It wasn’t too long ago that simulation was viewed as a complex technology, best left to so-called “experts” or analysts with extensive experience. Product manufacturers, however, are increasingly incorporating simulation into their product development cycles to speed the development of products and get them to market faster.
Digitally simulating product designs speeds development time by reducing the need for expensive physical testing. This being said, the science behind simulation is complex and software used to perform digital simulations on product designs has been viewed by many engineers as too difficult to use and prohibitively expensive.
Autodesk wants to change all that and put simulation tools into the hands of those who stand to benefit the most from its use: design engineers. Autodesk Flow Design, formerly Project Falcon, is a easy-to-use, flow design software that enables designers and engineers to simulate airflow around any object in a virtual wind tunnel. The software makes it easy for users, even those with absolutely no background or experience with simulation, to see and understand airflow behavior around their model within seconds of launching the application.
通过在设计周期提前模拟过程设计，工程师可以获得有价值的洞察力，可以创建具有气流的模型，鼓励更多的设计探索，这些概念可以导致更优化的产品。
在CAD软件中创建和完全详细的模型之后，在设计周期之后，在设计周期之后，在设计周期中进行了传统的流量模拟，或者在产品原型后通过昂贵，耗时的物理测试进行了昂贵的，耗时的物理测试。物理测试后所需的更改不仅昂贵，而且可以脱轨产品释放计划。
Autodesk Flow Design simulation tool enables design engineers to simulate airflow around their models within seconds of launching the application.
多个行业的用户们要受益
This type of early conceptual understanding–through early flow simulation–has the potential to benefit many different types of users. Vehicle designers can use it to understand the aerodynamic impact of design changes; architectural designers can use simulation to determine how a cluster of new buildings might effect wind levels in the pedestrian areas connecting them; and consumer product designers can use simulation to see how their conceptual designs behave in the wind.
“流动设计是设计师的工具包的意识，”Autodesk的营销经理Luke Mihelcic说。“通过为设计师提供一种方式来在设计概念水平上可视化气流，流程设计旨在培养更多的创造力和创新。”
Getting started is easy
该软件的真正好处是它是非常“几何宽容”，可以接受从概念设计到完全详细的模型的模型类型，很少或没有准备。这是传统仿真软件的巨大偏离，要求用户在执行模拟前设置边界条件。
Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD软件和Autodesk Revit Building Information（BIM）软件的用户可以在其设计中直接使用流程设计，而其他3D CAD用户可以利用独立的流动设计界面。
输入模型后，流程设计提供实时反馈，使用户能够可视化风与其设计的风。它们可以立即了解气流如何循环和再循环，可视化唤醒将形成的地方，以及将存在高压和低压区域的地方。
提起：3D CAD World
