MFG502156 Using Additive Manufacturing Technology Via Autodesk Fusion .

MFG502156 Using Additive Manufacturing Technology Via Autodesk Fusion 360 and Inventor Robert Bowerman – Senior Technology Consultant Autodesk Chris Mitchel – Senior Principal SW Test Engineer Autodesk Learning Objectives Learn how to integrate Autodesk Fusion 360 capabilities in generative design, simulation, and manufacturing into your Inventor workflows. Assess the business case of using metal additive manufacturing to manufacture your products. Discover how Autodesk Fusion 360 can enable you to solve complex design and manufacturing challenges. Compare several metal additive manufacturing technologies and the advantages they offer. Description With the release of Inventor 2023 software, users can now send their CAD data directly from Inventor to Autodesk Fusion 360 software. This opens a host of new capabilities for Inventor users in generative design, simulation, and subtractive and additive manufacturing. This presentation will demonstrate, through compelling customer case studies, how Inventor users can now take advantage of this workflow to explore the benefits of using metal additive manufacturing to manufacture their products. Metal additive and hybrid manufacturing can offer tangible advantages in product performance due to the design freedoms the process enables, manufacturing sustainability, supply lead time, and component cost. In addition, the advances in accessible hardware and software is making this technology feasible for nearly all industrial sectors. With the connection from Inventor to Autodesk Fusion 360, you can now learn how these advantages in metal additive manufacturing can also benefit your business today. Page 1

Speaker(s) Robert Bowerman - A Senior Technology Consultant at Autodesk, based in the Fusion360 product team, working in the field of Additive Manufacturing. Robert’s work includes collaborative work with industrial partners and internal R&D to create the future workflows for Additive Manufacturing processes, with a focus on Directed Energy Deposition and Powder Bed Fusion. Robert’s motivation is to drive innovation within AM to achieve scale and adoption throughout the supply chain, such that its potential can be realised in real world applications. Chris Mitchel - A Sr. Principal Inventor QA Engineer & a lead for the Inventor Customer Engagement team. One of his primary focus points is to manage all aspects of pre-release validation (Alpha/Beta) for Inventor & Fusion 360 whilst also providing consulting services to various other Autodesk product teams. He and his team work closely with customers, partners, and development teams to ensure that the “Voice of the Customer” is continually heard to improve product quality. Chris has also had active roles as the manager of Inventor Experience Design/User Research & as a UX lead; he has worked at Autodesk for 17 years. Prior to joining Autodesk, Chris worked for SDRC/EDS/Unigraphics in various consulting roles for Mechanical CAD/PLM product implementation, & as a Mechanical Design Engineer for British Steel specializing in the design & FEA analysis of hot-rolling process equipment. He is a Chartered Engineer & a Fellow with the UK’s Institute of Mechanical Engineers Page 2

Learn how to integrate Autodesk Fusion 360 capabilities in generative design, simulation, and manufacturing into your Inventor workflows With Inventor 2023 we now include new tools for interop between Inventor and Fusion 360. This connection opens up a host of new workflows for the existing Inventor user. New workflows in design, with Generative Design for example. New workflows in simulation, with access to a range of simulation capatibilities and new workflows in manufacturing. Including Machining; milling and turning. Fabrication. And Additive Manufacturing for both plastics and metals. In addition to this, the connection allows a user to make use of additional collaboration tools. Fusion 360’s data storage is primarily cloud based making it possible to share and collaborate on projects across teams but also with external vendors and this can be done via the Fusion 360 application, or via Fusion teams, which is essentially browser application for viewing Fusion data. In Inventor 2023 you will find a new toolpath called “Fusion 360”. This has options for 4 different workflow types. Each of these corresponds to a “Workspace” in Fusion 360. This workflow does have some limitations, i.e: Data can only flow from Inventor to Fusion 360 – not the other way Data isn’t automatically updated in Fusion 360 if a change is made in Inventor – no flag is given to the user Not all Inventor data is ported across – i.e MBD Page 3

Assess the business case of using metal additive manufacturing to manufacture your products Companies are interested in metal Additive Manufacturing Technology for several reasons, including: - A more sustainable manufacturing process - Shorter design to manufacture lead times - Reduced waste material in their manufacturing process - Reduction in storing of spare parts - Improved performance of components due to improved design freedoms - Decentralising their manufacturing process Traditionally this technology has been limited to more “high end” industries, aerospace, medical etc. However, today we’re starting to see a wider range of industrial sectors become interested in the technology. One reason for this is due to the improved accessibility of AM hardware (lower cost and less expert knowledge required to use) and improved accessibility to software, through Fusion 360 for example. Page 4

How do metal AM technologies compare? Example business case from Unverferth Discover how Autodesk Fusion 360 can enable you to solve complex design and manufacturing challenges Fusion 360 includes tool for driving Directed Energy Deposition, Hybrid and Metal Powder Bed Fusion technology. Page 5

Directed Energy Deposition and Hybrid Multi Axis Deposition Toolpaths – Tech preview released Nov. 2021 Deposit entire components or add features to existing parts Create deposition conformal to planar, cylindrical, revolved or arbitrary surfaces Supports all major DED technologies Pass deposited stock forward to subsequent milling process Program milling toolpath with Fusion 360 suite of advanced milling toolpaths Post process additive and subtractive toolpaths into a single NC program Metal Powder Bed Fusion Select from a range of MPBF machine from all major manufacturers Apply material specific print settings Part orientation study Arrange components onto the build plate Generate support structures Slice and generate machine files (specific machines only) Page 6

Design and Simulation Tools for AM Fusion 360 also has a range of tools that help you make the most of metal AM technology. Volumetric lattice – create complex lattice structures, suitable for AM Generative Design – Lightweight and optimize components, creating structures which are suitable for the AM process Metal AM Process Simulation – Improce your success rate with metal AM by using our advance simulation technology to see heat input and predict part distortion during the AM process Page 7

Other talks on the subject of Inventor to Fusion 360 workflows o o o How Grumpy Sloth Created a Mechanical Keyboard with Inventor and Autodesk Fusion 360 (Scott Moyse) Collaboration Between Inventor and Autodesk Fusion 360 Within Vault Professional Environments (Andreas-Ernst Wagner) Generative Design for Inventor Users (Alessandro Gasso) Page 8

simulation, and manufacturing into your Inventor workflows. Assess the business case of using metal additive manufacturing to manufacture your products. Discover how Autodesk Fusion 360 can enable you to solve complex design and manufacturing challenges. Compare several metal additive manufacturing technologies and the advantages