Digital Prototyping with Autodesk Inventor Software Helps Building
Product Manufacturers Reilly Windows & Doors and Mestek, Inc.,
Collaborate More Effectively with AEC Firms
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2009--
Greenbuild Expo 2009--Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering
and entertainment software, announced that building product
manufacturers including Reilly Windows & Doors (Reilly) and Mestek,
Inc., are successfully using the Autodesk solution for Digital
Prototyping to collaborate with the building
information modeling (BIM) process and architecture, engineering and
construction (AEC) firms.
By providing “BIM-ready” product models that can be directly
incorporated into the building design and construction process, product
manufacturers help AEC firms make better design decisions around
constructability, fit, aesthetics, performance and cost, while
increasing their own ability to win new business.
With the growing adoption of BIM in the building industry, AEC firms are
increasingly requiring 3D, BIM-ready models from manufacturers as part
of the acceptance criteria. Autodesk
Inventor software gives building product manufacturers the ability
to create digital prototypes of their products and then publish
simplified 3D representations with intelligent connectors and product
information as BIM objects. These 3D representations can be consumed by
the Autodesk Revit suite of products, which are purpose-built BIM
applications designed for architects, engineers, and construction
professionals. BIM-ready models can also carry important information
about a product’s green characteristics, providing early insight into
potential LEED certification.
Digital Prototyping as a Competitive Advantage
Reilly designs, fabricates and installs custom windows and doors that
exceed the expectations of even the most exacting clients. To create
elegant, high-quality products, Reilly relies on a Digital Prototyping
workflow based on Autodesk Inventor software to design, visualize and
simulate its products digitally and to deliver models of its products to
architects who use Autodesk
Revit Architecture software.
“Delivering 3D models to architects is a huge value, particularly
because most architects can’t spend time creating realistic models of
windows and doors,” said Michael John Iwanyczko, director of marketing
at Reilly. “We’re offering them highly detailed 3D models that they can
incorporate into their architectural designs — it’s another level of
service that sets us apart.”
Mestek, Inc., is a family of more than 30 specialty manufacturers
providing heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) products. For
more than 40 years, the company has focused on creating a superior
indoor environment for building occupants through its offerings. The
company recently started using digital prototypes created in Inventor
software to develop BIM objects and currently has a published library of
more than 300 objects that can be downloaded directly into Revit models.
“The ability to reuse our digital prototypes and repurpose that data to
create BIM objects is very important for us, especially since our
products tend to be complex and highly configured,” said Mike Kaler,
general manager of Mestex, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Mestek. “Sharing
these BIM objects with the architects and engineers provides tremendous
time savings since we don’t have to create the content from scratch
again.”
“Autodesk’s established presence in both the AEC and manufacturing
markets is enabling more effective communication and collaboration
between disciplines,” said Robert “Buzz” Kross, senior vice president,
Manufacturing Industry Group at Autodesk. “Using Inventor software-based
solutions allow building product manufacturers to go beyond 3D to
Digital Prototyping, and it allows our AEC customers to leverage digital
prototypes in their Revit-based BIM workflows.”
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D
design, engineering and entertainment software for the
manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment
markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk
continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art software
to help customers experience their ideas digitally before they are
built. Fortune 100 companies -- as well as the last 14 Academy Award
winners for Best Visual Effects -- use Autodesk software
tools to design, visualize and simulate their ideas to save time and
money, enhance quality, and foster innovation for competitive advantage.
For additional information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.
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