NavPack

Autodesk NavPack: Harnessing AI for performance driven design

Incorporate real-time performance insights as a part of your design process to increase product quality.

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Video: NavPack overview

What is Autodesk NavPack?

Autodesk NavPack revolutionizes the product development process through AI based tools that enable cross-disciplinary collaboration, apply organization expertise, and empower designers with more information earlier to increase product quality and shorten time to market.

  • Accelerate design optimization: Reduce manual iterations and speed up product development.

  • Enhance product performance: Optimize designs for structural, thermal, and fluid dynamics efficiency.

  • Streamline engineering workflows: Simplify processes, reduce manual steps, and improve product performance.

  • Build on expertise: Leverage existing data to integrate intelligence into your process.

What is Autodesk NavPack?

Autodesk NavPack revolutionizes the product development process through AI based tools that enable cross-disciplinary collaboration, apply organization expertise, and empower designers with more information earlier to increase product quality and shorten time to market.

  • Accelerate design optimization: Reduce manual iterations and speed up product development.

  • Enhance product performance: Optimize designs for structural, thermal, and fluid dynamics efficiency.

  • Streamline engineering workflows: Simplify processes, reduce manual steps, and improve product performance.

  • Build on expertise: Leverage existing data to integrate intelligence into your process.

Video: NavPack overview
Workflow graph showing how AI-accelerated design cycles can reduce simulation time

Reduce simulation time from hours to seconds

Autodesk NavPack lets teams evaluate more options earlier, embedding insights into existing workflows instead of adding later steps—leading to better decisions, smoother processes, and lower risk.
NavDesign integration window open in NAVPACK

Get real-time design predictions

Engineers explore design options interactively with NavPack, linking Alias, Blender, Paraview, and custom dashboards for real-time feedback on performance and feasibility, while integrating into existing workflows to visualize and optimize designs.
Workflow graph showing how AI-accelerated design cycles can reduce simulation time

Reduce simulation time from hours to seconds

Autodesk NavPack lets teams evaluate more options earlier, embedding insights into existing workflows instead of adding later steps—leading to better decisions, smoother processes, and lower risk.

Get real-time design predictions

Engineers explore design options interactively with NavPack, linking Alias, Blender, Paraview, and custom dashboards for real-time feedback on performance and feasibility, while integrating into existing workflows to visualize and optimize designs.
NavDesign integration window open in NAVPACK

Which NavPack solution is right for you?

NavPack Core

Software toolkit to train and apply prediction models for real time simulation and analysis

"It’s essential that we can be fast and reactive in our development to enable race winning design decisions."

— Pierluigi Orsi, Head of Fluid Dynamics Group, INEOS Britannia

"Aerodynamics has become increasingly important in the development of electric vehicles due to its significant impact on the range"

— Dr. Moni Islam, Head of Development Aerodynamics, AUDI

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Questions? We have answers.

Autodesk NavPack is an AI-powered solution designed to accelerate engineering and design processes. It’s primarily used to improve product development efficiency, reduce iteration cycles, and enhance design accuracy in industries like automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing. Autodesk NavPack utilizes predictive models and generative design to provide real-time feedback on performance, structure, and material choices.

Autodesk NavPack is used by:

  • Design and Engineering teams who need to iterate rapidly and produce higher quality products

  • Research and development teams focused on generating next generation products with higher product performance

  • Automotive manufacturers optimizing vehicle aerodynamics, safety features, and structural designs early in product development

  • Aerospace companies fine-tuning aerodynamics and propulsion systems as a part of the design process

  • Manufacturers who want to reduce development costs, prototype faster, and get to market sooner

NavPack differentiates itself by offering AI-enhanced simulation and optimization processes that integrate seamlessly into existing design workflows. By leveraging existing data from validated CAE tools, NavPack's machine learning models provide real-time feedback and predictive insights, significantly reducing design cycles. Key differentiators include:

  • Real-time simulation insights for design validation and performance predictions

  • Seamless integration with existing engineering tools (e.g., CAD software, Blender, simulation platforms)

  • Generative design capabilities that help push the boundaries of form and function 

  • Minimal data requirements, enabling faster and more cost-effective optimization

  • Collaboration tools that allow teams to work together and make decisions based on AI-driven recommendations 

These features make NavPack a more efficient, cost-effective, and scalable solution compared to traditional design tools.