• Model-Based Definition (MBD): Why Manufacturers Are Moving Away from 2D Drawings

    Discover why manufacturers are adopting Model-Based Definition (MBD) to replace traditional 2D drawings, reduce errors, improve collaboration, and streamline product development with Autodesk Inventor. For decades, engineering drawings have been the universal language of manufacturing. Detailed 2D drawings have communicated dimensions, tolerances, notes, and manufacturing requirements from design teams to production floors around the world.…

    Autodesk Inventor

  • What Is PDM Software? The Complete Guide for Manufacturing Teams

    Learn what PDM software is, how it manages design files, revisions, approvals, and manufacturing data, and why Autodesk Vault helps engineering teams maintain a single source of truth. What is PDM software? Product Data Management (PDM) software helps engineering and manufacturing teams organize, control, and track product-related information throughout the design process. A PDM system…

    Data & Process

  • Factory Simulation vs. Guesswork: How Manufacturers and Warehouse Operators Use Digital Models to Make Better Decisions

    What is warehouse and factory simulation? Learn how Autodesk FlexSim helps manufacturers and warehouse operators optimize layouts, improve throughput, reduce bottlenecks, and make better operational decisions. Whether you’re designing a new distribution center, expanding a production line, or trying to eliminate bottlenecks in an existing facility, one reality remains constant: changing a warehouse or factory…

    Autodesk FlexSim

  • Large Assemblies in Inventor: Techniques for Complex Product Designs

    Learn how Autodesk Inventor handles large assemblies and discover practical techniques to improve performance, reduce complexity, manage dependencies, and work more efficiently on complex product designs. As products become more sophisticated, engineering teams are being asked to manage increasingly complex assemblies. Industrial equipment, automation systems, heavy machinery, transportation products, and advanced manufacturing equipment can easily…

    Autodesk Inventor

  • GD&T Guide: How Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Supports Model-Based Definition

    Learn how geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) works, where traditional 2D documentation can create challenges, and how Autodesk Inventor’s model-based definition (MBD) tools help connect design intent, manufacturing, and inspection through annotated 3D models. What is GD&T and why does it matter? For more than a century, manufacturers have relied on engineering drawings to communicate…

    Autodesk Inventor

  • What Are the Risks of Designing a Factory Without Simulation?

    What are the risks of designing a factory without simulation? Learn how factory simulation with Autodesk FlexSim helps manufacturers reduce bottlenecks, avoid costly mistakes, and make smarter investment decisions. Factory projects are expensive, complex, and difficult to reverse once construction begins. However, many manufacturers still design production lines, facility layouts, staffing plans, and material flows…

    Autodesk FlexSim

  • Engineering Change Management Explained: Process, Compliance, and Product Traceability

    Learn what engineering change management is, how ECRs, ECOs, and ECNs work, and how manufacturers improve traceability, compliance, and collaboration across the product lifecycle with Autodesk Vault and Fusion Manage. What is engineering change management? Engineering Change Management (ECM) is the formal process used to propose, evaluate, approve, implement, and document changes to a product…

    Data & Process

  • Engineering Version Conflicts: Why They Happen and How PDM Prevents Them

    Learn what causes engineering version conflicts, why shared drives fail, and how Autodesk Vault prevents overwrites, tracks revisions, and maintains a single source of truth for design data. Engineering teams rarely lose time because of just CAD. They lose time because they’re not working from the same version of the design. A mechanical engineer updates…

    Autodesk Vault

  • Understanding the Autodesk Vault Subscription: What Buyers and Teams Need to Know 

    Learn how the Autodesk Vault subscription works, including licensing, deployment options, collaboration capabilities, and how engineering and manufacturing teams scale product data management over time.  Autodesk Vault helps teams control design data without slowing down product development  As products become more complex, design teams often struggle with version confusion, duplicate files, disconnected workflows, and manual…

    Autodesk Vault

  • How Vault Improves Revision Control and Reduces Rework

    Uncontrolled revision practices create rework and production errors in manufacturing, but Autodesk Vault is a great solution. Vault’s tools, such as its check-in/check-out system, lifecycle states, and change traceability, help engineering teams stop designing from outdated data and build from a reliable single source of truth. At some point, every engineering team faces the consequences…

    Data & Process

  • Autodesk Vault 2027.1 Expands Connectivity and Data Continuity Across Workflows

    Engineering data does more than support design work. It feeds change processes, project coordination, planning, procurement, manufacturing, and execution. Yet many organizations still struggle to maintain data continuity as information moves from product development into project delivery and execution. When teams rely on manual exports or disconnected systems, data can quickly become outdated, inconsistent, or…

    Data & Process

  • Why Simulation Should Be Part of Every Factory Expansion

    Simulation should be a standard part of every factory expansion plan. Traditional planning tools are limited, and discrete-event simulation captures system complexity more accurately. Autodesk FlexSim helps manufacturers validate designs and reduce risk before committing to physical changes. For many plant managers, a factory expansion starts with a familiar set of questions: Will this new…

    Production