Hi Autodesk,
I wonder if it would be possible to have a configurator inside Factory Design Utilities?
I see potential in FD not just for customers that build or design Factories but for customers who need a link from 2D ACAD drawings to 3D models in Inventor.
I still come across customers that have a need for 2D ACAD and I feel there will be a need for a good few years to come. Dynamic blocks in ACAD serve a real purpose to our customers that need to build drawings quickly and change block configurations quickly after design changes. Because this works so well they rarely feel there is an immediate need to go to 3D unless they have end reviewers with a need for 3D models, therefore it becomes difficult to show a workflow that would take their invested time in ACAD dynamic blocks, into building in 3D using Inventor.
The main need for 3D models is confidence in fit, form and function, in clash detection and in the use of a functional BOM.
Is there a full workflow that will help these customers get from 2D dynamic block to 3D models?
I have been investigating this over the last few months and having a knowledge of Factory Design Utilities I feel there is a need or possible potential to have a tool inside FDU that can help these customers take 2D configurable assets into a 3D environment.
I imagine a configurable 2D asset (like a dynamic block), basic but with potential to trigger properties in an already built configured 3D model in Inventor. With a trigger to call properties from the 2D configured asset and place or replace assets in a 3D layout.
I understand that FDU gives the possibility to build 3D assets in Inventor first and build layouts to sync with ACAD and build 2D drawings. BUT what about the teams that start in 2D ACAD and want a configurator? A simple tool for building quotes? Not just for fully factory layouts but for the configuration of machines that are built in factories.
Maybe FDU was never made for this type of workflow but I do think there is a need for this type of workflow in some shape of form.
