1. Autodesk Inventor Fusion for Moldflow
Jeff Higgins
Technical Specialist
Hanno Van Raalte
Moldflow Product Manager

2. Agenda About Autodesk Simulation and Digital Prototyping
About Inventor Fusion
Using Inventor Fusion
File Translation
History Free Modeling
Assemblies
Preparing Models for use in Moldflow
Feature modification
Process for exporting to Moldflow
Making Modifications from Inside Autodesk Moldflow Insight
Seamless roundtrip using Inventor Fusion
Other plastic functions using Inventor Fusion
Gate and Runner System Creation

3. Digital Prototyping

4. Digital Prototyping
Digital Prototyping enables customers to design, visualize, and simulate their products and processes digitally.
Digital Prototyping enables customers to design, visualize, and simulate their products and processes digitally. More product knowledge can be shared downstream, which means, for example, that engineering can simulate the behavior of the product under the operating conditions that it is actually going to experience. Manufacturing doesn’t have to wait until a physical prototype is constructed to start evaluating how to most efficiently manufacture the product, providing more opportunities to innovate and test “what-if” scenarios earlier in the cycle.

5. Simulation and Digital Prototyping
Simulation is the ++ that perfectly complements the Product Design Suite
The Autodesk Solution for Digital Prototyping is focused on delivering real value to our customers and moving them beyond 3D to help them solve their real, critical challenges.
Digital Prototyping gives conceptual design, engineering, and manufacturing departments the ability to virtually explore a complete product or factory model before it becomes real. With Digital Prototyping manufacturers can create, validate, optimize, and manage designs from the conceptual design phase through the manufacturing process.
Using a digital model throughout the design process helps manufacturing teams boost the level of communication with different stakeholders enabling them to more quickly adapt to changing business requirements

6. AutoCAD & DWG Interoperability Documentation and Technical Publication
Conceptual
Design
Detailed Engineering
Plastics
So I’ve thrown a lot at you but I hope that you agree, that if you step back and look at the totality of our DP portfolio, that it’s capabilities are simply staggering. As you can see here in this illustration, our strategy of leveraging Inventor as the heart of digital prototyping inherently builds future opportunity for you to address. It creates a digital pipeline of adjacent opportunity that seeds long term growth in our accounts and extends our reach into additional areas of our customer’s business.
Data Management
Simulation
AutoCAD & DWG Interoperability
Documentation and Technical Publication
Visualization
Electro-Mechanical Design
Tool Design
Routed Systems
Provided by Inventor
Provided by Inventor with follow-on ADSK Products
Provided by adjacent ADSK products
Automation & Configuration
Marketing
Factory Design

7. Attainable Scalable Cost-effective How is Autodesk Different?
So why should you choose the Autodesk solution for digital prototyping over other alternatives?
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The Autodesk solution is attainable – meaning that it provides you with the fastest path to Digital Prototyping, whether you’re currently using 2D AutoCAD, or an existing 3D system and are looking to take it to the next level.
The Autodesk solution is scalable – it can be implemented at a pace that is right for your business, with minimal disruption to your existing business processes.
Finally, the Autodesk solution is cost effective, providing you with the clearest path to a significant return on investment.
Scalable
Cost-effective
Autodesk, the world-leader in making powerful desktop technology available to mainstream manufacturers.
The easiest way for manufacturers to quickly create and share a single digital model that can be used in all stages of development.
The easiest and most flexible solution to integrate into existing processes.

8. Autodesk Software Enables Customers To…
Design – Visualize – Simulate
Explore design ideas
Visualize projects
Analyze & test to simulate real-world application and performance
With our solutions, customers can design, visualize, and simulate their projects digitally, so they can test and improve those ideas long before they are built. They can explore design ideas, from initial concept through development and documentation.
This means you can visualize your project with photorealistic renderings and walkthroughs, allowing you to experience your design as if it were already built. You can communicate design intent so people can see exactly what the project will look like.
It means you can simulate how it will perform in the real world, test, analyze, and improve the design. You can see how daylight will affect energy consumption, how HVAC systems can take advantage of natural airflow, how products will perform under repeated stress.
The benefit? Your design is optimized to perform before it’s ever built.
Image note: Created in Autodesk® 3ds Max® software (modeled and rendered)
Image created in Autodesk® 3ds Max® software

9. Strategic Acquisitions
$500M
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2011

10. Autodesk Inventor Fusion

11. Inventor Fusion
Autodesk Inventor Fusion expands the 3D conceptual design capabilities of Inventor and sets a new standard for 3D modeling ease of use.
Unites Direct and Moldflow
3D modeling Ease of Use
Rapid Design Changes without Limitations
Aids in Design exploration
Support Points:
Unites Direct and Parametric Workflows
With the Inventor Fusion Technology Preview, both direct, history-free and parametric, history-based workflows are united. The unique fusion of capabilities enables you to adopt the modeling approach that is most appropriate for the task at hand.
Inventor Fusion change manager functionality* delivers:
The freedom of direct modeling with the ability to exercise control over change
Automatic creation, deletion or modification of features necessary to accommodate changes
Automatic update of a parametric model's feature history with each change, ensuring critical design intent is maintained
*Available only in Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Inventor Professional
Sets new standards for 3D modeling Ease of Use
Fast, easy selection tools for direct manipulation of your design models
Heads-up sketching and modeling predict your actions based on design context
Intuitive, graphics-based user interface keeps your focus on the screen center
Advanced graphics technology for crystal clear visualization and stunning displays
Rapid Design Changes without Limitations
Direct modeling when it's the right tool for the job
Quickly make unique design changes and explore "what if" scenarios
Easily express your design ideas irrespective of feature order, dependencies, or original CAD system
Aids in Design Exploration with Free from editing

12. Direct Connection to Autodesk Simulation
Interoperability – Data Translation
Improve collaboration with suppliers and customers who use different CAD formats
CATIA Translators
Autodesk Inventor LT 2011 software simplifies interdisciplinary collaboration across many industries and products. In addition to CATIA V5 files, you can now open, import, place, or drag and drop CATIA V4 models into Inventor files. Associativity is not maintained, but the imported model behaves as if it were created with Inventor. Select from various import options to achieve the appropriate model characteristics.
With the ability to read CATIA V4 and CRG formats, Inventor users will now be able to leverage even more models that were created with CATIA. Additionally, enhancements made to the existing built-in translators offer improved importing and exporting of the many file formats already available.
Direct Connection to Autodesk Simulation

13. Using Autodesk Inventor Fusion
Personal Note: How do I show something so powerful in a presentation?

14. Translate CAD Files without a need for Translators
Alias *.wire
Alias *.wire
Rhino *.3dm
JT Files
Rhino *.3dm
DWG Files
JT Files
DWG Files

15. Concept Modeling and Test Part Creation
Concepts come in different forms of data
CAD Files
Industrial Design
Sketches
In some cases data needs to be created for use in Moldflow

16. Assemblies Assemblies Needed for Moldflow Part Insert Mold Inserts
Core Deflection
Over-Molding
Etc…

17. Feature Modification and Simplification
Typical Recommended Part Modifications
Remove Tooling Features or non- critical features
Rounds
Fillets
In-Mold Text/Lettering
Etc…
Edge Length – 3mm
Chord Height – 30°
Elements – 193,192
Max. Aspect Ration – 48.2
Mesh Match – 78.1%
Time to Mesh – s
Edge Length – 3mm
Chord Height – 30°
Elements – 34,194
Max. Aspect Ration – 18.8
Mesh Match – 91.4%
Time to Mesh – 82.75s

18. Moldflow – Inventor Fusion Interoperability
Part Modifications may be required for improved moldability
Typical Changes
Flow Leader
Flow Restrictor
Wall Thickness Change
Feature Removal
Feature Additions

19. Advanced Gate Creation
Quickly Make Gates that aren’t easily modeled in Moldflow
Diaphragm Gates
Fan Gates
Contour Gates
Edge Gates

20. 3D Runner System Creation
Sometimes we need 3D Runner Systems
Not easily modeled in Moldflow
Sprue Gates
Complex cross-section
Shear-Induced Flow Imbalance
Complex Runner System Configuration

21. Additional Capabilities
Allows for solid model modification from Autodesk Inventor
Full roundtrip functionality with Autodesk Inventor
Allows for easy modification of non-native CAD files used in Inventor
Export to Autodesk Simulation Mechanical
Full automated export to Autodesk Simulation Mechanical
Offers full functionality offered to Autodesk Moldflow Products
Contains a full set of Surface Tools as well as Solid Based tools
Thicken Industrial Design Surface data
Patch or repair problem surface files
Manual Tools
Automated Stitch Tool

22. Summary
Autodesk has provided the tools to complete the Digital Prototyping solution for the Autodesk Simulation products
Autodesk Inventor Fusion provides CAD functionality without the restrictions traditional CAD environments
Autodesk Inventor Fusion is the additional functionality required to optimize designs and make needed part modification at the analyst’s command
Designed with the end user in mind, with easy to use commands and a familiar interface
AND YOU ALREADY HAVE IT!!!

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