Bring your existing Inventor Add-in into Forge. In this class we'll go through step by step conversion of an Inventor Add-in into a Design Automationfor Inventor AppBundle.

Autodesk Inventor Presentation environment has been redesigned in Inventor 2017. The new timeline based workflows and snapshot views allow you to easily control exploded views, assemble animations and viewports so you can get the exact views you need for your technical documentation. This class will also cover best practices to speedup the workflow.

This class uses a case study of the Saline Creek Bridge in Fort McMurray, Alberta, to demonstrate methods of using Revit, Civil 3D, and Inventor software to create digital prototypes of bridge infrastructure projects to enable efficient and accurate construction of complex elements. We explore the workflow used for passing model information between Revit, Civil 3D, and Inventor, as well as methods of integrating survey and layout.

In this class we will look at 5 tools that are very useful in finishing pipe designs. These tools are not covered in the basic essentials class so some knowledge of AutoCAD Plant 3D software will be needed to accomplish them. We will look at endcode and joint setup, Ortho BOM, custom symbol key mappings, Inventor software for equipment design, and custom inline components. This will not be a step-by-step learning type of class; rather, it will be more of a discovery process that will leave users knowing a great deal about these particular tools.

Let your customers unleash their inner rock star. Engineer to order has been done, but what about design to order? Learn how to create flexible complex designs driven from customer inputs. Increase efficiencies and margins using the sculpting tools in the Fusion 360 3D CAD design app and the automation capabilities of Inventor software. We use our startup, Orphanage Guitars, as a case study to illustrate how our customers are able to design their own custom carved-top electric guitars to their specifications in a matter of minutes. We let you behind the curtain, show our process, and discuss the pros and cons of alternative mass customization methods.

This course walks you through the licensing and software delivery steps that assure an optimal implementation of Autodesk, Inc., software across your network. We will focus on the critical decision points in deploying and licensing Autodesk products with emphasis on recent changes and industry best practices. We will cover planning, implementation, fault tolerance, day-to-day administration, and troubleshooting techniques. This course is ideal for IT administrators and CAD managers involved with Autodesk licensing and software installation. Old pros say this class is a great refresher. Those new to the subject matter leave with more direction and confidence. Discover why many Autodesk University attendees sign up for this course year after year.

There are so many things to consider when developing assets for Factory Design Suite. Creating functional assets for your factory layouts can be challenging unless you have a detailed checklist for asset development. This class will provide a step-by-step approach to developing fully functional assets. We will discuss everything from iProperties to Inventor iLogic software. Join us as we explore the process of asset development while examining each step on the checklist.

Are you curious about what’s coming in the next Inventor software? Join this session to see the Inventor Product Management Team present the Inventor development road map and product strategy. Attendees are encouraged to engage with the Inventor product managers with questions and feedback during the session.

Find out about what the Development Team is working on for a future release of Inventor software and related offerings to help you design and make great products.

Come and discover what the Inventor Product Development Team is working on for future releases of Inventor software and related offerings to help you in the future of making things. This session features Inventor Professional.

There is so much different software installed in Factory Design Suite that it can be hard for a user to know where to start. This class will examine the entire workflow of Factory Design Suite and show you the use of different software that is installed on your machine. You will learn how to use the Autodesk 360 cloud-computing platform to quickly get the 2D layout data from the sales engineer at a client site and then provide him with a completed 3D layout with Factory Design Suite (which is in sync with the 2D layout). We will discuss in detail how Revit software interoperability enables the factory buildings to be used in Inventor software for flawless completion of factory layouts from concept to completion.

Fragmentation has plagued the construction industry for too long. Needless inefficiencies have made the building process take longer, cost more, and waste resources. The delays and waste are equally frustrating to those in the business and to our clients. Skender has revolutionized our business model to demolish fragmentation. In turn, we hope to revolutionize the industry. In 2018, Skender announced sweeping change that integrates the building process from design-to-building component manufacturing to final installation and construction. This radical integration demolishes the silos in the building process, putting architects, modular component designers, manufacturing leaders, and construction professionals under one roof. Technology factors heavily in Skender’s ultimate goal of building productization. Skender will show how its integration reduces risk and delays, better serves its customers, and empowers employees to lead transformational change in the industry.

This class will cover the workflow for using InfraWorks software, with Inventor software and Revit software, for bridge modeling. It will cover what you can do with the software today, as well as what will be available in the near future. We will use a data set from a pilot project that uses this workflow. We’ll discuss the steps your company can take to move out of a 2D world, and the lessons learned from the pilot project, and we’ll show how the project team can work together with an integrated model to manage change. Lastly, we’ll discuss the key differences between using this workflow and using Dynamo for Revit software to model bridges.

Take a look into the future of additive manufacturing. Find out about how design and manufacturing challenges are changing as additive manufacturing becomes more accessible.

Come and discover what the Inventor Product Development Team is working on for future releases of Inventor software and related offerings to help you in the future of making things. This session will feature Inventor Professional software.

Have you ever searched the standard Autodesk Material and Appearance libraries and wondered why the color you need doesn't exist? That's because you haven't created it yet! This class explains the difference between a Material and an Appearance override and describes how you use them in your Inventor software model. We’ll look at how to create just the right color for your needs, how changing the Visual Style settings can change how that color will display, and how to create your own custom Inventor software Material and Appearance libraries. Finally, we’ll look at creating professional-looking rendered images directly from your working models.

If you’ve been wondering how to integrate your electrical and mechanical disciplines to deliver a collaborative and connected design experience, then this is the class for you. We’ll review the real-time data exchange between AutoCAD Electrical software and Inventor software, and all of the associated capabilities that this enables in your electromechanical designs.

Don't get left behind. This class will peek into the future of innovative new technologies that will change the way you work. Join us as we share our HP Blended Reality vision that spans 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, Immersive Computing, and Mobility. In addition to our view of tomorrow, we will help you enhance Autodesk Design Suite workflows today with new NVIDIA rendering technologies, new workstations-class hardware solutions from HP, and a few simple workstation recipes for performance optimization. You will leave this class armed with the knowledge and tools you need to work faster in Revit, load larger assemblies in Inventor, work with massive point clouds, run AutoCAD from anywhere, ‘fly’ though your InfraWorks fly-troughs, and create breathtaking cinematic renderings with ease.

As part of Fusion 360 software, Autodesk Generative Design is the new design space tool for designers and engineers capitalizing on the power of cloud and artificial intelligence (AI). During this session, we are going to discover how to use it for expanding and increasing the innovation on machinery industries effecting products’ performance and production costs. We will use real customer examples. One example will show the complete workflow for redesign a critical component of an automatic pallet stretch wrapping machine.The outcome is 75% lighter and allows to replace 50+ components in the original design, with one.

Generative design is changing the way that designers and engineers bring new products to market by generating and exploring hundreds or thousands of higher-performing options based on functional and manufacturing requirements. The benefits of generative design, however, are not exclusive to additive manufacturing technology, and can be used along with traditional manufacturing technologies like 2-axis cutting and 2.5-, 3-, and 5-axis computer numerical control (CNC). Made in Space is “the space-based manufacturing company” specializing in using the unique properties of the space environment to develop solutions to commercial, industrial, research, and defense challenges. Made in Space famously produced an on-board additive manufacturing facility on the International Space Station. Join Autodesk and Made in Space for an overview of taking a generative design project from project conceptualization through to design exploration of different manufacturing and material options, to producing the final component.