Inventor 11 DWF Extensions and new Design Review software capabilities

In today’s design and manufacturing environment, getting data from point A to point B and back again with the correct feedback intact can sometimes be very difficult. Many of the new enhancements to the DWF capabilities within Autodesk Inventor 11 using the DWF Extensions that can be downloaded through the Autodesk Subscription Center can help streamline the design process. Another welcome addition is the new Design Review software, formerly DWF Composer. Below are a few of the questions customs have been asking about DWF Extensions since it was released:

What is Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension?
Autodesk Inventor� 11 DWF™ Extension offers enhanced publishing, security, and design review capabilities for Autodesk Inventor subscription customers. Users can share the appropriate amount of design information in compact, data-rich, 2D, 3Dor a combination of 2D& 3D DWF files.

What new features do I need to know about?
Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension offers many new features, including:

1. Improved flexibility and control to publish selected representations, drawings, and presentation files
2. Rapid publishing of BOMs, assembly animations, and step-by-step assembly instructions

4. Incorporating Autodesk Design Review markups directly into Inventor drawings, accelerating the design review process

5. Additional “Save as” options including faceted JT and assembly STL file formats

Visit www.autodesk.com/InventorDWF for more information.

How do I get it?
Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension is available by download only at the Autodesk Subscription Center. You will need a valid subscription account to access the site. At the time of download, you need to indicate which Autodesk Inventor 11 product you will be extending.

Are design files created by Autodesk Inventor 11 products and Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension products compatible?
Yes. Inventor files created with either product can be used interchangeably with no migration.

How can I view or markup DWF files I create with Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension?
The latest release of Autodesk DWF products are required to take full advantage of Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension. You can download DWF Viewer 7 for free at www.autodesk.com/dwfviewer-download . To streamline the measure and markup process, you can download a free trial version of Autodesk� Design Review 2007 at www.autodesk.com/designreview or by contacting your local Hagerman & Company sales professional.

What happened to Autodesk DWF Composer?
Autodesk changed the product name of Autodesk DWF Composer to a more descriptive name that highlights the benefits and functionality of the software—Autodesk Design Review. I will be discussing some of the new features later in this article, or for more information, go to www.autodesk.com/designreview to get the full details about Design Review.

I do not have subscription. Can I get Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension?
No. Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension is only available to Subscription customers. For more information on Autodesk Subscription program, contact your local Hagerman Sales Professional.

How can I learn more?
Go to www.Hagerman.com to contact your local Hagerman & Company Sales Professional for more information. With all these new enhancements to the DWF capabilities, your organization can now utilize the new Design Review software to best leverage the design data so that everyone in the design process can accurately understand and review the data,without being a CAD expert.

The Design Review software allows you to accomplish the following tasks efficiently and accurately:

Get Reviews Done on Time
Connect customer, supplier, planner and purchasing sooner and shorten the product development lifecycle with faster, more accurate design reviews.

Track Engineering Change Orders
Autodesk Design Review automatically tracks comments and their status, helping to ensure no information is lost.

Accurately Communicate Design Information to the Entire Team
Autodesk Design Review enables those unfamiliar with complex CAD software to fully visualize designs from Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD-based applications. Manufacturing design data such as BOM information, assembly animations, finite element analysis (FEA) results and model representations, along with 2D and 3D measurement, can all be accessed in Design Review.>

Protect Your Intellectual Property (IP)
Protect your IP by sharing DWF files, providing complete accuracy and fidelity without sending the original CAD file. Password protection and encryption offer additional security.

These are just a few of the benefits of using Design Review to streamline the movement of the design data through the review cycle. Watch your upcoming news letters for more detailed information on Design Review or contact your local Hagerman & Company sales professional for more information.