CFdesign for Autodesk Inventor

CAD Intelligence

One modeling environment: Inventor
Shared mouse navigation controls
Auto flow volume creation and void filling
Auto assignment of boundary conditions and material properties
Associativity includes part names, mesh size, and boundary conditions
Transfer of CAD environment view attributes, model part colors, and units
All the advantages of embedded simulation without the limitations

Geometry Tools

Small object removal
Edge merging
Interactive void fill creation
External volume creation with interactive region sizing and placement

CFdesign for Autodesk Inventor

It seems every CFD tool on the market today is making the claim that they are integrated with your CAD system. Others try to pitch superiority based on embedding their CFD programs inside the CAD environment. Beyond simply making another claim, we want to provide you with an understanding of how Inventor and CFdesign integrate together to provide design engineers with a proven CAD-Driven simulation tool for conducting multi-scenario design studies.

Autodesk Inventor 2010 Certified

CFdesign became a certified Inventor software partner in 2002. Based on market demand, we pioneered functionality to allow Inventor models to be read directly into CFdesign, as we do with all major CAD tools. Today our Inventor customers can instantly begin a fluid flow or heat transfer design study without having to export or overly simplify their geometry, making the process seamless. The proof that we have a solution that will work for you is evident by the companies using CFdesign for Inventor and seeing the process firsthand.


Watch the setup of a fluid flow multi-scenerio design study from Autodesk Inventor	Watch the setup of an electronics cooling multi-scenerio design study from Autodesk Inventor

A Few Companies Benefiting from CFdesign for Inventor

Parker Hannifin
Northrop Grumman
General Dynamics
Norgren
Ross Valve Mfg Co.

L-3
Nestle Purina
Xerox
Gardner Denver
Cleaver Brooks

General Electric Security
National Oilwell Varco
Naval Surface Warfare Center
TYCO Valves & Controls
Siemens Energy

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"I am extremely pleased with how quickly I can set up an Autodesk Inventor model for analysis and watch its progress. CFdesign lends itself very well to performing 'what-if' analyses."

Venkat Gaurav
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Credence Systems Corporation
Customer Since 2001

"Before choosing a fluid flow simulation tool to help product development, Norgren evaluated four different CFD applications on three primary criteria: cost of ownership, ease of use, and accuracy. CFdesign scored highest in all three categories. In the area of accuracy CFdesign is consistently within 5% of bench testing.”

Tim Gladdy
Senior Design Engineer
Norgren Ltd.
Customer Since 2003