Jim Byrne
Jim is dedicated to the success of our customers who use our technology to design, validate, and manage their intellectual property. He has over 20 years of experience demonstrating and implementing software solutions.
Learn how PHS West scaled design automation and product configuration with Autodesk Inventor, reducing errors and cutting sales drawings from hours to minutes. PHS West, a leading manufacturer of highly configurable medical carts and large-scale data center infrastructure solutions, has built its reputation on quality, customization, and close collaboration with customers. As product complexity and…
Design & Engineering
Learn how Autodesk Inventor now supports publishing assemblies to Content Center, making reusable sub‑assemblies easier to standardize, place, and configure across designs. For many Inventor users, Content Center has long been a cornerstone of efficient design workflows. It’s where teams manage and reuse standard components, including fasteners, hardware, and purchased parts, without reinventing the wheel…
Autodesk Inventor
Learn how engineers manage motion and kinematics in industrial machinery design, including advanced techniques for managing mechanical degrees of freedom and detecting interference. Industrial machines are complex assemblies of multiple moving parts that must interact without physical contact. For successful use in the field, engineers need to determine how these components move relative to one…
Design & Engineering
Learn how Code Blocks makes iLogic automation in Autodesk Inventor easier with visual, block‑based rules that help designers automate tasks and learn iLogic faster. Automation has long been one of Autodesk Inventor’s biggest advantages. For years, iLogic has helped designers and engineers automate repetitive tasks, configure complex designs, and enforce design standards directly inside their…
Design & Engineering
Learn why 2D technical drawings remain essential in a 3D‑first world, how associative drawings work, and why Autodesk Fusion and Inventor lead for manufacturing. 3D modeling has transformed how engineers and product designers work. Parametric models, assemblies, and digital simulation make it possible to design faster, collaborate better, and validate ideas earlier than ever before.…
Design & Engineering
Explore how Model‑Based Definition (MBD) in Autodesk Inventor, combined with connected product data in Autodesk Vault, improves fabrication accuracy by replacing drawing‑centric workflows with a single, controlled digital definition of design intent. What Is fabrication accuracy in manufacturing? Fabrication accuracy refers to how closely manufactured parts match the intended design geometry, tolerances, and functional requirements…
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor has consistently proven itself as a superpower for automation. The specialized modeling tools quickly design sheet metal, tube and pipe, and weld frames. iLogic reduces the time it takes to perform modeling changes from days to just minutes. These features save time so you can focus on more important work. So what’s next…
Design & Engineering
Learn how Inventor and Inventor Nastran, part of the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection (PDMC), help teams validate performance earlier and scale from CAD‑embedded simulation to advanced analysis. In mechanical product development, performance decisions are often made too late—after geometry is locked, drawings are released, or prototypes are already on the shop floor. At that…
Design & Engineering
Autodesk Inventor 2027 introduces a new wave of enhancements focused on helping engineers design faster, work smarter, and stay connected across their workflows. This release brings meaningful improvements to everyday productivity, powerful new AI-driven capabilities like the Autodesk Assistant, expanded automation through visual iLogic tools, new part modeling tools, and stronger interoperability enhancements. Watch the…
Autodesk Inventor
Explore a realistic path to move from 2D to 3D with AutoCAD and Inventor in PDMC. Keep your DWGs while gaining automation, precision, and manufacturing-ready data. For many engineering and manufacturing teams, 2D drawings remain the backbone of daily work. AutoCAD has been a trusted standard for more than four decades, and many organizations have…
Design & Engineering
Engineering bottlenecks slow industrial machinery manufacturers and increase costs. Learn how the Autodesk Product Design and Manufacturing Collections streamlines workflows, reduce cycle times, and accelerate product delivery. Industrial machinery (IM) manufacturers are constantly faced with high expectations for custom configurations and faster delivery, all while product complexity continue to rise. Engineering teams often struggle with…
Design & Engineering
This article explains the five main categories of GD&T symbols: form, orientation, location, profile, and runout. It details how each category controls specific geometric variations. It also highlights how Autodesk Inventor integrates these symbols into 3D models using Model-Based Definition for automated tolerance analysis. What are GD&T symbols and why do they matter? Geometric Dimensioning…
Design & Engineering