In this class, we start with an overview of how simulation can be used during the complete design process. Simulation enables our customers to stand out from their competition because they can be more innovative and get to market faster while ensuring product quality. We cover several tools, including Autodesk® Force Effect™ and Dynamic Simulation in Inventor® 3D CAD software. We look at sloshing by performing a CFD analysis with Autodesk® Simulation CFD software, and we use Autodesk® Simulation Mechanical software to analyze vibrations.

Meaningful CAE analysis implies adopting optimization in the simulation process. Starting with a brief overview of optimization, we will cover 2 simulation optimization tools in the cloud: Inventor software AIP simulation (which supports multistudy, multigoal exploration with a focus on weight savings) and Simulation Flex software (formerly Sim 360 software), which provides an efficient user interface to describe an optimization problem with goals, constraints and parameters. Simulation Flex software works with Saturn, the distributed cloud-based optimization platform and service. Using powerful on-the-fly charts, users can bookmark points on the design space and promote the selected run that meets the fitness criteria to the model.

Simulation for Fusion 360 brings powerful simulation tools to every designer and engineer. Now you can make the right design decisions, improve your product functionality, and identify critical areas in your design. In this class you will discover how to setup simulation, create loads and supports, analyze results, and share it on the cloud. You will learn how to analyze your model using Linear Static Stress and Modal analysis.

In this class we will provide a guided, hands-on experience for working with both Simulation Composite Analysis software and Simulation Composite Design software.

In this class you will learn about the interaction between Inventor software and Simulation Flex software. We will focus on using Inventor software models via direct integration for stress analysis, code checking, and mechanical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation in the cloud. You will get in-depth overview of the Simulation software products and functionality, and you will learn the proper workflow needed to achieve optimum efficiency and integration.

Simulation tools are transforming the field of aerospace design by enabling affordable, on-demand simulation capabilities. Escape Dynamics, Inc., has been actively using mechanical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation tools in the design/optimization process of several key components of their space launch system, including antennas for wireless energy transfer, airframe and structural components of a single-state-to-orbit space plane, and a highly efficient combustion-free engine configured to use wireless microwave energy to power a space plane. In this lecture we will summarize the key benefits of using Simulation software tools in aerospace design application, and we’ll focus more narrowly on the CFD and mechanical simulations of our thermal thruster engine. We will specifically focus on comparison between simulation results and the real-world test data and share the lessons we've learned in simulating various heat-exchanger topologies, flow-through nozzles and pipes, and flow-with-heat addition.

In this class, you will see how to use Fusion 360 Simulation software to create an Event Simulation workflow. You’ll learn that nonlinear concepts such as multibody contact, nonlinear elastic and plastic material behavior, and large deformations are straightforward and intuitive in Event Simulation. You do not have to be an expert in finite element analysis (FEA) to build and simulate realistic nonlinear models. You will discover the new automatic quasistatic analysis technique that’s built into Event Simulation and see that this new, fully explicit method vastly simplifies even the most-challenging nonlinear contact problems. You’ll learn to toggle between transient dynamic and quasistatic simulations with ease. The presentation of numerous example problems will show that challenging nonlinear simulation is now available to everyone.

In today's difficult times, all around the world engineers and designers like you are constantly facing challenges, including reducing costs, reducing weight, making innovative product designs faster, and on and on. In this session we will show you, step by step, how to use the powerful yet easy-to-use simulation capabilities of Fusion 360 Simulation. The class is aimed at designers and engineers who have never used simulation within their workplace or even believe that they do not need simulation. This session will also go through workflows and tips based on industry best practices to help you use Fusion 360 Simulation confidently.

In this class, we provide a broad overview of the newly released composites software functionality. We focus on Autodesk® Simulation Composite Design software for designing composite structures and on Autodesk® Simulation Composite Analysis software for stress and failure analysis of composite structures. We provide an overview of the capabilities of the software, present case studies, and discuss target markets. We also cover the future direction of the Simulation Composites product line.

The Simulation workspace in Fusion 360 software has been evolving at a rapid pace. In this hands-on lab, you’ll get experience setting up and solving all of the study types in Fusion 360. If you’re new to Fusion 360, this will be a great opportunity to see all that the Simulation workspace has to offer. If you are new to Simulation, this will be a great opportunity for you to see how easy it is to start improving your designs.

We live in an extraordinary time when simulation and Digital Prototyping tools enable small teams of passionate people to pursue projects that only large corporations or governments could pursue a decade ago. Simulations allow tremendous savings on the physical prototyping and at the same time dramatically accelerate the product development process. Autodesk simulation products are revolutionizing innovation and are opening a complete new world of design where the only limitation is our own creativity. With the increased use of and reliance on simulation tools, it is extremely important to understand the precision of the results and have reliable information on how simulation results compare to the results of physical tests. In this class, we provide a detailed comparison of CFD software and mechanical simulations with the results obtained in our lab. Examples cover thermal expansion, wind tunnel, and heat exchange. This class also provides a tutorial on simulation tools.

Fusion Simulation software offers a rich set of analysis types to simulate real-world problems. Whether it’s simple static stress, optimizing a shape to reduce weight, or simulating a bird hitting an airplane, it’s all there. One of the biggest challenges is setting up the simulation properly so the results are reasonable. Interpretation of results to selecting the best alternative for manufacturing is another challenge. While demystifying simulation with tips and tricks from community forums, we will also highlight the pitfalls one needs to avoid. Collaboration and knowledge sharing are key to mastering simulation tools.

Are you an industrial designer (or a CAD user in general)? Are you not doing much with the simulation tools? Come and learn why and how you should be exploiting finite element analysis (FEA) and simulation in Fusion 360 software. Engineers are designers’ teammates, not opponents. Design and validation tools will help you collaborate with engineers more effectively. Those tools will also help you to carry a design to production with fewer changes. You’ll go to engineering with a sound concept, rather than something that needs a lot of help. We will talk about static stress, shape optimization, and maybe even a little generative design.

This class will present a workflow for effectively using the simulation tools in Inventor Professional software. The class highlights top Inventor software simulation tips, ways to solve real-life design problems with the Inventor Professional software simulation tools, and additional guidance to make you an expert in only 60 minutes. After this class you will be able to apply the Inventor software simulation capabilities more effectively so that you make better designs.

Fusion Simulation software offers a rich set of analysis types to simulate real-world problems. Whether it's simple static stress, optimizing a shape to reduce weight, or simulating a bird hitting an airplane, it's all there. One of the biggest challenges is to set up the simulation properly so the results are reasonable. Interpretation of results to selecting the best alternative for manufacturing is another challenge. While demystifying simulation with tips and tricks from community forums, we will also highlight the pitfalls one needs to avoid. Collaboration and knowledge sharing is key to mastering simulation tools.

This class will review the new wind simulation technology available in Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2015 software. We will review the current landscape of code-based wind design (specifically ASCE 7) and we'll discuss the challenges of applying these methods to different structure types. We'll then examine Robot Structural Analysis Professional software's unique computational fluid dynamic (CFD) wind simulation tools, and we'll discuss how they compare to the code-based approaches. Using sample wind simulation models, we will review the wind simulation analysis parameters and the analysis process, and we'll discuss the simulation results. Finally, we'll review the benefits of wind simulation, we'll discuss the ways it can be used to supplement and/or validate code-based approaches, and we'll cover the benefits of wind simulation on workflows and projects.

Accuracy of injection molding simulation is influenced by many factors such as modeling of part geometry, mesh type and density, mathematical solution, and process settings. The focus of this class is the influence of material data on simulation precision and accuracy. This class outlines the background behind the development of Autodesk world-leading material-testing laboratories, the importance of material data to accurate simulations and, through sensitivity studies, the influence of uncertainties in material properties on simulation results.

We invite customers who have a need to simulate thermal management of electronics to attend this roundtable. We plan on discussing and discovering common electrical computer-aided design (ECAD) and mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD) workflows, going from ideation, conceptual layout, and final design. Thermal management fits in this design process throughout and we will present some mockups on how we see the next generation of simulation fitting into the design process. We hope to gain insight from the roundtable regarding how participants currently manage the ECAD data and use it along with MCAD data to perform thermal simulation, where their struggles are, and what could be done to make everything easier. This session features CFD, Forge, and Fusion 360.

Simulation lets designers test (simulate) their designs before reaching the manufacturing process. This enables iterative changes without the time and money (and potential waste) that can go into making a product only to find it doesn't meet the standards needed. The Simulation workspace in Fusion 360 software can feel a little intimidating at first glance—with so many options to choose from. This class will take you through the basic steps of a static stress simulation, showing you how to set up a simulation in detail, what all the options are for, and how the results can be analyzed and used to influence future design decisions. You will leave this class feeling more confident and ready to improve your whole design process!

In this class, we will discuss methods for working with real-world designs and preparing them for efficient Simulation. Many common design practices often create headaches for quickly evaluating the performance of a design. We will look at simplification techniques for dealing with purchased parts, creating simulation variations to look at what-if scenarios and understand best practices for working with thin-walled designs. Lastly, we will provide you with some tips and tricks for getting the most of our Simulation in Fusion.