Guest Blog by Rusty Belcher, manufacturing applications engineer with IMAGINiT Technologies:
If you have ever submitted a class for Autodesk University, chances are, like me, you know the bitter feeling of rejection. Each year I get pumped up and think to myself that there's no way Autodesk is going to reject this topic, and every year I am crushed when I get the notice that my topic didn't make the cut. I mean come on! Who doesn't want to learn the extra stuff available when you type in -purge on the command line? I always feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football.
Imagine my surprise when, the planets aligned and my topic was selected this year. I'm sitting here at AU and I still can't believe it. Of all things, Using Factory Design Suite on Designs that aren't Factories. The actual title of my class is Don't Let the Word Factory Get in the Way. I'll be discussing the broader uses of FDS and how it can be utilized in design processes like Shipbuilding, Event Planning, Supermarket Layout, and even Circuit board Design.
So why would designers consider Factory Design Suite instead of Product Design Suite? There are many reasons. The Floor concept, central to FDS, is common to many designs where all the components land on a common ground plane or deck. The Asset based work flow, offered by FDS is almost a universal constant for every designer. And most important, the overall ease of use makes FDS a perfect digital prototyping tool for anyone, regardless of CAD experience.
I'm also getting a chance to work at our IMAGINiT booth on the exhibit floor. The IMAGINiT theme this year is You're Problem Solved. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit with our experts, in our interactive "engagement stations" where we will demonstrate how solutions can reach far beyond the software.
IMAGINiT is also sponsoring a contest on Twitter to discover your toughest CAD problems. From now till nov 30th, You can win a full conference pass to AU 2013 by tweeting your problem with the hash tag #mycadproblem.
You can check the IMAGINiT website for full details. Until this year my biggest CAD problem seemed to be not getting selected to present at AU, but my wife reminds me that there are others with worse problems. #CADWIDOW. So if you got rejected this year, don't give up. Keep trying. If there is something specific at AU, you would like to hear about, please drop me a line on the blog and let me know.
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