• Smarter Assembly Mirroring in Autodesk Inventor: More Control, More Design Intent

    Learn how Autodesk Inventor’s enhanced assembly mirror workflow gives designers more control through associative placement, flexible mirroring options, and design‑intent‑driven workflows. Mirroring components in an assembly is a common task in mechanical design. From left‑ and right‑hand versions of components to symmetrical assemblies, mirroring saves time and helps maintain consistency. But in real‑world workflows, mirroring…

    Design & Engineering

  • Why File Versioning Alone Isn’t Enough for Engineering Teams

    File versioning tracks changes, but engineering teams need more. Learn why version history alone breaks down and how Autodesk Vault adds control, clarity, and confidence. File versioning is often the first tool engineering teams rely on to manage change. Whether it’s saving incremental versions, appending numbers to filenames, or using basic version history in a…

    Data & Process

  • What’s the difference between factory simulation and a factory digital twin?

    Understand the difference between factory simulation and digital twins, when to use each, and how Autodesk FlexSim enables both for smarter, data‑driven manufacturing decisions. The terms factory simulation and factory digital twins are frequently mentioned in the world of manufacturing. While often used interchangeably, they are not the same. Understanding the difference matters when as…

    Autodesk FlexSim

  • Understanding the Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection (PDMC) Subscription: What Buyers and Teams Need to Know

    Explore how the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection subscription works, including licensing, access, deployment flexibility, and how teams scale PDMC over time. PDMC bundles powerful design and manufacturing tools, offering flexible for teams. This guide dives into the subscription model, access, flexibility, and deployment details around PDMC. What kind of subscription is PDMC? PDMC is…

    Design & Engineering

  • Why Digitally Connected Fabrication Data Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage

    Digitally connected fabrication data is becoming a competitive advantage as manufacturers reduce rework, improve accuracy, and accelerate handoffs by connecting design and fabrication data through Inventor and Vault. For decades, fabrication competitiveness has been driven by scale, labor efficiency, and machine capability. Today, those factors still matter, but they no longer differentiate. Increasingly, the competitive…

    Design & Engineering

  • DFA in Autodesk Inventor: Simulate, Optimize, and Automate Your Workflow

    Engineering teams can improve profitability by applying Design for Assembly (DFA) principles early in the development cycle. This article explores how technical strategies for part reduction and assembly simulation ensure efficient production. Autodesk Inventor provides professional tools to automate bill of materials and optimize complex mechanical designs, streamlining manufacturing. Design for assembly (DFA) is an…

    Design & Engineering

  • PHS West Transforms Design Automation and Product Configuration with Autodesk Inventor

    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

  • Can GD&T Be Used for Inspection and Quality Control?

    GD&T is more than a design standard. It’s a foundation for inspection and quality control. Learn how it supports functional inspection, reduces quality risk, and connects design to manufacturing. While geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is often introduced as a way to communicate design intent, its real power shows up downstream. In modern manufacturing, it’s…

    Design & Engineering

  • Publishing Assemblies to Content Center in Autodesk Inventor: Standardizing More Than Just Parts

    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

  • How Does PLM Support Requirements Management?

    Learn how PLM supports requirements management by centralizing requirements, maintaining traceability, and controlling change, and how Fusion Manage helps teams manage requirements across the product lifecycle. Requirements management is one of the most underestimated capabilities in product development. Teams spend months defining what a product must do, including performance targets, regulatory constraints, customer needs, only…

    Data & Process

  • Industrial Machinery Design with Autodesk Inventor: A 2026 Guide for Engineers and Manufacturers

    Learn how Autodesk Inventor helps engineers design industrial machinery, automate custom equipment design, manage large assemblies, and accelerate product development. What is industrial machinery design? Industrial machinery design is the process of engineering machines and mechanical systems used in production, manufacturing, and heavy-duty operations. It covers everything from early concept and CAD modeling to simulation,…

    Design & Engineering

  • Why Every Manufacturer Needs a Digital Factory Strategy

    Digital factory strategies allow product teams to predict performance and reduce expansion risk. By incorporating Autodesk FlexSim, manufacturers can model logistics and workflows in a risk-free virtual environment. Factory expansion is a massive undertaking fraught with uncertainty about process efficacy and resource utilization. Discrete-event simulation (DES) is a helpful tool that allows manufacturers to model…

    Production