Work Smart with Autodesk Inventor Apps
 
Author :Mahendran.Thiru

In this era of technology, science and smart phones, don’t we have an app for everything? Think about it: what would your iPad be without all those cool apps on it? Just a silly looking flat, grey box. What about your smartphone? It would be as smart as the small plastic brick it resembles. The same applies to every tool.

Autodesk app exchange
Autodesk as a technological leader is making enormous efforts to increase the productivity and efficiency of their every product & solution by adding smartness in all possible ways. Autodesk supports its clients with a bundle of enhanced apps for their outstanding products.

Autodesk Exchange Apps provides a centralized storefront for Autodesk customers to find apps that enhance their productivity using their Autodesk products. Apps can be anything a customer will find useful:
  • Plug-ins
  • Standalone applications
  • Training tutorials
  • E-books
  • Content

Let's have a glimpse on one of the recent apps released in Autodesk stores for Autodesk Inventor..

Sheet Metal DXF Exporter
Export sheet metal Flat Pattern parts of an assembly to DXF in one go. Besides just exporting the Flat Patterns, the application will also insert Part Number, Material, Thickness and Quantity properties for each Flat Pattern DXF file or include it in the file name.

It greatly improves efficiency and saves time and avoids having to do manual processing work down the line. It eliminates any errors creeping in while manually entering and specifying cutting processes.

Options are provided to simplify the exported geometry to make the file readable in any CNC software removing duplicate or double lines wherever possible. All profiles are re-aligned to the positive quadrant and can be configured to only contain Cut lines.

No clean-up is required after the export.Autodesk® Inventor® must also be running for the app to work.The app is available as a Full Featured Product for a 15 day period after which Free Mode is enabled with limited functionality.

Autodesk App Store
The Inventor apps are very simple, intuitive and user friendly in nature and these apps makes the user’s life easy and productive. These apps can be downloaded from http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com

Most of these apps are free and there are few paid apps too. These apps help the user
  • To increase the productivity
  • To avoid redundant activities
  • To communicate effectively
  • To simplify the time consuming tasks, etc.

EDS Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Direct Value Added Reseller for Autodesk manufacturing products in India, recommends and encourageall our customers to use these Autodesk apps to work smart and increase their design productivity.