

The Inventor user inserts the SolidWorks component into their assembly. In the video above, we see both systems displayed for clarity sake. What version should you use? How can you both design in an open environment. You are designing a pedal assembly and one of the components that you use is being redesigned by your supplier. Imagine you are an Inventor house that works with a supplier that uses SolidWorks. An圜AD is integrated file interoperability technology that provides direct associative capabilities without the need for file translation. We as vendors need to consider how to work seamlessly with other systems whether they are direct competitors or not.Įnter Autodesk Inventor An圜AD, launched this Spring in Inventor 2016. The idea that we should be open to appreciate that multiple systems exist, they will always exist. What happens if a change happens in the original model? Does that change propogate? How does the team know a change was made? What is needed is the ability to capture the intelligence and maintain a connection.This requires a rethink of how we view design systems. But, the fundamental nature of a translator is that you risk losing the intelligence that you are trying so hard to capture. Many third parties have developed translators in an effort to keep the design process pure. We as designers lose the design intent, the meta data that is embedded in the model as well as the ability to track change. The obvious minus is that they all lack intelligence.



We have tried IGES, STEP and even Parasolid/ACIS at the kernel level. In the heart of the war of 3D CAD, we have all tried various ways of working together, often via neutral file formats in an effort to come up with some sort of common standard. It often involves a complex process dealing with vendors around the world, all using various design systems, PLM systems etc. Many organizations have a very mature 3D design process.
