Autodesk Factory Design Suite

Introduction to Autodesk® Factory Design Suite 2012

Speed the Factory Layout Design Process

Autodesk® Factory Design Suite 2012 extends Digital Prototyping to the factory floor. Factory Design Suite is a 2D and 3D factory layout and optimization solution that can help you make better layout decisions by creating a digital model of your factory. Factory Design Suite offers unique, factory-specific functionality in AutoCAD®, Autodesk® Inventor®, and Autodesk® Navisworks® software combined with powerful visualization and analysis tools that help manufacturers and system integrators be more innovative, flexible, and collaborative when responding to changing business requirements.

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Factory Layout Design for AutoCAD

Autodesk® Factory Design Suite Standard 2012 offers unique functionality in AutoCAD, enabling manufacturers to create factory layouts much faster than ever before. Minimize costs by taking advantage of existing AutoCAD® software expertise to analyze factory layouts for material flow efficiency early on during the conceptual phase of factory planning.

• Facilities layout design—Continue to work in your familiar AutoCAD-based working environment using architectural drafting tools such as walls, doors, and windows.
• 2D asset library—Easily add commonly used factory objects such as conveyors, robots, and material handling equipment to help expedite layout designs.
• Material flow analysis—Get real-time feedback on optimizing 2D layouts directly in AutoCAD instead of calculating by hand or using spreadsheet tools.

Build Your Digital Factory

Autodesk® Factory Design Suite Premium 2012 provides system integrators and manufacturers with a 2D and 3D digital factory solution that gives you everything you need to create digital factory models. It optimizes existing AutoCAD® and Autodesk® Inventor® software workflows to help teams improve communication and make better layout decisions digitally before any equipment is installed and commissioned on the factory floor.

It contains everything in the Standard edition, plus:

• 2D and 3D visual layout environment—Easily try “what-if” scenarios by dragging and dropping 3D models of machine and facilities content on top of your 2D floor plan.
• Large library of factory assets—Access out-of-the-box parametric factory content such as conveyors, material handling equipment, and facility equipment that can be resized and reused.
• Factory asset builder—Use Autodesk Inventor software to create 3D models of factory equipment, or easily import factory assets from suppliers to include in your layout.
• Factory design efficiency—Improve your digital factory design efficiency by automating manual repetitive tasks such as creation of plan views and section views of the layout, and save time on tape measurements by leveraging laser scanning in your layout workflows.
• 3D factory visualization and analysis—Collaborate better with immersive high-quality renderings and visualizations and explore digital factory layouts with interactive 3D virtual walk-throughs and fly-throughs.

Advanced Factory Layout & Equipment Design

Autodesk® Factory Design Suite Ultimate 2012 is an advanced factory layout and equipment design solution that helps machine and equipment builders, system integrators, and manufacturers better design, optimize, and visualize factory layouts and factory equipment in one economical and convenient purchase.

It contains everything in the Premium edition, plus:

• Interference checking—Detect space constraints and equipment collision early in the design process with Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage software.
• Motion simulation and stress analysis—Predict how your equipment will work under real-world conditions with Autodesk® Inventor® Professional software.
• Automated tools for designing routed systems—Use Inventor Professional to reduce errors and save time with automated tube and pipe runs and electrical cable and harness design.

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Category	Standard	Premium	Ultimate
AutoCAD® Architecture
AutoCAD® Mechanical
Autodesk® Showcase®
Autodesk® Vault®
Autodesk® Factory Design Utilities
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design
Autodesk® Navisworks® Simulate
Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage
Autodesk® Inventor®
Autodesk® Inventor® Professional

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