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Automate your Design Processes with Autodesk Vault

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5 Powerful Ways to Automate your Design Processes with Autodesk Vault

Speed up Autodesk AutoCAD, Inventor CAD/CAM and data management workflows .

Design automation is the use of software to automate repetitive tasks in the design process. This can save time and money by freeing up engineers to focus on more creative and strategic work. Autodesk Vault is a product data management (PDM) software that includes a number of features for design automation.

Autodesk Vault is available on-premise or on cloud

Benefits of design automation in Autodesk Vault

Design automation in Autodesk Vault can also provide a number of other benefits, including:

  • Increased accuracy: By automating repetitive tasks, engineers can reduce the risk of errors.
  • Improved efficiency: Engineers can spend more time on creative and strategic work, and less time on administrative tasks.
  • Improved collaboration: Autodesk Vault can help engineers to collaborate more effectively by providing a central repository for design data.
  • Improved compliance: Autodesk Vault can help organizations to comply with industry regulations by providing a secure and auditable way to store design data.

If you are looking for ways to save time and money in your design process, then design automation in Autodesk Vault is a great option. By automating repetitive tasks, you can free up your engineers to focus on more creative and strategic work. This can lead to increased accuracy, efficiency, collaboration, and compliance.

Copy Design

One of the most common tasks in the design process is copying existing designs. This can be a time-consuming and error-prone process. Automate the copy design process by creating a new design that is a copy of an existing design. This can be done with a single click of a button.

Automatic Numbering Schemes

Another common task in the design process is assigning part numbers to parts. This can also be a time-consuming and error-prone process. Automate the part numbering process by creating a custom numbering scheme. This can ensure that part numbers are assigned consistently and correctly.

Whats New in Autodesk Vault 2024 Job Processor Copy Folder Structure Setup a new project quickly Start with a known folder structure Users can create a project folder from a template or previous folder structure Copy Folder Structure permissions and Properties

Revision Control

As designs evolve, it is important to track changes. Automate the revision control process by creating a revision history for each design. This can help engineers to track changes and to revert to previous versions of designs if necessary.

Version Control

In addition to revision control, Autodesk Vault can also automate the version control process. This means that multiple versions of a design can be stored in Vault and that changes can be tracked between versions. This can help engineers to collaborate on designs and to track the progress of designs over time.

Whats New in Autodesk Vault 2024 Job Processor Copy Design BOM Enhancements Newly copied parts can be assigned to an Item immediately after Copy Design is executed Copy Design updates the BOM information in part files without having to open them in Inventor first. Autodesk Vault Professional Training Course

Job Processor

The Job Processor is a powerful tool that can be used to automate a variety of design tasks. This includes tasks such as generating bills of materials, creating drawings, and submitting designs for manufacturing. The Job Processor can be used to automate repetitive tasks, freeing up engineers to focus on more creative and strategic work.

JP Pro is a power job processor built on Autodesk Vault Professional that allows you to automate publishing of files, email notifications, synchronisation and much more..

JP Pro for Autodesk Vault Professional is an advanced job processor to automate publishing on files on-demand or automatically on change state, bom export, email notifications and more.
Whats New in Autodesk Vault 2024 Job Processor Job Processor Apply retry strategy to visualization and custom jobs to reduce administration and user disruption to re-submit such jobs manually. Automatic Retry capability for failed Job Specify retry strategy between 1 and 10 attempts The Job Processor will retry the failed jobs automatically without manual intervention

ERP Integration

In addition to the 5 ways to automate using Vault, Vault can be integrated with a variety of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. This allows engineers to share data with other departments in the organization, such as manufacturing and sales. This can help to improve communication and collaboration between departments, and to ensure that everyone is working with the latest information.

Ready to Automate?

Design automation is a powerful tool that can save time and money for AutoCAD and Inventor users. Autodesk Vault includes a number of features for design automation, including copy design automation, automatic numbering schemes, revision control, version control, job processor and ERP integration. These features can help engineers to automate repetitive tasks, freeing up time for more creative and strategic work.

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Whats New in Autodesk Vault 2024

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What's New in Autodesk Vault 2024

Autodesk Vault 2024 is out with a focus on enforcing standards, delivering intuitive tools and administrative enhancements

Autodesk Vault 2024 is out with a focus on enforcing standards, delivering intuitive tools and administrative enhancements. Focus on the Work Export more design formats for downstream collaboration. Create new projects from a template structure. Enforcing Standards Manage and distribute Inventor template and design data. Enforce peer review during the design process. Intuitive Tools for Collaboration User-interface enhancements for more intuitive workflows and workflow enhancements.

Authors: More features for CAD users in Vault 2024 to Focus on the Work

Job Processor: DXF and STEP

Users can export DXF and STEP files for manufacturing, suppliers, and subcontractors as part of the release process.

  • On-demand DXF/STEP publish
  • DXF/STEP publish on state transition
  • Sync LC state and revision on DXF/STEP files
  • DXF/STEP file getting created in vault to use Design Rep classification and PDF like workflow
  • DXF/STEP file publish options like PDF publish options

Copy Design Enhancements

Design re-use efficiency by reducing number of clicks to complete the workflow and pre-checks to prevent errors prior to creating a new design variation.

  • More usability by enabling Copy/Paste in the copy design numbering panel
  • Use the Copy/Paste functionality to edit multiple row values in and excel spreadsheet and then copy them to the Copy Design with one operation
  • More guidance through highlight restriction before copy operations start (property: –)
  • Export File list within the warning dialog

Copy Design BOM Enhancements

Newly copied parts can be assigned to an Item immediately after Copy Design is executed.

Copy Design updates the BOM information in part files without having to open them in Inventor first

Copy Folder Structure

You can setup a new project quickly and start with a known folder structure.

  • Users can create a project folder from a template or previous folder structure
  • Copy Folder Structure permissions and Properties

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Insert Punch Tool from Vault

Users can select sheet metal punches from Vault when they are not in the local workspace.

Browse for 3D iFeature shapes from Vault to be inserted into the sheet metal face.

Administrators: Enforcing Vault Standards for Gratere Project Compliance

Inventor Design Data & Template Management

CAD Administrator can create and deploy template updates to users easily through Vault. Users remain up-to-date with templates and design data without manual updates.

The focus in 2024 is to create an Inventor\Vault integrated experience for the Template and Design Data Files with automatic updates of Templates and Design Data within specific workflows.

Peer Review

Control the lifecycle process by requiring a different user to transition to the next state. 

With this new user requirement, you can configure the Vault State transition to require Four Eyes Check and configure multiple rules for which files require Peer Review based on property values.

Job Processor

Apply retry strategy to visualization and custom jobs to reduce administration and user disruption to re-submit such jobs manually.

  • Automatic Retry capability for failed Job
  • Specify retry strategy between 1 and 10 attempts
  • The Job Processor will retry the failed jobs automatically without manual intervention

Thin Client Admin Settings

Administrators can set default columns for all Thin Client users in Autodesk Vault 2024.

Backup/Restore Enhancements

In Vault 2024, there is more flexibility in the Vault Server backup command to assist with backing up specified data components. This enhancement helps customers with large Vault environments that cannot use the existing backup command in the Vault Server.

Participants: Intuitive Vault Tools in 2024 for Project Collaboration

Thin Client – Enhancements

Select the Vault you need at the time of signing into the Thin Client and the Vault drop-down list shows the available Vault on the Server.

  • Improve interactions and control within the Thin Client interface with control for Expanding or Collapsing All for Objects with Structure.

Advanced Search capabilities paired with a modern UI for better experience:

  • Save searches as bookmarks in the browser
  • Search individual workspaces or multiple workspaces
  • Search workspaces of choice with search parameters
  • Search current folders and sub-folders
  • Find latest version only

Inventor Read-Only Vault Add-in

The Vault Add-in in Autodesk Vault Professional 2024 is available in Inventor Read-only, so users can open files and get access to Vault data directly from Inventor Read-only allowing users to review models efficiently without going between applications.

Learn More about Autodesk Vault 2024

Check out the Autodesk Vault 2024 Help

section for more information regarding the 2024 release.

Ready to get Autodesk Vault 2024?

Discover how Autodesk Vault 2024 can streamline your workflow, increase productivity, and optimise your design process. 

Vault is available from Design Consulting on-premise or cloud, so contact us to discuss which instance suits you best.

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