalog through a SQL database, giving users the ability to work with catalog database tables, with a detailed list of customisable Family Code/Table Names

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Schematic Components

Using the schematic tools, an AutoCAD Electrical user can:

  • Search for AutoCAD component
  • Insert a component
  • Insert at Fence Crossing Points
  • Copy Data from One-line to Schematic
  • Copy Component
  • Copy Component at Fence Crossing Points
  • Insert from User-Defined Pick List
  • Insert from Equipment List
  • Insert Components or Terminals from Panel Lists
  • Cut, Copy, and Paste Electrical Objects
  • Scoot Components/Wire Segments
  • Align Components/Wire Numbers
  • Stretch PLC Modules, Components, or Blocks
  • Split PLC Modules/Components
  • Reverse/Flip Components
  • Swap Contact States
  • Work With Cross-Referencing
  • Surf on Cross-Reference Exception Reports
  • Change Cross-Reference Visibility
  • Insert a Location Box
  • Retag Components
  • Retrieve the Pinlist Values from a Peer Parent
  • Check the Coil/Contact Count

 

Circuits

Circuits can be cut, copied and pasted and users can insert, configure single and dual circuits.

Using the circuit builder, the program builds dynamically and matches the rung spacing, adds wiring between components, and can annotate the circuit with calculated values based upon the assigned load amperage of the circuit. Circuit Builder extracts these annotation values from a database based on engineering standards, motor horsepower, and supply voltage.

Circuits

PLC

AutoCAD Electrical toolset can generate any number of different PLC I/O modules on demand and in various graphical styles. AutoCAD Electrical toolset generates the selected PLC I/O module through a parametric generation technique based on information in the PLC database (ACE_PLC.MDB).

PLC

Wires and Wire Numbers

Create, import, select, and change wire types with AutoCAD Electrical using the schematic tab for:

  • Different Wire Types
  • Ladders
  • Wire Gaps
  • Single Arrows
  • Tee MArkers
  • Wire Sequence
  • Internal Jumpers
  • Wire Colour/Guage Labels
  • In-Line Wire Labels
  • Inserting Cable Markers
  • Fan In/Out Source and Destination Markers
  • Shield Symbols
  • Inserting Wire Numbers
Wires and Wire Numbers

Terminals

Terminals can be inserted from the Catalog browser and users of AutoCAD Electrical can define a Multi-Level Terminal by Catalog Value, by Terminal Block Properties, and associate Terminals on the same Drawing or across Drawings.

When selecting a terminal, the user can show terminal associations or break them apart.

Terminals

Catalog

When working in the Catalog browser in AutoCAD Electrical, the user has a the ability to:

  • Insert a Schematic Component From the Catalog
  • Assign Catalog Information to a Component
  • Predefine a Search Value for Catalog Browser Lookup Mode
  • Copy Catalog Assignments
  • Show Missing Catalog Assignments
  • Update Components from the Catalog Database
  • Work With Editing the Catalog Database Records
  • Work With Catalog Database Tables
  • Create a Project-Specific Catalog Database
  • Define a Secondary Catalog Lookup File for a Project
  • Move the Catalog Database File
  • Edit or Add Manufacturer Content to the Catalog Database
  • Search through the Catalog

 

Catalog

Panel Layout

The Panel Layout tools create intelligent mechanical / panel layout drawings, whereby:

  • Layouts can be driven from information carried on the AutoCAD Electrical toolset schematic wiring diagram drawings or they can be constructed independently of schematics.
  • AutoCAD Electrical toolset places no requirements on special naming or attribute requirements on mechanical footprint symbols. Vendor-supplied footprint symbols, in AutoCAD format, can be used as is with AutoCAD Electrical toolset.
  • Bi-directional update capabilities allow certain schematic wiring diagram edits to update the panel drawings automatically and vice versa.
  • Wire number, wire color/gauge information, and connection sequencing data can be extracted directly from the schematics and annotated on to the panel footprint representations.
  • AutoCAD Electrical toolset extracts various reports from these smart panel layout drawings including panel BOM, panel component/item lists, nameplate reports, and schematic versus panel exception reports.
Panel Layout

Reports

Users can generate reports based on the schematic design with the ability to:

  • Generate a report
  • Insert a report on to a drawing
  • Change the format of a report
  • Export the report to a spreadsheet

 

Reports

Symbol Libraries

During a stand-alone installation of AutoCAD Electrical, all available symbol libraries are installed and users can remove any symbol libraries not required.

The symbol libraries and Symbol Builder template files are located at C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs. The symbol library subfolder, \Libs, carries various AutoCAD Electrical schematic and panel layout symbol libraries.

The following electrical schematic libraries are installed by default and multiple symbol libraries can be used within a project.

Symbol Libraries

Electromechanical Projects

The Panel Layout tools create intelligent mechanical / panel layout drawings, whereby:

  • Layouts can be driven from information carried on the AutoCAD Electrical toolset schematic wiring diagram drawings or they can be constructed independently of schematics.
  • AutoCAD Electrical toolset places no requirements on special naming or attribute requirements on mechanical footprint symbols. Vendor-supplied footprint symbols, in AutoCAD format, can be used as is with AutoCAD Electrical toolset.
  • Bi-directional update capabilities allow certain schematic wiring diagram edits to update the panel drawings automatically and vice versa.
  • Wire number, wire color/gauge information, and connection sequencing data can be extracted directly from the schematics and annotated on to the panel footprint representations.
  • AutoCAD Electrical toolset extracts various reports from these smart panel layout drawings including panel BOM, panel component/item lists, nameplate reports, and schematic versus panel exception reports.

Vault Professional Integration

Vault Professional support AutoCAD Electrical .wdp project files where you can add and open an AutoCAD Electrical project to/from Vault using the .wdp file format and use the usual check in/out, revision/lifecycle and search features.

Autodesk Vault Professional allows you to:

  • Keep a history of your design changes
  • Review how your designs have progressed
  • Rollback to a previous version
  • Have a central shared secured repository of drawings and data
  • Search for required information across multiple drawings and projects
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What’s New in Civil 3D 2022

April 26, 2021
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What's New in Autodesk Civil 3D 2022

The Autodesk Civil 3D 2022 release brings new alignment and ArcGIS workflows, enhancements with pressure networks and for AEC Collection subscribers, new functionality to the Project Explorer. 

Alignment Workflows

The better handle complex geometry for ramps and interchanges, there has been new enhancements to connected alignment functionality:

  • Curve group combinations
    • Free Reverse Spiral-Curve-Spiral-Spiral (From entity, end curve)
    • Free Reverse Spiral-Spiral-Curve-Spiral (From curve, end entity)
    • Free Reverse Spiral-Spiral-Curve-Spiral-Spiral (Between two curves)
  • Curves grater than 180 degrees
  • Connected alignments can now be created at offsets from parent alignments to support slip lane and off-ramp scenarios.
  • A preview option to view before executing the command
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Pressure Networks

  • The color and diameter of the compass can now be specified using options on the ribbon when laying out a path-based pressure network.
  • The Profile Layout ribbon tab has been updated for path based pressure networks to make it more consistent with the plan layout ribbon.
  • Spanning labels for pressure networks can now be created in plan and profile views.
  • PVIs can now be removed from overridden station ranges of pressure network in profile view that are set to static (non-dynamic) state. When selected, the Clean Up PVIs check box on the Pipe Run Profile Settings dialog box removes PVIs from overridden station ranges. You can use the Apply button to preview the changes in the drawing.
  • A command named RegenPressureSolid was added to regenerate 3D solids for pressure network parts.

ArcGIS

  • Raster data imported from ArcGIS can now be refreshed from ArcGIS. For more information, see To Refresh Data from ArcGIS.
  • When importing and refreshing raster data, users can configure the resolution for each raster layer separately.
  • The number of available resolution levels has been extended for importing ArcGIS raster data  from 19 levels to 23 levels.
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User Profile

Users can create their own custom profile based on information about their disciplines and job roles.

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Project Explorer

  • Support has been added for pressure networks in Project Explorer:
    • Added support for displaying and editing pressure network information, such as name and style.
    • Added support for displaying dynamic profile views for pressure pipe runs in the Project Explorer window.
    • Added support for editing multiple pressure network properties and pressure part properties.
    • Added support for editing the layout and view style of pressure networks and pressure parts.
    • Added Object Set support for pressure networks and pressure parts.
    • Added support for generating reports for pressure networks, pressure parts, and pressure pipe runs.
    • Added support for generating AutoCAD tables for pressure networks, pressure parts and pressure pipe runs.
    • Added support for comparing pressure pipe run sample points with other surfaces.
    • Added support for searching for pressure networks by name.
  • Support has been added for feature lines in the <None> site (siteless feature lines).
  • Project Explorer is now launched from the Home tab of the Civil 3D ribbon.
  • Project Explorer is now available in all languages currently supported by Civil 3D. The assigned language for Project Explorer is determined by the regional language settings in Windows.

Grading Optimisation

For AEC Collection users, Civil 3D now includes Grading Optimisation which works as a preliminary terrain optimisation tool for site designers. It uses design data and automates otherwise repetitive manual grading tasks according to customized object constraints.

Available objects include:
  • zones
  • drain lines
  • low points
  • building pads and reveals
  • curbs
  • sidewalks
  • paths
  • parking lots
  • ponds

Once these objects are defined with their project relate constraints, Grading Optimization delivers an optimized terrain surface and 3D geometry back into the design tool for further detailed design.

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What’s new in Autodesk Vault 2022

April 8, 2021
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What's New in Autodesk Vault 2022

The Vault team has worked on bringing a more modern, connected and insightful experience in Vault 2022.

With a focus on features per persona and roles within the company, enhancing how users are connected to design data and better integration and better access for participants who need access via the desktop or mobile devices.

Show Details in Dockable Window

Inside of Inventor, Autodesk has added an Integrated data experience to access and organise all design information in a dockable panel.

Inside of this panel, the designer can see where a design is used before making changes.

The designer can assign an Item and derive engineering BOM information within the environment without leaving the application.

In addition, they can access Change Order information related to the design to understand why change has been triggered & the goal of the change request.

Released Date and Approver Properties

Autodesk has added the Latest Approver and Latest Released Date properties which can be exposed in revision tables and title blocks.

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Model States

  • Check In, Open/ Place operations support model state
  • Assign Item for each model state
  • Manage BOM variants

Inventor and Revit Interoperability

The Inventor and Revit interoperability provides the option to check-in and archive Revit files referenced within Inventor assemblies.

In Inventor, Revit files can be used by selecting them in the Open from Vault and Place from Vault dialogs. This gives the designer the ability to update Inventor models that references Revit models seamlessly.

Duplicate Reduction

  • Exclude mirror parts
  • Identify the exact match
  • Exclude different materials
  • Advanced metadata search combined with geometric search
Vault 2022 Duplicate Reduction Moving at the Speed of Business

Administrators

Based on our Vault Pro customer analytics, more than 70% of the customers enable Active directory integration with Vault user & group management.

To align with other Autodesk services, you might be leveraging today like Shared Views, Fusion 360, or BIM 360, Vault 2022 supports Autodesk ID Authentication as an additional option along with Vault User and Active Directory support. With multi-authentication support, an administrator can choose the best way for the Vault users to log in and access the data.

Vault 2022 adds the ability to include profile attributes to user and group profiles similar to user-defined properties on files, folders, and items. These attributes can be user locations, departments, divisions, or any other custom attribute you might want to manage.

These profile attributes can be mapped to Active Directory properties for quick access and easy management.

Lastly, administrators can configure friendly display names inside Vault to quickly identify who created or modified objects. The friendly display name can also be mapped to title blocks and other file properties for improved record keeping.

Additional Audit Logs

  • Track who (user) has accessed What (vault name) and when (date and time)
  • Track how user authenticate and which client did the user used
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Vault 2022 Replication Moving at the Speed of Business

Replication

Vault 2022 has a new replication technology, so that the Publisher is the only read\write location in the environment. This change improves usability by eliminating the need for object Ownership and improve replication stability and reliability.

Participants

The Thin Client has been improved for Participants for a more modern experience.

  • Support desktop as well as tablets
  • Multiple tab browser support
  • New View tab to view 2D/3D designs using the Autodesk Viewer
  • Access Change Order Information
  • Support folder/ project links
  • Multi-select to View & Download
  • Share desktop or web browser links

The Thin Client user has access to Change Order information, folder\project links, the ability to multi-select files for viewing or downloading.

Users can also share desktop or web browser links via email.

Vault 2022 Thin Client Moving at the Speed of Business

Mobile App

The Vault mobile app for Vault Professional allows users to use a tablet or mobile device to:

  • View 2D/3D designs
  • Check non-CAD files in and out
  • Review, approve, and sign documents
  • Perform QR, barcode, simple, and
    extended searches
  • Create and participate in change orders,
    and more.

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Design Consulting has considerable experience in deploying Vault on-premise and in the cloud and have our own advanced Job Processor for Vault.

If you are looking at deploying Vault for your business, contact us to learn more.

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Autodesk Releases Inventor 2021.2

November 11, 2020
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Autodesk has released the latest 2021.2 version for Inventor on 30/10/2020 and looking through the list, I find that the list is on improvements and resolving issues rather than new features and functionality.

Here’s the list below. For more information visit the Autodesk Inventor Help page

 
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Add-Ins – Cable and Harness

Resolved a Cable & Harness Loom style color cannot be updated issue. INVGEN-41120

Resolved issue where visibility of the components setting is ignored when editing a Cable & Harness sub assembly. INVGEN-43727

Add-Ins – Content Center

Resolved issue where the Place from Content Center icon (Ribbon) switched to Place icon during placing a component from Content Center. INVGEN-32831

Resolved issue where columns with formulas that reference other columns weren’t working correctly. INVGEN-36130

Resolved issue where Content Center commands were enabled for non-master positional representations when switching between documents. INVGEN-37050

Improved performance when placing large Content Center families. INVGEN-39031

Resolved issue for the Chinese version where Boolean values were translated in the opposite direction. INVGEN-43480

Add-Ins – Design Accelerator

Improved the constraint behavior of bolted connections (BC) by applying temporary ground constraints to keep the BC in position when constraining to them. Temporary constraints are removed afterward. INVGEN-39989

Resolved issue preventing bolted patterns from following the pattern after being edited. INVGEN-41252

Resolved error messaging issue, it is improved for cases where template report files aren’t accessible. INVGEN-41345

Resolved issue that the bolted connection did not insert the correct bolt length. INVGEN-41805

Resolved issue where the bolted connection generator created Through All holes instead of To Face holes. INVGEN-42562

Resolved a refresh Content Center Standard Parts with Bolted Connection sub-assembly issue. INVGEN-42851

Resolved issue that prevented changing the shaft generator element type or deleting the element. INVGEN-43202

Resolved issue that bolted connections did not work properly when the sub-assemble structure was disabled. INVGEN-44310

Resolved issue where Bill of Materials didn’t update correctly after using the Bolted Connection Follow pattern setting. INVGEN-44383

Add-Ins – Frame Generator

An additional index is added at the end of the file name to avoid duplicating file names. INVGEN-39016

Frame Generator property panel. Moved “Zoom” label away from border. INVGEN-39378

Improved stability when working with Frame Generator. INVGEN-41396

Add-Ins – Mold Design

Resolved issue with displaying saved Part Fill Analysis results after reopening the file. INVGEN-2884

Resolved a performance issue with imported data in Mold Design Generate core and cavity. INVGEN-40356

Add-Ins – Simulation

Resolved issue where saved Inventor files (when using the Centaur addin) did not include FEA results when re-opened. INVGEN-41945

Add-Ins – Simulation – Stress Analysis

Improved performance when moving an FEA probe tag. INVGEN-43601

Add-Ins – Task Scheduler

Resolved issue preventing Task Scheduler from  checking files into Vault as part of a migration task. INVGEN-41548

Add-Ins – Tube and Pipe

Resolved issue where file naming defaults and indexing for Tube & Pipe run locations weren’t working correctly. INVGEN-37052

Resolved the issue where dimensions applied to a route did not persist when the Auto Dimension option is OFF. INVGEN-40329

It’s now possible to promote/demote tube and pipe content center components when they are outside the scope of tube and pipe assemblies. INVGEN-40379

Resolved issue preventing you from moving Tube and Pipe components in the browser. INVGEN-41253

Resolved a Tube and Pipe issue where Copy run doesn’t offer unique filenames for populated copied components. Now, when a run with populated route/s is copied, unique filenames for populated components are offered to finish the workflow. INVGEN-43243

Resolved issue where a Tube & Pipe assembly lost its adaptivity. INVGEN-43341

Improved stability when editing a Tube & Pipe route in some models. INVGEN-43347

Improved stability when editing routes in the Tube & Pipe environment. INVGEN-43616

Resolved issue where it was not possible to snap a tube and pipe component to the route end point during component placement. INVGEN-44122

Resolved issue where an unpopulated route did not update and later populate. For 2021 and earlier versions of Inventor. INVGEN-44277

Resolved issue where there are missing context menu commands during tube and pipe fitting placement. INVGEN-46146

Add-Ins – iLogic

Resolved issue where iLogic Form wouldn’t function after changing the Level of Detail and accessing the Bill of Materials. INVGEN-36380

Removed the Page Setup command from the rule editor toolbar. INVGEN-36993

In the iLogic rule editor, autocomplete now works for function parameters. INVGEN-39827

Read only parameters now have a different background color than read/write INVGEN-42780

Resolved issue causing iLogic forms to take a long time to refresh. INVGEN-43789

Resolved issue with Migrate ETO names where Inventor displayed an error or failed to migrate names. INVGEN-44408

Resolved iLogic UI issues related to dark theme. INVGEN-45661

Resolved issue with the Dark Theme where the the Publish 3D PDF dialog box would become too dark to read after creating an iLogic rule. INVGEN-46367

AnyCAD

The units of measure defined in Revit data file are now respected during import INVGEN-38659

Resolved issue where the Resolve Link dialog box would display when importing a Pro-e assembly. INVGEN-45694

Assemblies

Improved stability when enabling Suppress on the iProperties/Occurrences tab for a component. INVGEN-43768

Assemblies – BOM

Resolved issue where copying cells in the Bill of Materials would incorrectly overwrite the Quantity and Thumbnail values. INVGEN-42397

Resolved issue where the Bill of Materials Expand All Children setting wasn’t working. INVGEN-42435

Improved stability when working with iAssemblies Bill of Materials. INVGEN-43703

Assemblies – Constraints-Joint-Assemble

Resolved issue that iMate fails to match after replacement. INVGEN-42147

Assemblies – Copy Object

Resolved incremental file naming issue in Copy Component. INVGEN-39719

Assemblies – Design Views

Improved stability when using the undo and redo commands. INVGEN-42611

Resolved issue where Modify Design View Representation changes were not being saved in an assembly. INVGEN-42770

Assemblies – Features-Sketch

Resolved issue where Include Geometry in a 3D Sketch would not create fully constrained geometry. INVGEN-42390

Assemblies – Mirror-Copy-Replace

Resolved issue where Copy Components would corrupt the file when reusing an existing instance. INVGEN-45644

Drawings

Improved stability when working in the drawing environment. INVGEN-39174

Drawings – Tables

Resolved issue that Inventor failed to set the hole table origin at existing center mark. INVGEN-41662

Drawings – True Connect

Resolved issue where the drawing file size was increased after adding iProperties. INVGEN-37773

Drawings – Views

Resolved issue that 2D constraints were lost in a section view that used projected geometry when the angle of the reference geometry was updated . INVGEN-31205

Resolved issue where the initial drawing scale was not correct. INVGEN-44129

Resolved issue where Realign Auxiliary Views command persisted a raster view when Exported to PDF/DWF. INVGEN-44136

Resolved issue preventing pasting a view into the same location as the original view when the cursor is on sheet. INVGEN-44726

Parts

Resolved a stability issue when a derived sheet metal part is resolved to a new file and an update is pending. INVGEN-45273

Parts – 2D Sketch

Resolved a performance issue that occurred when creating sketch patterns. INVGEN-36776

Parts – Derive

Improved stability when editing a derived part sketch. INVGEN-44268

Parts – Extrude-Revolve-Sweep-Coil

Improved performance of Extrude Through All. INVGEN-43112

Parts – Fillet-Chamfer

Improved stability when using fillet to select an edge loop on a non-active component. INVGEN-43787

Improved stability when creating fillets. INVGEN-44154

Resolved issue where applying a variable fillet atop another fillet would exit Inventor, INVGEN-44971

Parts – Hole-Threads

Improved stability when creating a Hole during edit-in place after turning on “Allow Center Point Creation” and placing a Hole center point. INVGEN-43698

Parts – Measure

Improved stability when editing a drawing dimension while a modeless dialog is displayed. INVGEN-44959

Parts – Sheet Metal

Improved stability of the Refold feature. INVGEN-3353

Resolved issue about an API query for FlatBendResult.Bend hangs inventor. INVGEN-44872

Platform

Resolved issue where the custom template paths did not populate the  Application Options/File tab fields when using  /IMPORTOPTIONS on Inventor start up. INVGEN-37765

Improved stability of Inventor close when working in the VBA editor. INVGEN-41209

Improved stability when using the und and redo commands. INVGEN-41614

Resolved issue where Save As wasn’t checking to see if another document with the same filename was already open. INVGEN-41661

Improved stability when creating a sketch and an invisible insertion point was corrupt. INVGEN-43763

Platform – Framework

Improved stability when copying and pasting work geometry. INVGEN-45716

Platform – Graphics

Improved stability when editing a sketch pasted from an AutoCAD drawing. INVGEN-42066

Presentations

The last selected option in the tweak command is retained in the current Inventor session. INVGEN-11506

Translators

Resolved issue where the component color was missing when importing Pro/E assembly files. INVGEN-28934

Improved stability when importing an NX assembly which contains parts with issues. INVGEN-41550

Resolved missing face color issue when importing certain step files. INVGEN-42138

Resolved issue where AnyCAD Catia components were in the wrong position when exported to a STEP file. INVGEN-42305

Resolved issue where Export to STEP 242 or to JT, caused unexpected termination. INVGEN-43314

Translators – DWG-DXF

Resolved issue that title block text shifted when exported to an AutoCAD DWG file. INVGEN-44331

Tutorial Framework

Resolved issue preventing you from sharing Guided Tutorials. INVGEN-43609

Resolved issue preventing you from allowing the Tutorial Gallery to work properly with a Proxy server setup. This requires the Windows environment variables: http_proxy and https_proxy. INVGEN-43662

UI

Resolved issue that the Nastran Convergence Settings icon was missing in the Inventor 2021 dark theme. INVGEN-42777

Resolved issue on My Home where the document number wasn’t showing up in the Recent Document section. INVGEN-44172

Resolved issue that the in-canvas edit box did not accept input when the model was open in a separate window. INVGEN-45983

UI – Browser

Fixed the color of the ‘unresolved’ icon for dark mode. INVGEN-43860

Improved the stability of suppressing unresolved content center files. INVGEN-44379

UI – Customization

Resolved issue that 3DA and Vault commands were removed from Quick Access Toolbar after restarting  Inventor twice. INVGEN-43198

Resolved issue where a Macro button vanished from a custom panel after adding an optional parameter to the method. INVGEN-46035

UI – Mini Toolbar

Resolved issue causing View Navigation to respond very slowly when the appearance Adjust command is active under Dark theme. INVGEN-43761

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PDM Collection Overview

The Autodesk PDM Industry Collection is a compilation of software titles for the manufacturing industry which gives the ability to 3D model, design, automate, visualise, animate, simulate, document and draft designs in 2D.

  • Create high-tolerance, fabrication level detailed designs for electromechanical products and fabricated structures.

  • Optimise designs with analysis, generative design, visualisation and simulation tools.

  • End to end CAD/CAM digital prototyping solution.

Integrated CAD/CAM and Nesting

The Product Design & Manufacturing Collection comes with Inventor CAM and Inventor Nesting, being one of the few, if only product set in the market with the exceptional 3D CAD modelling and detailing features of Inventor with integrated 2.5 to 5 axis CAM and Nesting..

Inventor and AutoCAD Workflows

Use the right tool for the right job. Reference AutoCAD 2D CAD data into Inventor designs and drawings and detail Inventor models in AutoCAD.

Inventor and Fusion Workflows

Use Fusion 360 generative design studies to explore design alternatives and optimise product preformance or cost.

Inventor and Revit Workflows

Reference Revit projects and use Inventor BIM interoperability tools to publish BIM data to Revit and other sources.

Included Software

The most comprehensive selection of cutting-edge BIM and CAD design, visualisation and analysis software and cloud tools comes within the AEC Collection.

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Inventor Professional

Tools for parts and assembly modelling, automation, sheet metal, weldments, electrical, tube & pipe, bills of materials and 2D detailing.
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Fusion 360

Cloud based CAD/CAM for PC and Mac with simulation and PCB design.
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Inventor Tolerance Analysis

Analyse tolerances and the impact of variations in dimensions.

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AutoCAD

2D/3D design and drafting software with specialised toolsets for mechanical, electrical schematics, plant design, GIS and more.
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Inventor Nesting

Integrated parametric nesting software for Inventor Professional.

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Navisworks Manage

Project coordination, data aggregation, 5D scheduling, quantification, simulation and visualisation software.
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Inventor CAM

Integrated 2.5 to 5 axis CAM for Inventor Professional with automation and simulation.

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Recap Pro

Reality capture, photogrammetry and 3D scanning point cloud software.
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Inventor Nastran

Non-Linear FEA integrated into Inventor Professional.

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Factory Design Utilities

Process analysis and 2D/3D layout tools for AutoCAD, Inventor Professional and Navisworks.
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HSM Works

Integrated 2.5 to 5 axis CAM for Solidworks.
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3ds Max

3D modelling, rendering, animation and simulation software.

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Autodesk Rendering

Cloud based rendering for Revit, 3ds Max, Navisworks and AutoCAD.
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Autodesk Drive

Cloud storage and collaboration for CAD.

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Compare the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection to other products such as Inventor Professional, AutoCAD Inventor LT suite and Inventor Professional LT.

  • PDM Collection
  • Inventor Professional
  • AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite
  • Inventor LT
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3D Parametric Part Modelling
B-REP surfacing, solid body and multi-body part modelling
Direct Editing
Direct editing (push-pull) part modelling environment
Freeform Modelling
NURBS with T-Splines part modelling environment
Plastic Part Design
Mold and die modelling environment
Local Rendering
Ray-trace rendering on your PC
2D Design
2D design functionality in AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT
2D Drafting
2D views, annotations, leaders, etc.
3D Parametric Assembly Modelling
Place multiple parts in an assembly file and use constraints and joints to assemble
Weldments
Weldment assembly environment used with frame generator to model structural frames
Sheet Metal Modelling
Tools for sheet metal design, flat patterns and 2D symbols and annotations
Electrical Cable and Harnessing
Tools tools to route electrical cables, harnesses and detail nailboards
Electrical Schematics
Design electrical control systems and switchboards with reports such as from/to and wire lists
EMX Project
Synch between AutoCAD Electrical schematicsand Inventor Professional cable harnesses
Tube and Piping
Tools to design flexible hose, tubes and pipes
Design Automation
Simplified code and forms to automate 3D model, drawings and connect to Excel
Content Centre Library
Customisable library of parts such as steel profiles and fasteners
Draft Analysis
Analyse drafts
Clash and interference detection
Detect clashes or interferences between parts in assemblies
Material cost/impact
Ability to select a material based on the environmental/cost impact
BIM Interoperability
Prepare models and export to RFA, adsk or IFC
Point Clouds
Import point clouds via Recap
Point Cloud Pre-Processing
Tools found in Recap Pro
Bill of Materials
Create bills of materials and tabvles from parts and assemblies
AnyCAD
Associative import of CAD parts and assembly files
Application Programming Interface (API)
Install plug-ins, create plug-ins, macros and run Dynamo scripts
Linear FEA
Linear and Dynamic FEA simulation studies
Non-Linear FEA
FEA tools in Inventor Nastran
CAM
Features found in Inventor CAM and HSMWorks
Nesting
Nesting tools in Inventor Nesting
Tolerance Analysis
Features found in Inventor Tolerance Analysis
Architecture Design
Features found in AutoCAD specialised toolsets
GIS Mapping
Features found in AutoCAD specialised toolsets
Raster Tools
Features found in AutoCAD specialised toolsets
Plant Design
Features found in AutoCAD specialised toolsets
P&ID Schematics
Features found in AutoCAD specialised toolsets
Clash Detection
Features found in Navisworks Manage
5D Scheduling
Features found in Navisworks Manage
Project Review and Coordination
Features found in Navisworks Manage
Production Rendering and Animation
Features found in 3ds Max
Process Analysis
Bottleneck simulation and reporting for factory and assembly line layouts
Synch AutoCAD and Inventor Professional
2D/3D Factory Assets to synch AutoCAD 2D layouts with Inventor Professional 3D models

PDM Collection Add-Ons

Check out these programs and plug-ins to boost productivity even further.
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Enterprise data management.
Netfabb -- Premium 2021 Commercial New Multi-user ELD Annual Subscription
Additive manufacturing simulation and optimisation.
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Cloud Collaboration with Fusion 360 Team Participant
PowerInspect - Standard 2020 Commercial New Single-user ELD 3-Year Subscription
Machine tool probing software for on machine verification and inspection.
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Computational Fluid Dynamic software to simulate loads, air and fluid flows.
Moldflow Adviser Ultimate 2019 Commercial New Multi-user ELD Annual Subscription
Injection mold simulation software

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3D Rack Configurator

October 3, 2019
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| Manufacturing, AutoCAD, Autodesk Collections, Autodesk Inventor, Factory Design Suite, Inventor, Product Design & Manufacturing Collection, Product Design Suite
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Want to automate 3D configurable models, 2D drawings and a bill of materials? Check out this rack configurator with 45 options using Autodesk Inventor which automates the 3D model and Bill of materials, right down to the nuts and bolts. In this video we drop in multiple racks and layout out a factory with 57,000 parts using the tools in the Autodesk…

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