Content Management add on for writhing assembly manuals

[Anonymous]

Hi, 

What I would love to see is that you could use autodesk fusion to also make assembly manuals with pictures, assembly sequences and text, video and so on. 

This of course with a good translation support for every language you can think of. 

Why is this interesting? Well you could use it as a test 'channel' whereby users could try the assembly or simulate without having to resort to a real live situation, thus reducing the cost to prototype.

This could also support a more natural design cycle between users, other disciplines and engineers. Making the design and improvement cycle more agile and also learn/explore the best way to design a good product. 

This could aid in getting a good cradle to cradle design for example. Often something that needs a very multi disciplinary approach. 

kind regards 

Onno

[TimeraAutodesk]

Hey @Anonymous - would you mind posting some example of the types of documentation you're looking to create with Fusion 360? I'd love to get a better idea of what your expectations are. 

[Anonymous]

Well you could gather some inspiration from the software called drexplain.

[Anonymous]

Another idea might be: to use the concept behind transifex to translate the dokumentation collaboratively in different languages.

https://www.transifex.com/

Users of your design might be able to help with the translation because they are working through the assembly process. Translating your documentation into ones native language is a process where people get a better understanding of the assembly process while at the same time helping the designers to reach a broader audience.. 🙂 and quite possibly get good comments on the assembly notes.

[Anonymous]

A good example of what I mean can be found on http://www.spiderbot.eu/docs/assembly_manual_2_1/index.htm

A friend of mine produces these manuals with drexplain. However it is a very tedious process and furthermore difficult to translate in different languages...

[TimeraAutodesk]

Thank you for idea - this is getting archived due to lack of votes. Ideas with 10+ votes within a month are reviewed by the Product Management team for future consideration. If you feel strongly that this is needed, please resubmit with more detail on why you think this is valuable to Fusion 360 users so that the idea gathers some more support from the community. 

I'd still love to get more details on this if any of you want to post examples of the types of documentation / manuals you're referring to.