CAD software aids field hospital design
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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
May 16, 2008
Using Inventor's digital prototyping capabilities MSV is able to create 3D models of its designs to show clients how and where their equipment will be positioned.
Marshall Specialist Vehicles, (MSV), has won a contract with the Norwegian Army to supply a field hospital solution after impressing with its Inventor visualisations.
The firm designs and manufactures expandable field hospital systems and recently selected AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor software from Autodesk in order to streamline the design process and to provide it with 3D capabilities.
John Prentice, Design Office Manager, explains the decision to select Inventor, "A lot of our work involves fitting our clients' components or those they specify into the fixed space of our containers".
Using Inventor's digital prototyping capabilities MSV is able to create 3D models of its designs to show clients how and where their equipment will be positioned.
"When you are drafting in 2D you can lose a lot of detail and information, but with 3D you can allocate the correct volume and size and ensure that you have positioned things correctly", explains Prentice.
"MSV made the decision to go with Autodesk products on a subscription basis, as it was already using AutoCAD and felt that the two products sat well next to the existing software".
"Inventor also offered the best bang for buck, compared to comparable solutions", adds Prentice.
The company selected a subscription as it offers a number of benefits including a reduction in the cost of upgrading one version of AutoCAD of around 60%.
Micro Concepts has been working closely with MSV throughout the implementation process, providing training as well as support.
"The training has been really beneficial; it's clear and well laid out and in terms of the support we've received, Micro Concepts cannot do enough for us", says Prentice.
"Occasionally we have the odd hiccup whether it be a hardware or a software problem, or if one of our designers is pushing the boundaries of the software and hits a snag Micro Concepts are more than happy to come in and talk us through how to fix the problem", adds Prentice.
In terms of the benefits that Inventor and AutoCAD Electrical have brought to the company Prentice says that, "The software enables us to reduce the time taken to complete the design cycle, we are now able to move from concept designs to manufacturing drawings much faster and with fewer mistakes than when we designed in 2D, it has brought us into the 21st century".
Moving forward the company plans to extend the number of seats of AutoCAD Electrical by 150% to cover the entire electrical design team.
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