Redesigning the design department

Useful additions to CAD software are coming so fast, it makes sense to rethink design workflows. The concrete busting machine from Sweden-based Brokk was modeled and analyzed for its range of motion in Autodesk Inventor. Features in the software help minimize errors and improve overall product performance, for example, by letting users reposition the boom to different positions. Sulzer's Harris says he sends realistic representations of new pumps, such as this one, to customers to show how the equipment fits into assemblies. The 3D models are accurate and easy to understand for shop-floor people and customers alike. The actual build appears below. The structure has been analyzed for displacements using Ansys which is embedded in Autodesk Inventor Professional. The FEA calculates stresses, displacements, and safety factors based on userdefined loads and geometry. The wiring diagrams on the left were designed AutoCAD Electrical, software that lets electrical engineers detail wiring schemes and controlsystem diagrams. Changing the diagram can update the wiring model in the enclosure to the right if it were modeled in Autodesk Inventor Professional. Trying to visualize the casting from the 2D drawing could give a designer headaches. But modeling it first