By

Jinmiao Huang
Sidhant Sharma
Anagha Pradhan Date: 11/17/2010
Agenda
 Introduction
 A word about Autodesk
 Intro to Autodesk Inventor
 Intro to Mechanism Simulation
 Mechanism Simulations
 Live demo-1 : Slider Crank
 Live demo-2: Reciprocating Saw
 Comparison with SolidWorks
 Features Comparison
 Current User Growth
 Market Share
 Applications
 References
Introduction
 A word about Autodesk
 Intro to Autodesk Inventor
 Intro to Mechanism
Simulation
 A Word About Autodesk, Inc
 An American multinational corporation
 Focuses on 2D and 3D CAD/CAE packages
 Founded in 1982 by John Walker

Year of
Product Developed by Applications
development
Architecture, Engineering and
AutoCAD 1982 Autodesk, Inc
Construction
Media and Entertainment
Maya 1998 Alias/Wavefront
Division
Media and Entertainment
Softimage 2000 Softimage
Division
Media and Entertainment
3ds MAX 2009 Autodesk, Inc
Division
Autodesk
1999 Autodesk, Inc Manufacturing and Engineering
Inventor
Intro to Autodesk Inventor
 3D mechanical solid modeling design software
 Developed by Autodesk, Inc. in 1999

 Working Environments
 Part Modeling
 Assembly Design
 Sheet Metal Design
 Frame Generator (structural members, joints)
 Tube and Pipe
 Cable and Harness
 Dynamic Simulation
 Stress Analysis (ANSYS)
What can we do in Autodesk
Inventor 2011?
3D Modeling FEA
and Assembly

Mechanisms
Simulation

Capabilities Tool and Mold Thermal

Design

Parametric Fluid Flow

Optimization

Compatibility Electrical
with other CAE Routing
Softwares
Intro to Mechanism Simulation
 Input driving loads, friction characteristics, and dynamic
components
 Run dynamic simulation tests to see how a product will work
under real-world conditions
 Optimize strength and weight, identify high-stress areas,
identify and reducing unwanted vibrations, and size motors and
actuators to reduce energy consumption
 Inventor Features:
 Condition definitions (materials, load, etc)
 Point trace (path)
 Graphing
 Animated visualization/videos
 Custom report generation
Mechanism Simulations

 Live demo-1 : Slider Crank

 Live demo-2: Reciprocating Saw
Steps for Mechanism Simulation
1. Open the assembly file

2. Check all the mates and constraints

3. Switch to Dynamic simulation environment from Applications

Tab(2009) or Environment(2011)

4. Calculate Standard joints (automatic) and Insert remaining

joint types (example: for gear meshing)

5. Apply motion, force conditions, etc

6. Generate plots using Output Grapher

Live Demo1:
‘the’ Slider Crank Mechanism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhJCi1RUyPk
Results Comparison
X-Position of the Piston

As seen in the three figures,

the solutions given by
Inventor, SolidWorks, and
MATLAB are very agreeable.

Autodesk Inventor

Time(sec)

SolidWorks MATLAB
Results contd…
X-Velocity of the Piston
As seen in the three figures, the
solutions given by Inventor is slightly
greater than the analytical solution.

Solidworks is more accurate.

Autodesk Inventor

SolidWorks MATLAB
Results contd…
X-Acceleration of the Piston
As seen in the three figures, the
solutions given by Inventor is slightly
greater than that given by SolidWorks
and MATLAB

Solidworks is more accurate.

Autodesk Inventor

SolidWorks MATLAB
 Live Demo2:
Reciprocating Saw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4mE4mR_2nY
Comparison with SolidWorks

 Features Comparison
 Current User Growth
 Market Share
Features Comparison
 Solidworks is more intuitive as compared to Inventor
 Modeling is easier in Solidworks
 Inventor has a great weakness in applying mates as
direction has to be specified as positive or negative
 SolidWorks gives the direction toggle option for
mating thus easing assembly
 SolidWorks can automatically detect joint types,
whereas you have to specify them in Inventor
 Better animations can be created in Inventor
Comparison contd…
Criterion  
User Interface SolidWorks Autodesk Inventor

Tutorials SolidWorks Autodesk Inventor

Solution Accuracy SolidWorks Autodesk Inventor

Solution speed SolidWorks Autodesk Inventor

Cost Autodesk Inventor SolidWorks

 Current User Growth
Trends in User Growth of Trends in User Growth of
Autodesk Inventor Solidworks
(2004-2010) (2004-2010)

120000 1050000
100000 1000000
80000 User User
950000
60000 Number of Number of
Autodesk 900000
40000 SolidWorks
20000 Inventor 850000
0 800000

http://www.google.com/insights/search/#
 Current Market Share

1 2 3 4 5 6
Autodesk
Pro/Engineer SolidWorks ANSYS UG NX Abaqus
Inventor
43.31% 29.77% 11.89% 7.59% 4.97% 2.47%
Applications
Applications
 Mainly used in manufacturing industries
 Automobile
 Aerospace/Aeronautics
 Marine
 Automation

 Design Projects
 Tooling and Machine Design
 Packaging
 Layout Design
 Medical equipments
 Artificial Implant Design

 Education
 Construction
 Architecture
Applications contd..

http://www.fmctraining.com/fmc.asp?v=Autodesk http://www.3dexport.com/img-lego-technic--pneumatic-
&g=Inventor&i=743 crane-13787.htm
Automobile Construction

http://artist-
http://geospatial.blogs.com/geospatial 3d.com/free_3d_models/dnm/model_disp.php?uid=840

Architecture Transportation
 http://artist-
http://www.eng.fea.ru/modules.php?name=News&file
3d.com/free_3d_models/dnm/model_disp.php?uid=1299
=article&sid=436
Medical Aerospace

http://lorancepharma.com/Company.aspx http://www.technology4design.com/?tag=autodesk-
inventor-2011
Education Automation
References
 Autodesk Tutorial

 http://www.google.com/insights/search/#

 http://www.solidworks.com

 http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=13717655

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_inventor

 http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=13717655

 http://www.aaadrafting.com/solidworks/solidworks-autodesk-inventor.html
Questions??