Autodesk and Amazon offer customers extra compute power to explore generative design
09 July 2018
Autodesk: Companies
team up to give 1,000 new Fusion 360 Ultimate subscribers additional
cloud credits to get started with new design
technology
At this point, the evidence is clear: the cloud has transformed the way
we deliver value to our customers. Nowhere has this been more apparent
than with generative design, a new technology that uses cloud computing
and
artificial intelligence to accelerate design exploration beyond
what’s humanly possible. That’s why we’re working with
Amazon Web
Services (AWS) to offer even more compute power to the first 1,000 new
subscribers who want to get started with generative design. The program
will officially kick off this summer on July 1st and will be available
to new annual subscribers of Fusion 360 Ultimate, ending on September 30
or as soon as 1,000 new subscriptions have been claimed.
With AWS, Autodesk has long been working toward providing solutions that
leverage the broad connectivity and raw computing power of the cloud.
Generative design is the latest technology to join our lineup of
cloud-powered manufacturing tools. Designers and engineers can use it to
quickly generate a set of high-performance design options based on their
specific constraints (like materials, weight, or manufacturing methods).
The cloud allows for rapid exploration of dozens or even hundreds of
possible solutions in the design space. Engineers can then consider and
judge between the different options that best meet their needs.
Customers like GM, Airbus and Lightning Motorcycles have already
invested in generative design to develop products that are
higher-performing, lighter, or require fewer parts than their
predecessors.
Generative design isn’t just transformative for the product development
process; it’s a scalable technology with the potential to disrupt the
manufacturing industry— for the better.
“The power of the cloud is a key enabler to bring generative design
technology to designers and engineers in a fast and cost-effective way,”
said Josef Waltl, Global Industrial Software Segment Lead at AWS. “With
the close collaboration between Autodesk and AWS, customers will be
enabled to design and produce highly innovative products which outpace
existing design in economic and environmental dimensions.”
In April, we officially introduced generative design as part of our
Fusion 360 Ultimate offering— an all-in-one product development tool
that lets you design, engineer and manufacture products in a single,
cloud-based
environment. To perform generative design studies, users can apply
cloud credits (1 cloud credit=$1) to run the service in the cloud
without disruption or delay. Every subscriber already receives 1,000
cloud credits with their Fusion 360 Ultimate subscription.
Through our collaboration with AWS, for a limited time we are able to
offer an additional 500 credits (for 1,500 total credits) to the first
1,000 new Fusion 360 Ultimate subscribers, empowering them to take
advantage of generative design. Think of it as a “starter kit”—a way to
get your feet wet with this promising new technology.
Fusion 360 Ultimate subscribers can use cloud credits to perform
generative design studies (25 cloud credits), explore options, and
download their chosen design (100 cloud credits). Customers who take
part in this offer will be able to complete several design studies with
their 1,500 credits.
We want to lower barriers for our customers, not raise them. No matter
what CAD package you use—be it Solidworks, Inventor, Solid Edge, NX or
Catia— our AnyCAD technology enables interoperability with other CAD
programs so you can use your data any time—and anywhere—you need it.
This means you can bring your generative designs into the software that
you’re most comfortable using, thanks to seamless associativity with
Fusion 360 Ultimate.
Generative design offers a competitive edge when it comes to complex
engineering challenges, so we’re excited that one of the first customers
to take advantage of this offer will be Aim93. The project, led by bike
designer Mike Burrows and fellow engineers Barney Townsend and Glen
Thompson from London South Bank University, Aim93 is on a mission to
make the fastest human powered vehicle– a recumbent bike designed to
break the world’s land speed record by reaching 93 mph over a 200m
sprint. Numerous design challenges are involved– the frame must be
lightweight yet stiff, while the drivetrain and components need to
operate with minimal friction. “Fusion 360 has filled a gap that
addresses all of our primary modeling needs, making our workflow
massively easier, pleasurable and more efficient. The arrival of
generative design elevates the potential for innovation in our outcomes
to a whole new level.” said Townsend. “We’re really excited about the
early results we’ve had so far with generative design and we’re
confident that with some further refinement to the model and the inputs,
we can achieve our goal of a super lightweight, highly stiff frame that
will enable us to break the world record.”
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