Autodesk Factory Design Utilities: Plan and validate factory layouts

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What is Autodesk Factory Design Utilities?

Autodesk Factory Design Utilities® software combines building and equipment data to create production facility layouts.

Plan factory layouts in 2D and 3D at the same time.

Visualize, review, and validate designs early.

Schedule equipment installation and commissioning.

See system requirements

Factory Design Utilities overview (video: 2:22 min.)

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Factory Design Utilities overview (video: 2:22 min.)

Quickly place equipment in your 3D factory layout

Walk through the factory layout during the design review process

Combine all data for your factory plan in one 3D document

Virtual walk-through of the factory floor

Take a virtual walk-through of your factory plan before equipment installation

Find potential problems before installation begins

Why use Factory Design Utilities?

Increase manufacturing flexibility

Quickly reconfigure factory layouts to meet changing demand.

Optimize factory designs

Coordinate complex data and processes to meet project requirements.

Reduce redundant processes

Reclaim valuable time with automation and data management.

Save energy resources

Design efficient factories to reduce environmental impact.

What you can do with Factory Design Utilities

Increase your production efficiency (video: 2:42 min.)

Simplify concept and detail design workflows

Easily generate 3D models from DWG™ files. Centrally manage asset libraries and attached metadata so data is reliable and available.

Save on budget during installation and commissioning (video: 2:35 min.)

Catch problems before they happen

Visualize building and equipment data in a single digital representation of the production facility. Detect clashes in detailed design reviews and simulate scheduling to anticipate issues.

“Factory Design Utilities has allowed us to decrease change orders quite a bit.”

—Chris Hahn, Project Engineering Manager, Dearborn Mid-West Company

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“We can now create one of our systems in two hours instead of three to four weeks. It’s a huge win.”

—Martin Andersen, Senior Manager Design Engineer, GEA

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“The biggest benefit of Factory Design Utilities is that this toolkit is so easy to integrate.”

—Jörg Duus, Head of Construction, Feige Filling GmbH

Watch story (video: 1:36 min.)
“Factory Design Utilities has allowed us to decrease change orders quite a bit.”

—Chris Hahn, Project Engineering Manager, Dearborn Mid-West Company

Watch story (video: 5:26 min.)
“We can now create one of our systems in two hours instead of three to four weeks. It’s a huge win.”

—Martin Andersen, Senior Manager Design Engineer, GEA

Read story
“The biggest benefit of Factory Design Utilities is that this toolkit is so easy to integrate.”

—Jörg Duus, Head of Construction, Feige Filling GmbH

Watch story (video: 1:36 min.)
“Factory Design Utilities has allowed us to decrease change orders quite a bit.”

—Chris Hahn, Project Engineering Manager, Dearborn Mid-West Company

Watch story (video: 5:26 min.)

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

What is Autodesk Factory Design Utilities used for?

Who uses Factory Design Utilities?

How do I create a factory layout?

Factory Design Utilities provides the flexibility to create and edit your factory layouts in 2D or 3D using AutoCAD or Inventor. Choose from a library of thousands of factory assets to drag into your design. Optimize your layout using material flow analysis tools, check for interferences, and schedule the installation of the equipment without leaving the tools included in the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection.

Autodesk Factory Design Utilities: Plan and validate factory layouts

What is Autodesk Factory Design Utilities?

Why use Factory Design Utilities?

Increase manufacturing flexibility

Optimize factory designs

Reduce redundant processes

Save energy resources

What you can do with Factory Design Utilities

Simplify concept and detail design workflows

Catch problems before they happen

“Factory Design Utilities has allowed us to decrease change orders quite a bit.”

“We can now create one of our systems in two hours instead of three to four weeks. It’s a huge win.”

“The biggest benefit of Factory Design Utilities is that this toolkit is so easy to integrate.”

“Factory Design Utilities has allowed us to decrease change orders quite a bit.”

“We can now create one of our systems in two hours instead of three to four weeks. It’s a huge win.”

“The biggest benefit of Factory Design Utilities is that this toolkit is so easy to integrate.”

“Factory Design Utilities has allowed us to decrease change orders quite a bit.”

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

What is Autodesk Factory Design Utilities used for?

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How do I create a factory layout?

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