autoCAD® mechanical 2011
AutoCAD® Mechanical is AutoCAD® software for manufacturing, purpose-built to accelerate the mechanical design process. It includes all the functionality of AutoCAD, a world leader in CAD software, plus a comprehensive set of tools for automating mechanical engineering tasks, such as generating machine components, dimensioning, and creating bills of material. AutoCAD Mechanical provides a library of more than 700,000 standard parts, supports multiple international design standards, and enables users to detail and document digital prototypes created in Autodesk® Inventor® software. AutoCAD Mechanical offers engineers a competitive edge by helping save hours of effort, so they can spend time innovating rather than drafting.
Increase Your Productivity
When creating mechanical designs, using software not specifically developed for mechanical engineers often requires spending valuable time on manual workarounds to get the job done. Since
AutoCAD Mechanical is built for mechanical designers, it improves the design experience by simplifying complex mechanical design work. Designers can easily express, revise, and reuse their designs because intelligent parts and assemblies are used to document designs instead of lines, arcs, and circles. In addition, a complete
set of drafting tools can automatically dimension an entire part and instantly arrange a design with accurate spacing and scale. And with the automation of many common tasks, designers are able to boost their productivity and reduce the hours of rework caused by design changes.
Reduce Errors and Inconsistencies
When designers create mechanical drawings using generic applications, errors and design inconsistencies can be easily introduced, wasting time and money. AutoCAD Mechanical provides support for local and international drafting standards and includes an immense library of standard content, enabling users to produce consistent drawings that are easy to understand. As an integral part of the Autodesk solution for manufacturing, AutoCAD Mechanical allows detailers to natively and associatively document 3D parts and assemblies from Autodesk Inventor software. This associative workflow automatically
synchronizes drawings with the 3D model, which reduces errors and inconsistencies and saves hours of rework. Clear and consistent communication in the design and documentation process helps companies avoid delays and errorson the shop floor, keeping your company ahead of the competition.
Streamline Design Tasks
Once a design is complete, it is important to share accurate design and part information with the teams responsible for ordering and manufacturing the product. Using generic software for these tasks often means creating critical parts lists and bills of materials (BOMs) by hand. And, even with
the smallest design change, manual methods can introduce critical errors, resulting in delivery delays to the customer. To help your company prevent errors and costly delays, AutoCAD Mechanical provides a BOM that is integrated within the normal design workflow, so that parts lists and BOMs contain correct part information
and all information is updated immediately when a design change occurs. Accurate data enables designers to work more efficiently with other departments and suppliers.
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