How does Autodesk Inventor Professional provide comprehensive tools for documenting machines before prototyping?
The typical process to design and document routed systems – such as tubing, cabling, and often, piping – is to assemble the first machine and then have technicians or engineers route cables and tubes through the system. Technicians then create documentation by taking pictures for assembly instructions and by pulling out the cables and measuring them for cable drawings and the bill of materials. Although this process is often deemed sufficient for manufacturing documentation, using Autodesk Inventor Professional for modeling cabling, tubing, and piping decreases time to market by enabling design teams to identify problems before the first prototype machine is built. It also increases quality by automatically updating the tubing, cabling, and piping systems as required when other components in the assembly are modified. By giving you the tools to build and document correctly the first time, Autodesk Inventor Professional helps reduce time to market.
