At its annual conference, happening this week in San Diego, Autodesk announced a raft of new features for its cloud-based computer aided design, manufacture and engineering tool, Autodesk Fusion.
Jeff Kinder, Autodesk executive vice president, Product Development and Manufacturing Solutions, unveiled the updates at Autodesk University 2024.
Kinder said: “For decades, manufacturers have responded to their customers’ demands for increasingly complex products, which in turn typically increases complexity of designing and manufacturing those products.
“And while complexity can seem daunting, we also have sophisticated new tools and information at our fingertips that empower us to thrive in this environment. Proliferation of data is the fuel that supercharges these tools. It’s the industry’s most valuable resource because it can do so much, when harnessed. But extracting data’s value is no small feat.
“AI can help cut through the complexity. Imagine an AI assistant that flags supply chain risks. Simulations that push designers toward more sustainable and manufacturable designs. Automations that handle error-prone, burdensome tasks, freeing people to focus on high-value, more rewarding work. We’re building these capabilities, as well as empowering our customers to build them.
“As an industry, we have an unprecedented opportunity to seize the value that AI, data, and digitization offer. To do so, we must start by accessing and interconnecting the data to uncover the insights it offers. 68% of data available for automation and insights goes unused because it’s disconnected, found Seagate Technology’s Rethink Data survey of global enterprise leaders. It’s sequestered in different tools, files, or silos, unable to inform the whole workstream and manufacturing ecosystem.
“That’s why we’re so invested in continuing to build the Autodesk Fusion industry cloud. It’s the design and make platform for manufacturing. It’s a central environment for data, closely coupled with Autodesk AI to augment your creativity, automate your workflow’s tedious tasks, and analyze project data to yield predictive insights that benefit your business.”
Among the AI-powered capabilities being introduced are:
- AutoConstrain in Fusion Automated Sketching
- Drawing Automation in Fusion
- Autodesk Assistant in Fusion