• Custom Orders at Scale: Using Inventor to Streamline One‑Off and Configurable Building Products

    Learn who Autodesk Inventor helps building product manufacturers efficiently deliver one‑off and configurable custom orders at scale by using parametric modeling, configurable design workflows, and connected engineering data. The challenge of custom orders in building products Building product manufacturers rarely produce the same design twice. Whether it’s doors, windows, facades, railings, structural components, or architectural…

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  • Concurrent Design Without Chaos: How Autodesk Vault Keeps Teams in Sync

    Learn how Autodesk Vault supports concurrent design with secure version control, centralized data, and real‑time engineering collaboration. Product development rarely happens in isolation. Mechanical designers, electrical engineers, manufacturing teams, and external partners often need to work on the same product at the same time. While this concurrency accelerates innovation, it also introduces risk, such as,…

    Autodesk Vault

  • Driving Fabrication Accuracy With Inventor’s MBD Capabilities and Connected Data in Vault

    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

  • What is Statistical Process Control (SPC) in Manufacturing?

    Explore statistical process control, its importance in reducing process variability, and the tools used for real-time monitoring. Learn how Autodesk Vault enhances SPC implementation by providing centralized data management, collaboration features, and integration with design tools. What is statistical process control (SPC) in manufacturing? Statistical process control (SPC) is a quality management method that uses…

    Data & Process

  • Meet Autodesk Assistant in Inventor 2027

    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

  • Cost of Poor Quality Categories: How Supplier Defects Drive Hidden Manufacturing Costs

    Explore cost of poor quality categories and how supplier defects increase COPQ through scrap, rework, and warranty costs, and how to reduce the impact. Supplier defects are one of the most persistent and expensivie contributors to the cost of poor quality (COPQ) in manufacturing. While defects may first appear as isolated quality issues, their true…

    Design & Engineering

  • From Configurable Products to Custom Fabrication: Modernizing Building Product Design with PDMC and Inventor

    Explore how building product manufacturers modernize design workflows by moving from configurable products to custom fabrication using Inventor and the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection (PDMC). Building product manufacturers are under increasing pressure to deliver more variation, more customization, and faster turnaround, without sacrificing quality or profitability. Customers expect products tailored to their specific projects,…

    Design & Engineering

  • Improving Product Performance with Inventor and Inventor Nastran | PDMC

    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

  • What’s New in Autodesk Vault 2027: More insight. More efficiency. More impact.

    Every Autodesk Vault release is about helping engineering teams do their best work, but Vault 2027 takes a meaningful step forward.  This release focuses on one clear goal: removing friction from everyday engineering data management while keeping Vault as the trusted system of record. The result is a product that feels more intelligent, more connected, and more enterprise-ready without asking teams…

    Data & Process

  • Meet Autodesk Assistant Tech Preview in Vault 2027

    Intelligent help, faster answers, and task automation—right where you work. Vault 2027 introduces Autodesk Assistant Tech Preview, an AI-powered assistant that helps you find information faster, learn features in context, and complete everyday data management tasks using natural language. For many teams, Vault product data management (PDM) is the system of record for design and…

    Data & Process

  • Autodesk Inventor 2027 what’s new

    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

  • How Autodesk Vault Improves BOM Accuracy and Reduces Costly Production Mistakes

    Learn how Autodesk Vault improves BOM accuracy, strengthens revision control, and helps manufacturers reduce costly production mistakes and rework. In manufacturing, few things are as disruptive, or as expensive, as a bill of materials that’s wrong. A missing fastener, an outdated revision, or a mismatched part number can ripple through procurement, production, and assembly, leading…

    Data & Process