2010 Applied Engineering Customer Spotlight

2010 Customer Spotlight
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About The Front Cover
The CAD model of the road sign was brought into Autodesk Showcase for rendering. Then, it was put in
a highway setting and additional car models were added to complete the scene. Then, mood lines were
drawn on the oncoming cars using Autodesk Alias Design to simulate fast motion. Popular cities were
added to the highway signs as a decal to help communicate the sign’s practical functionality. Finally,
hands were added to the steering wheel to put you in the driver’s seat as you check your speed and
glance up at the highway sign to gather information about your destination.

View a description of how each month’s image was created digitally using Autodesk technology.
Descriptions can be found in the lower right corner of each month.

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Go Beyond 3D with Autodesk Digital Prototyping
The Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping gives manufacturers the ability to virtually explore a
complete product before it is built—so they can create, validate, optimize, and manage designs from
the conceptual design phase through the manufacturing phase of the product development process. By
using a digital prototype, manufacturers can boost design efficiency and innovation by visualizing and www.AE-Solutions.com/Autodesk
simulating the real-world performance of a design, and save time and money by reducing the number of
physical prototypes they build.

This calendar demonstrates digital prototyping in action.

March 2010
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
Inventor Test Drive

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Vault Manufacturing Q&A

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
St. Patrick’s Day

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Autodesk 2011 Products
Are Available

28 29 30 31

Custom Conveyor Corp.
Elk River, MN

The Autodesk Inventor model was brought into Au-
todesk Showcase for rendering. Custom colors and
materials were added, and an life-like environment
was utilized to showcase the equipment. Ground
shadows from the environment’s natural lighting
Customer Spotlight make the silo assembly come to life.

April 2010
1 2 3
April Fool’s Day Inventor Test Drive

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SME Meeting at Applied
Engineering in MN

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Vault Manufacturing Q&A Autodesk 2011 Product
Rollout Events
Coming Soon

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Autodesk Virtual Event Ask about the Autodesk
for 2011 Products Clean Tech Program
Call to Register Earth Day

25 26 27 28 29 30
What’s New in Autodesk
2011 Products
Rollout Events

Tri W-G
Valley City, ND

The CAD model, featured on the right, was brought
into Autodesk Showcase for rendering. Then,
additional product models were brought in to show
off a complete line of medical products. Ground
2010 Customer Spotlight shadows and life-like color scheme tie the image
together.

May 2010
1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Autodesk 2008 Products What’s New in Autodesk
Retirement Promotion 2011 Products
Rollout Events

9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Mother’s Day What’s New in Autodesk
2011 Products
Rollout Events

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31
Memorial Day Visualize Inc.
Minneapolis, MN

conceptual design sketches done in Autodesk Alias
Design were imported and placed on a whiteboard to
show off Visualize’s capabilities. Finally, hands were
Customer Spotlight added to show the relative size of the earbuds, and
demonstrate the product’s unique engineering and
technology.

June 2010
1 2 3 4 5
Inventor Test Drive

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
AutoCAD Electrical
Webcast

20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Father’s Day

27 28 29 30

Summers Manufacturing
Devils Lake, ND

The Autodesk Inventor model, featured on the right,
was brought into Autodesk Showcase for
rendering. A farm field was a natural choice for the
image setting. Finally, a picture was imported into
Customer Spotlight Autodesk Showcase and cast at the correct
perspective to put you in the driver’s seat as you
look out the back of your tractor cab.

NMC-Wollard, Inc.
www.NMC-Wollard.com

July 2010
1 2 3
Inventor Test Drive

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independence Day

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
AutoCAD Electrical
Webcast

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

NMC Wollard
Eau Claire, WI

was brought into Autodesk Showcase for rendering.
Since the vehicle is used to transport military heli-
copters, it was placed near military helicopters for
context, and a camouflage decal was added. Finally,
Customer Spotlight subtle tire tracks drawn using Autodesk Sketchbook
Pro, ground shadows and a wide-angle lens make
this image come to life.

August 2010
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Inventor Test Drive

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Inventor Webcast

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

Diamond Mowers
Sioux Falls, SD

The model, featured on the right, was brought
brush was drawn in using Autodesk Alias Design
to show the product’s functionality. Finally, a blur
Customer Spotlight effect was put on the mower blades to simulate
motion.

September 2010
1 2 3 4
Inventor Test Drive

5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Labor Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
AutoCAD Electrical
Webcast

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30

DMI Industries
West Fargo, ND

The Autodesk Inventor model, featured on the
right, was brought into Autodesk Showcase for
rendering. Then, a transparent effect was applied
on part of the tower to show the inner ladder
Customer Spotlight system. Finally, images of a complete wind
energy tower were added to the scene to provide
context for the image.

October 2010
1 2
Inventor Test Drive 1 Month until AUGI
CAD Camp in Minnesota

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Inventor Webcast

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31
Halloween Floe International
McGregor, MN

was brought into Autodesk Showcase for rendering
and set in a forest scene. Then, a camouflage finish
was applied. After casting the model at three angles
to show the product’s functionality, pictures of a man
Customer Spotlight in blaze orange were imported to show how a hunter
would use the product. A bullet was modeled and
motion lines were drawn with Autodesk Alias Design
to simulate a gun shot.

November
EMF

www.EMF-Inc.com

November 2010
1 2 3 4 5 6
AUGI CAD Camp Inventor Test Drive
in Minneapolis

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Veteran’s Day

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
AutoCAD Electrical
Webcast

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Thanksgiving

28 29 30
Autodesk University in
Las Vegas

Engineering Machining Fabricating Inc.
Sauk Rapids, MN

was brought into Autodesk Showcase for rendering.
The factory environment was set to black and white
to make the foam press stand out.
Customer Spotlight

December 2010
1 2 3 4
Autodesk University in Autodesk University in Inventor Test Drive
Las Vegas Las Vegas

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
2 Weeks Left to Minimize
Taxes with Section 179

19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Christmas Eve Christmas Day

26 27 28 29 30 31
New Year’s Eve

PaR Systems
Shoreview, MN

into Autodesk Showcase for rendering. Multiple
robotic arms were made and cast at various angles
and levels of transparency to simulate motion.
Pallets and a conveyor were added to provide
Customer Spotlight context to the machine. Finally, AutoCAD Electrical
was used in combination with Autodesk Inventor to
create the electrical wires that power this machine.

January 2011
1
New Year’s Day

2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Inventor Test Drive

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Martin Luther King Day

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31
Bear Track Products
Evansville, MN

The CAD model, featured on the right, was
imported into Autodesk Showcase for rendering.
Then, a car model was added to show the trailer’s
functionality and relative size. Ground shadows,
lighting, and a riverside environment help create a
Customer Spotlight photo-realistic image.

February 2011
1 2 3 4 5
Groundhog Day Inventor Test Drive

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Valentine’s Day

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28

Capital Wood Products
St. Paul, MN

The CAD models, featured on the right, were
brought into Autodesk Showcase for rendering.
Then, photos of the displays from actual stores
were imported to show finished units. Finally,
Customer Spotlight Autodesk Alias Design was used to create
sketches of dimensions and features typically
done during a store remodeling process.

2010 Applied Engineering Customer Spotlight

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