In a business environment where profit margins are continually under pressure, effective cost control plays a pivotal role in ensuring that projects are completed within the constraints of their budgets. It's not just about reporting the current budget of a project, but more significantly, it involves pinpointing areas where potential overspending could occur. This proactive approach empowers project and design managers to take mitigating actions before issues become critical. Thankfully, Autodesk Cost is adept at managing all these facets of project cost control, and much more. What's particularly advantageous is its seamless integration into Autodesk Build. Over the coming months, I'll be embarking on a series of blogs that delve into Autodesk Cost, exploring its capabilities in budgeting, cost management, and forecasting. To kick off this series, I'll provide an overview of the platform and highlight some of the workflows that enhance productivity. Since Autodesk Cost is built on the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform, it includes all the features of Autodesk Build. Moreover, it establishes links to various elements like Issues, RFIs, Submittals, and Assets, just to name a few, thereby enabling the identification of potential factors that could impact project costs. In upcoming blogs, I'll delve deeper into the various workflows that Autodesk Cost supports. In brief, it comprehensively covers all facets of budget and cost management. This includes everything from handling payment applications, both incoming and outgoing, to full change management processes. All feeding into the forecasting module and its insight and Power BI dashboarding capabilities, both project-specific and across all your projects. Furthermore, document templates can be configured to create contract documents, payment requests (amongst others) directly from the system. The forthcoming blogs will delve deeper into the intricacies of cost and change management workflows, so be sure to visit our Insights pages for the latest articles and webinars. The payment application workflows will also be covered in more detail. To get a sneak peek of what's on the horizon, take a look at the diagrams below. Apart from the workflows and features that we've discussed earlier, it's worth highlighting that Autodesk Cost offers an exceptional degree of customisation. You have the flexibility to tailor it to your specific needs, ranging from simple terminology changes to suit your organisation, through contract types, change order types, rounding options, to custom approval workflows, tax calculations and financial markups, and multi-currency support. For those looking to elevate their operations, ERP and Accounting system integrations can be configured. These integrations can span a spectrum, from simple information export and import using Excel (a surprisingly effective approach depending on the volume and frequency of transfers) to fully automated implementations. However, it's important to note that such integrations may incur additional costs beyond the Autodesk Cost subscription. If you would like to understand some of the other great features of Autodesk Construction Cloud, read some of my other blog posts.
For more information on Autodesk Construction Cloud, view our product page. Alternatively, please get in touch with SYMETRI on [email protected] or call us on 0345 370 1444 if would like to arrange a demonstration / discussion of Autodesk Cost and begin your journey towards greater control of your project costs and look into the future with the powerful forecasting module.
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WEBINAR RECORDING | OVERVIEW OF CAM IN FUSION 360 WITH A DEEP DIVE INTO THE MACHINING EXTENSION6/19/2023 Autodesk Fusion 360 is a cloud-based 3D modelling, CAD, CAM, CAE and PCB software platform for product design and manufacturing. To learn more about Fusion 360 CAM tools and the powerful Machining Extension take a look at our webinar recording. During this webinar recording, Brian Fagan discusses the following topics: Introduction to CAM in Fusion 360
If you would like to learn more about Fusion 360 or the Fusion extensions then please contact us by calling 0345 370 1444 or email us at [email protected].
Fusion 360 is gaining popularity across the engineering industry. With the rebranding of advanced manufacturing solutions to include Fusion 360. Manufacturers now have access to a more comprehensive range of Design, CAM, and Simulation tools. These solutions are now named: Autodesk Advanced Manufacturing Solutions Overview Here is an overview of the solutions available in the Autodesk Advanced Manufacturing portfolio: Fusion 360 with PowerMill is Autodesk's flagship CNC Milling solution and comes in two different versions. These are Fusion 360 with PowerMill Standard and Fusion 360 with PowerMill Ultimate. Fusion 360 with PowerMill Standard provides CNC/CAM Programmers with comprehensive tools required for 2.5D milling, 3-axis machining, 3+2 (5-axis positional) programming and turning with excellent machine simulation and toolpath verification. Fusion 360 with PowerMill Ultimate provides CNC/CAM Programmers with the functionalities found in the standard version. The enhanced functionality includes but is not limited to 5-axis simultaneous programming with automatic collision avoidance, robotic programming, Electrode Manufacture (Electrical Discharge Manufacturing - EDM) Hybrid Manufacturing (DED & FFF additive processes) workflows and more. Fusion 360 with FeatureCAM helps manufacturers automate their CNC programming tasks, as it uses built-in manufacturing knowledge, accessed with intelligent decisions making, wizard-driven workflows that allow the automation of desired toolpath strategies that produce industry-leading results by eliminating repetition and minimising errors whilst helping maximise efficiency. Fusion 360 with FeatureCAM offers toolpath strategy automation of the following types of machining:
FeatureCAM comes with modelling tools that allow the user to generate 2D and 3D geometry to programme relevant CAM strategies required to machine complex components. Users can also import CAD model geometry in several file types and quickly apply toolpath strategies to machine any given component. Now under the Fusion 360 branding, CAM engineers have more tools (see Fusion 360 Modelling for Manufacture) to help with model creation and setup of complex work holding configurations. Fusion 360 with Netfabb offers a complete toolset for designing, simulating and implementing additive manufacturing techniques (3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping). This solution comes in two different versions, Fusion 360 with Netfabb Premium and Fusion 360 with Netfabb Ultimate. Fusion 360 with Netfabb Premium allows users to prepare models required for additive manufacturing. It hosts a range of tools needed for mesh repair, component orientation, support structuring, hollowing, latticing, packing and slicing and ultimately, toolpath generation required to print the model. Fusion 360 with Netfabb Ultimate provides the user with all the functionalities in the premium version but has enhanced functionality that includes workflow automation, optimised lattices, limited process simulation and customised toolpath strategies. Fusion 360 with Netfabb offers various advanced additive printability solutions and a growing library of 200+ integrated 3D print output formats. This allows manufacturers to streamline workflows and gain competitive advantages using automated techniques for accurate and fast results. Autodesk Advanced Manufacturing Inspection Technology Power Inspect, a data capture and analysis solution, is used when measuring complex 3D component shapes with metrology capturing hardware, aka Co-ordinate Measuring Machinery (CMM). The solution is compatible with a range of CMM measurement and inspection hardware used during the inspection process, ensuring high manufacturing standards. The results help manufacturers speed up production times and reduce scrap and rework. Hardware used to capture metrology related information comes in different forms and is used in different settings. These are as follows:
Contact-based CMM hardware is generally used in temperature-controlled inspection environments. This type of coordinate measuring machine (CMM) hardware comes in several different configurations, such as Bridge, Gantry, Cantilever and Horizontal Arm equipment. Non-Contact-based metrology hardware (Optical CMM), such as Structured light 3D Scanners, capture physical geometry in the form of point-cloud data. This data is then processed to determine the size, variations and complex tolerance requirements of manufactured or reverse-engineered component parts. Portable articulated arms can be set up where required and offer flexibility and setting requirements. Some of these types of CMM also offer built-in non-contact-based 3D scanners making them a good hardware solution for this inspection process. Machine Inspection (OMI) with spindle-mounted probes allows CNC Programmers/machinists to inspect during machining tasks. If you would like to discuss advanced manufacturing solutions, please get in touch and book an appointment with us. Contact us: [email protected] 0345 370 1444 |
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