Check out the new dp IMAGE GALLERY

If you’d like to submit an image for display, email it to us, and if we like it we’ll give you credit.

Thanks to MJ Industries for the first round of images

More Autodesk Inventor 2009 information from World Press Days 08
We’ve gotten our hands on a pdf version of the Autodesk Inventor 2009 Technical What’s New brochure.  In it’s 20 pages you’ll find major improvements and new features for Inventor Suite, Inventor Simulation Suite, Inventor Routed Systems Suite, and Inventor Professional.

Autodesk Inventor 2009 Technical What’s New

Grain Gardiner from Autodesk posted a video on his blog,
In The Machine.
He shows some of the new features within Autodesk Inventor 2009 from Autodesk World Press Days 08 in San Francisco, CA

•  Enhanced Sheet Metal Design – Inventor 2009 simplifies the design of a large range of widely used sheet metal
  constructs by providing  accuratedigital prototypes that faithfully represent the asmanufactured part.

•  Enhanced Simulation – Numerous enhancements to the dynamic simulation environment make the tools more accessible and easier to use, allowing users to more efficiently validate their digital prototypes very early in the design process.

• Native 64 Bit Support – Inventor 2009 ships with 32 bit and 64 bit implementations so users can take full advantage of newer 64 bit computers. Users can confidently approach even larger projects knowing that they will be able to work with very large part counts and not have to worry about the memory barrier of 32 bit systems.

• Large Assembly Capacity – Using assembly substitutes, users have the advantages of lighter assemblies that still preserve accurate mass properties, including center of gravity, assembly constraints and bill of materials data.

•  Interoperability – Native translators support direct data exchange between Autodesk Inventor and UGS, SolidWorks or Pro/ENGINEER by importing and exporting Parasolid, importing UG-NX, importing SolidWorks, importing and exporting Granite and importing Pro/E.

• Self Draining Pipe Runs – Inventor Routed Systems Suite 2009 allows users to define tube and pipe styles to support the design of self draining lines. Users can also auto-route self draining lines by automatically generating hygienic pipe routes with the correct runoff to eliminate horizontal segments.

• Enhanced Design Accelerators – Inventor 2009 reduces the learning curve associated with rapidly designing, analyzing and creating commonly used machine components such as bolted connections, gears and shafts by using real-world attributes, such as speed, power and material properties.

• Frame Generator – In Inventor 2009, users can publish their profiles to the Content Center for use in Frame Generator. A new Frame Shape Authoring tool has been developed to facilitate the publishing operations.