AUTODESK FACTORY DESIGN UTILITIES

Autodesk Factory Design Utilities is a set of integrated tools designed to facilitate the design, optimization and visualization of industrial plants, combining intelligent workflows between 2D and 3D environments. It is a complete solution that allows the creation of detailed factory layouts, the analysis of production flows, the accurate positioning of machinery and collaboration between technical and production departments.

This suite works in synergy with Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD and Navisworks, and offers specialized tools for space management, the creation of intelligent assets, and the digital validation of production layouts. It is designed to help plant engineers, industrial designers and manufacturers optimize the performance of production environments by reducing errors, implementation times and costs.

🎯 Who it is suitable for

Factory Design Utilities is designed for:

• Industrial engineers who design production and assembly plants.

• Manufacturing companies that want to plan or restructure their production lines.

• Factory layout designers who work in multidisciplinary environments.

• Production and logistics managers who want to optimize spaces and routes.

• BIM and digital twin teams who manage smart or digitized factories.

🧩 Main features

🏭 Synchronized 2D/3D factory layout design

Ability to create a 2D layout in AutoCAD and automatically synchronize it with the 3D model in Inventor. Changes made in one of the two environments are automatically reflected in the other.

✔️ Realistic representation of machinery, conveyors, shelves and robotic systems

✔️ Intelligent placement of assets with space and alignment constraints

📦 Customizable intelligent asset library

Access to a complete library of parametric objects that represent equipment, machinery, industrial structures and production modules. Assets can be customized for size, orientation and behavior, improving layout efficiency.

✅ Importing of customized models

✅ Assignment of technical attributes and metadata

🌀 Production flow analysis

Preliminary simulation of the paths of materials, operators or equipment to identify bottlenecks, waste of space or ergonomics problems.

✔️ Visualization of operational sequences

✔️ Support for the optimization of internal logistics flows

🧭 Immersive navigation and validation

With the integration in Autodesk Navisworks, it is possible to virtually explore the factory layout, detect interferences (clash detection), validate routes and simulate the installation sequence.

🎮 Ideal for technical reviews and immersive presentations

🔄 Interoperability and collaboration

Factory Design Utilities integrates with the Autodesk ecosystem to support smooth collaboration between designers, technicians and production managers.

✔️ Compatibility with AutoCAD, Inventor, Navisworks, Revit

✔️ Layout sharing via Autodesk Docs and Autodesk Viewer

✔️ Importing of floor plans, PDFs, DWGs, 3D models and plant data

💻 Compatibility and system requirements

🖥️ Supported operating systems:

• Windows 11 / Windows 10 (64 bit)

Not available for macOS or Linux.

🧠 Recommended hardware requirements:

• Processor: Intel® Core i7/i9 or AMD Ryzen™ 7/9 multicore

• RAM: Minimum 16 GB (32 GB recommended for complex layouts)

• Graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro / RTX or AMD Radeon Pro, 4 GB VRAM or higher

• Hard drive: SSD with at least 40 GB free

• Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080 (4K recommended for detailed navigation)

🌐 Internet connection required for license activation, software updates and access to cloud collaboration services.

🧰 What is included in Autodesk Factory Design Utilities

• Two-way synchronization module AutoCAD ↔ Inventor

• Complete library of parametric factory assets

• Tools for flow analysis and logistics simulation

• Compatibility with real 3D machinery models

• Interference detection functionality

• Integration with Navisworks for exploration and validation

• Compatibility with Autodesk Vault for technical data management

• Creation and editing of factory layouts in collaborative environments

✨ Why choose Autodesk Factory Design Utilities

Factory Design Utilities allows you to optimize the entire process of designing industrial plants, reducing production start-up times, costs of incorrect layouts and risks associated with on-site changes. The continuous transition between 2D and 3D, the availability of intelligent assets and the integration with simulation and collaboration tools make this software an essential tool to face the challenges of modern industry.

Thanks to an integrated, flexible and interoperable platform, Autodesk Factory Design Utilities supports the transition towards the Digital Twin and intelligent automation, with a complete view of the production layout and efficient management of industrial space.