• 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

  • 15 Prompts to Try with Autodesk Assistant Tech Preview in Vault 2027

    Learn how Autodesk Assistant in Vault 2027 helps engineers find files, manage workflows, and complete tasks faster using natural language prompts. Engineering teams spend a lot of time managing data—searching for files, checking drawing status, navigating workflows, and answering process questions. Even experienced Autodesk Vault data management users can lose time jumping between menus, filters,…

    Data & Process

  • Code Blocks in Autodesk Inventor: A Simple Path to iLogic Automation

    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

  • Factory Simulation Basics: How Manufacturers Use Simulation to Design Better Production Systems

    Learn the basics of factory simulation, including use cases, benefits, and how manufacturers use FlexSim to model, test, and optimize production systems before making real‑world changes. Factory simulation has become a foundational tool for manufacturers looking to improve throughput, reduce risk, and make better decisions before committing changes on the shop floor. Instead of relying…

    Production

  • Top Benefits of Warehouse Simulation Software for Manufacturers

    Learn how warehouse simulation software helps manufacturers identify bottlenecks, model warehouse processes, and optimize operations using Autodesk FlexSim. As manufacturers face rising labor costs, tighter service‑level expectations, and increasing operational complexity, warehouse performance has become a critical competitive lever. Decisions about layout, staffing, automation, and process flow all carry high risk when tested directly in…

    Production

  • Why 2D Technical Drawings Still Matter—Even in a 3D‑First Design World

    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