Fusing Parametric and Direct Modeling
Design innovation can’t exist without design preservation, or seems to be the thinking behind Autodesk Inventor Fusion, a new tool Autodesk says will bridge the worlds of parametric modeling and direct, or history-free, modeling. The forthcoming prototyping software is intended to leapfrog design obstacles such as feature order, dependencies or original CAD systems used to construct the model in the first place. At the same time, the tool maintains historic data and past design iterations, allowing engineers and designers to make quick changes to a model in the process.
Design innovation can’t exist without design preservation, or seems to be the thinking behind Autodesk Inventor Fusion, a new tool Autodesk says will bridge the worlds of parametric modeling and direct, or history-free, modeling.
The forthcoming prototyping software is intended to leapfrog design obstacles such as feature order, dependencies or original CAD systems used to construct the model in the first place. At the same time, the tool maintains historic data and past design iterations, allowing engineers and designers to make quick changes to a model in the process.
According to Andrew Anagnost, vp CAD/CAE for Autodesk Manufacturing Solutions: "Customers shouldn't have to make a choice. Inventor Fusion Technology is a unique approach that enables the coexistence of both these modeling approaches within a single digital model.”
Autodesk hasn’t released a date for the new software, but says it will provide free download of Inventor Fusion, subject to licensing agreements at www.inventorfusion.com, sometime this year.
