HKM (Huettenwerk Krupp Mannesmann) is specialized in the input material production of steel with all necessary process steps—from pig iron production, including the coking plant and sintering plant—up to production of steel, steel slabs, and round steel bars in the continuous casting process. Today, HKM is a steel enterprise which is setting new, worldwide standards within production and environmental protection. And HKM is setting standards in the IT, too—by implementing a true intelligent model of the whole plant, HKM is number one in the industry, having a complete 3D model of their factory site, including inside and outside equipment. This class describes best practice workflows using AutoCAD® Plant 3D, AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, Autodesk® Revit® Structure, Autodesk® Inventor®, and AutoCAD® Map 3D software for creating a database-driven 3D model in Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler software.

Want to see how you can use Autodesk HSM software for your mill-turn machine? Come to this class, which will be a deep dive into the mill-turn side of Autodesk HSM. We will cover parts ranging from actual programming to postprocessor setup to machine capabilities. This will be a fast-paced class, so at least some Autodesk HSM experience or mill-turn know-how is advisable.

As more multiaxis machine tools are adopted into production, there is sometimes a disconnect between what is happening in the CAM software and the G-code results and how that affects machine behavior. This session is designed to provide clarity in understanding various programming concepts that not only make programming more simplified, but, more importantly, demystify the resultant code produced from CAM software—whether the application is a 4- or 5-axis milling machine, a multifunction lathe with live tooling, or even Swiss-style machines. These concepts can be applied to any CNC-controlled application. Having a better understanding of these concepts not only will help avoid potentially damaging collisions of the machine tool, it will also help select a machine tool and control combination when purchasing new equipment.

Product Manager Al Whatmough and Product Owner Mark Porsby will show what is to come into the CAM workspace.

Learn strategies on how to successfully implement new cutting tools, materials, or machinery into your manufacturing workflow to boost productivity and profitability. Class discussion will include tips and formulas on understanding the basics of speeds and feeds, including how to capitalize on Autodesk CAM tool libraries and templates. Class will also cover resources and advice on implementing process reliability, exploring new tool technologies, and discovering shop techniques to maximize tool value.

How can you optimize your digital design pipeline using Alias software and Inventor software tools? Get the best out of the new features in Alias 2019 with new features such as virtual reality (VR) as standard, Photoshop integration, computational design, and world-class surfacing tools to empower Inventor.

As success and comfort levels increase, engineers need to look beyond the limited questions that can be asked of this linear static solution to truly understand and respond to the demands of innovation. Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software brings advanced analysis techniques to the Inventor platform, letting engineers explore nonlinear, vibratory, buckling, and other behaviors or failure conditions within the context of an interactive design and modeling session. Attendees of this workshop will be taught to recognize the need for these solutions and how to take their Inventor digital prototypes through advanced tests. Additionally, they will be introduced to the inputs required and the outputs produced so more-exacting and more-precise engineering decisions can be made.

Are you a veteran Inventor Simulation software user? Are you limited to what you can do with Inventor Simulation software? If the answer is Yes, this class is for you. This class will also be beneficial for designers with little knowledge of Inventor Simulation software. The session will start by demonstrating the powerful functionalities of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software, followed by showcasing how designers like you around the world have made great designs by utilizing the powerful functionalities of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software. This session features Nastran In-CAD.

Today Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software is available as part of Product Design & Manufacturing Collection, meaning many designers and engineers like you have the capability to adopt simulation early in the design process as this is where it has the most impact. Despite software availability and simulation continually becoming easier to use, there remains a fundamental question on the mind of every designer and engineer: How do I know my results are correct? This is the main reason for the lack of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD adoption within workplace. Autodesk Nastran In-CAD, although easy to use, has a comprehensive set of tools to help you answer this question and make sense of your results. These include mesh convergence, numerous result plots, section views, and much more. The session will include workflows and tips based on industry best practices. The goal of this session is to make you more confident in using Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software, and thus help you make better and more-innovative products within your workplace.

As engineers, we’re asked to make decisions on a daily basis, so come join us and let’s put your experience to the test. This hands-on lab will give you introductory experience with Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software and equip you with some of the tools for making better decisions going forward.

This presentation will focus on the newly developed Topology Optimization technology now being used in Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software and also found in Autodesk Nastran standalone, Fusion 360 Ultimate software, Inventor Simulation software, and Dreamcatcher software. We will begin with an introduction of how Topology Optimization works, and then we'll focus on the Autodesk Nastran In-CAD interface for Topology Optimization. We will perform several examples that will include how to produce designs with minimized mass and maximized stiffness that comply with various design and manufacturing constraints. Examples will include minimized mass with stress and compliance design constraints and various manufacturing constraints such as additive and subtractive with symmetry. We will show a complete workflow that includes importing optimized .STL geometry and building a verification analysis model.

In this class, a CIO of a leading ship-building company from India shall be jointly presenting with a partner a case study of their custom implementation of Vault software as a business process automation platform to synchronize their design and business workflows to their Enterprise Business systems—Infor ERP. The class will explore how various departments of a ship-manufacturing organization works around the design data that flows between various users and integrates critical items and BOM with their ERP system and automates several business workflows customized on Vault interface. The presenter will explain how they could save close to 20% of their design-to-manufacturing cycle time by streamlining Vault product data management (PDM) software to remove redundant work on ERP while enabling a collaborative and automated business environment. This class will explore the extent to which Vault can be customized beyond its basic features, and throw light on integration of BOM and related data to ERP or other applications.

Today’s workgroups are growing larger and larger. Whatever kind of seasoned expert or key user you might be, you need to maintain coherence across all workstations when organizing your design teams. This class will highlight and demonstrate available tools and technologies that you can use to manage consistency via presets, add-ins, overrides, defaults, locked settings, or multiple installation languages, always keeping in mind the optimal performance of your CAD system.

It is common for most sheet metal fabricators to have an ERP (enterprise resource planning) or MRP (material requirements planning) system, as well as software that addresses their needs for nesting and machine programming. What is not commonplace is for those systems to talk to one another very well. This class will present a case study in which the users are designing in Inventor software, managing their revisions and model data in Vault software, using a cloud-based ERP system to input sales and inventory information, and using TruNest to drive all of the machines connected to their sheet metal fabrication operations. What this class will demonstrate to attendees is a fully integrated sheet metal fabrication workflow, from the design of the product to its manufacture on the shop floor.

Autodesk® PLM 360 to Autodesk® Inventor® to Autodesk® Simulation software with data managed by Autodesk® Vault then closing the loop back to PLM 360. Have you ever wondered if people actually employ a full workflow from concept to completion using several Autodesk tools, software and solutions along the way? Come and learn how it's done with Scott Moyse and John Evans from the Design & Motion blog.

Preparing your designs for manufacture isn't just about knocking out a 2D drawing and hitting print. There's a ton of metadata which can be created and capitalized on to improve the flow of information and the components themselves through the manufacturing process. These days, automated manufacturing with computer numerical control (CNC) is commonplace; therefore, it is necessary to have an efficient process for creating CNC cut files or models. In this class, we cover several ways to prepare and export data to CAM software ready for CNC machining. Which one is best for your company or process? Exporting that manufacturing data from Inventor® software is only part of the process. Learn how you can deliver that information to those within manufacturing and procurement. The class also features iPropWiz V6, an amazing Inventor add-in that not only supercharges iProperties, but also makes it easier to create CNC cut files.

In this roundtable session we will discuss how electrical designs are transitioning into the Digital Prototyping world using AutoCAD Electrical software and Inventor software. What is required for a smooth transition? What functionality is required? What makes 2D-to-3D workflows valuable? What types are simulation are available? How valuable is simulation? Come and discuss these topics and how Product Design Suite software can help you and your peers.

Want to ensure that the physical version of your electrical design has enough space in the mechanical layout? Tired of discovering too-tight bend radii during the first prototype build? Interested in keeping your mechanical and electrical designs in sync? Skeptical that any of this really works in a real-world environment? Attend this class to learn about all of this from real-life examples of projects done by your peers from around the world. And learn why AutoCAD Electrical software and Inventor software are better together—just like chocolate and peanut butter.

Have you ever wanted to utilize the 3D power of Inventor software with the intelligence of AutoCAD Electrical software for substation protection and control panel layouts? Tracing connections from the panel in the control house to the cable tray and then out to the equipment in the yard can be a very tedious process when you don’t have really good visualization tools. With AutoCAD Electrical software and Inventor software integration, users now have the ability to produce the panel layout in the substation control house in 3D.

In this class, we will cover applications of Autodesk CFD Simulation software for sustainable design in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. You will learn how Autodesk CFD is used in the AEC design process. We will cover case studies involving the following: energy-efficient ventilation design for a large sports stadium facility; indoor thermal comfort using energy-efficient displacement ventilation for a large convention center foyer occupied by people; wind-loading analysis to simulate wind pressure and resultant structural loading on an airport façade and roof; and optimization of storm-water roof-drainage design using free surface flow. You will learn how the air flow and thermal simulations capabilities of Autodesk CFD are used to demonstrate performance for sustainable design.