Autodesk is planning to include simulation and computer-aided manufacturing software into its Inventor mechanical design suite of applications, according to a report on Engineering.com.
Autodesk Inventor is generally used by engineers in mechanical design, and was available for $2,500 a year through the company’s website.
Autodesk’s senior director of manufacturing business strategy, Stephen Hooper, told Engineering.com that the company would now include Nastran and HSMWorks in an Inventor suite. [Read more…] about Autodesk to bundle Nastran simulation and manufacturing software free with Inventor