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Adoption of Autodesk 3D Design Tools on the Rise in Japan Autodesk Inventor Series Software Helps Daiwa House Create, Manage, and Share Design Data; Emerging Standard for Tokyo University Design Students
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 26, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Autodesk
Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK), the world's leading design software and digital content
company, continues to experience momentum in adoption and use of its products in
Japan. As manufacturers in the region continue to adopt Autodesk Inventor(R)
Series as their preferred platform for product design, skilled use of Autodesk
software is fast becoming a mandatory part of the curriculum at educational
institutions training Japan's future industrial designers and engineers. The
APAC region reported $68 million in revenues for the first quarter of FY05 up
34% year-on-year and 23% from Q4 with sales particularly strong in Japan.
Responding not only to the increasing use of 3D modeling software, but also to
the prevalence of Autodesk design solutions worldwide, Tokyo University is
making form modeling and visualization using 3D CAD and computer graphics
software a prerequisite for students in the school's graphic science curriculum.
Students will learn the principles of graphic science and 3D modeling using
Autodesk Inventor Series. Tokyo University instructors anticipate Autodesk
Inventor Series will help students learn and master complex concepts such as
analysis assemblies and operation simulations.
"Japan's industrial designers, renowned for product and process innovation, can
take advantage of Autodesk's design and data management solutions to create,
manage, and share their design data for streamlined production and greater
productivity, with fewer costly errors," said Robert Kross, vice president of
the Manufacturing Solutions Division at Autodesk. "Tokyo University joins
institutions and education programs worldwide that have made our products
central to more than two million students' training each year. Autodesk software
is quickly becoming a standard for 3D designers and engineers around the globe."
Several Japanese manufacturers have chosen Autodesk Inventor Series, the world's
#1 selling 3D mechanical design software, for diverse industrial design
applications ranging from forming machines to garbage processing equipment,
hybrid streetlights, and pre-fabricated housing. Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.,
has adopted Autodesk Inventor Series for its ease of use, extensive
functionality, and interaction with high-end software for performance analytics.
Leading Japanese Manufacturer Standardize on Autodesk Inventor Series
Daiwa House Industry, a leading prefabricated housing manufacturer, selected
Autodesk Inventor Series for its ease of modeling, support for large- scale
assemblies, and for the ability to perform structural and stress analyses.
Because the Autodesk solution allowed Daiwa House to model products in progress,
the company was able to design and build the optimal line that produces material
along the production line. Daiwa House was also able to develop the production
equipment, designing and installing in-house, rather than outsourcing it. Daiwa
House completed a large-scale production line in April 2002, increasing
manufacturing capacity by 40 percent at half the anticipated capital expense.
The company eventually plans to develop, design, and manufacture all production
lines in-house and standardize design operations on Autodesk Inventor Series.
A Comprehensive Portfolio of Manufacturing Solutions
Delivering on its strategy to help customers create, manage, and share their
digital design data and solve critical business challenges, Autodesk offers the
most comprehensive portfolio of integrated 2D and 3D design and data management
solutions available -- helping customers design better quality products,
accelerate time to market, and achieve maximum project visibility and
collaboration. Unlike other offerings on the market today, these solutions are
easy to deploy and use, and help companies easily transition from 2D to 3D
design at their own pace. Autodesk's manufacturing solutions include Autodesk
Inventor Series, the world's #1 selling 3D mechanical design software, and
Autodesk Inventor(R) Professional -- both with Autodesk(R) Vault data management
capabilities built in; AutoCAD(R) Mechanical and AutoCAD(R) Electrical software;
and the Autodesk Streamline(R) collaboration service. In addition, customers can
take advantage of widely available third-party applications purpose-built for
Autodesk software.
For an annual fee, Autodesk Subscription customers benefit from a complete
technology, training and support program that protects their software
investments by providing them with the most current design technology, Web
Support direct from Autodesk, flexible self-paced training options and a broad
range of other technology and business benefits. For more information about
Autodesk Subscription, visit www.autodesk.com/subscription.
Autodesk Consulting offers services that can help you streamline your business
processes and get the best possible return on your investment in Autodesk
technology. Visit us at www.autodesk.com/consulting.
Autodesk, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, and Autodesk Streamline are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other
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