DESIGN & MANUFACTURING 

The future of building product manufacturing and fabrication

Bring your expertise to building projects and inform decisions that define the spaces around us. 

What clients want from building product manufacturers and fabricators

  • 77% need customization

    Due to changing expectations of building occupants, 77% of architects saw an increased need for customized solutions and closer collaboration with suppliers. 

  • 74% need more collaboration

    Nearly three-quarters of architects surveyed said that highly collaborative relationships are very important to the success of their projects. 

  • 48% need BIM data

    Lack of Building Information Modeling (BIM) proficiency was listed as a supplier deal-breaker by 48% of architects. 

Why leading companies choose Autodesk

  • “In many cases, the discussion isn’t even about the windows or the façade. It’s a collaborative moment in which we can all start to make design decisions.” 
    —Erik Rasker, CTO 

  • “We need to give our customers a measure of customization. We chose to move forward with Autodesk to free up our engineers’ time and win more business.” 
    —Matt Quigley, Design Manager 

  • “Many of our customers have told us they will use us over anyone else because we give them 3D BIM content.” 
    —Steve Hofmann, CAD Designer 

Discover one platform for the building supply chain

Collaborate with BIM

Provide BIM content to make it easier for your clients to specify your products into projects. Work inside building models to design in the context of the building. And exchange all this data in one seamless digital ecosystem to help all your stakeholders communicate more efficiently. 

Solutions for building product manufacturers and fabricators

  • BIM collaboration for manufacturers

    Collaborate with clients using centralized data in the BIM ecosystem, reference building data in your designs, and generate BIM content of your product designs. 

  • Product lifecycle management (PLM)

    Manage product data and development processes with tools that adapt to your business. Start simply, scale easily, and realize the promise of connected people, processes, and data. 

  • Design automation

    Capture and re-use engineering knowledge and intent to reduce errors and time spent on tedious, repetitive modeling tasks like product configuration, drawing creation, and more. 

  • Factory design

    Plan, build, and manage a highly efficient factory with tools that connect the entire project team and unite production system and facilities design in a single digital model. 

  • Advanced manufacturing

    Whatever you make, however you want to make it—Autodesk has the advanced manufacturing software you need. 

Building Product Manufacturing & Fabrication software

  • Get Inventor + AutoCAD + Autodesk Fusion + more—Professional-grade tools for product development and manufacturing planning.

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  • Professional-grade product design and engineering tools for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization, and documentation.

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  • Cloud-based product lifecycle management

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  • Product data management software—available as Vault Basic, Vault Professional, Vault Office

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  • Plan, design, construct, and manage buildings with powerful tools for Building Information Modeling.

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  • Cloud-based 3D CAD/CAM/CAE software for product design

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Report from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services

Harvard Business Review: The Future of Building Design

Building projects are changing–and so is your place in them. In this new study, architects share how they see the role of their suppliers evolving.  

Featured resources

  • Product design and factory modeling help firm develop more sustainable practices

    VECOR 

    More sustainable buildings—one tile at a time

    See how Vecor used product design and factory modeling technology to reduce the environmental impact of its ceramic tiles. 

    Image courtesy of Vecor/3D Chemoprag 

  • Viewrail fulfills orders faster with automation technology

    VIEWRAIL 

    Automation grows custom staircase business

    See how a leading manufacturer of stair parts and custom staircase systems rapidly adapted its engineering processes to fulfill orders faster. 

    Image courtesy of Viewrail 

  • Get specified into building projects e-book

    EBOOK 

    Drive growth by delivering BIM content

    Avoid the high costs of remodeling and outsourcing by automating product configuration and authoring BIM content directly from existing 3D CAD models. 

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

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As a global leader in the integration of architecture, engineering, construction, product design, and manufacturing processes, Autodesk can help you develop the capabilities needed to achieve your goals. 

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