287 Autodesk Testimonials

"All my life I’ve been doing design engineering for commercial products: automotive, product design. Yes, you feel that you have an impact in the world, that you’re designing stuff that people are using. But when you design something that is so critical for a human being—I mean a part that he or she relies on to live—that’s a life changer."

“We’re not looking to print all 30,000 pieces. Instead, we’re being very realistic. We’re focused on production opportunities where we can provide a business value for GM and for the customer. For us, it’s not about what you can do; it’s about what you should do.”

“This part of our job is all about communication."

“One major thing we had to balance was the size of the files versus the efficiency of the files."

“I’ll draft different floor plans and move furnishings around. I draw all my blocks from scratch, and that’s what I love to do every time. Every single house and room are different. Once I get the shell drawn, then things start flowing. I just start working, and before I know it, it’s been two hours that I’ve been doing my design in AutoCAD. It doesn’t even feel like it because it goes by so fast; it’s almost therapeutic for me.”

“Even the preliminary conceptual drawings were created in AutoCAD, doing space-analysis studies, using blocks and polylines for areas, and moving everything around to establish the project scope."

“We wanted those tile colors but we didn’t have a pattern set. Due to the location, we had to make sure the design was easy to construct with the skill set of the workers available on-site. We also had to scrutinize the logistics to get the tiles from the factory to Seattle, then on the boat to Anchorage, and finally on the barge to get to Bethel.”

“I prepare offers for customers who aren’t quite sure of what they want to build."

"Before this, design, construction, and materials purchasing were all different processes. Now, they’re all combined in one BIM platform, all coordinated and collaborative with each other."

"By drafting everything in Autodesk software and using computational fluid dynamics software, we could study how a design might perform in a wind tunnel without all of the cost."

“We had to do major redesign of the entire floor, but the floor plan was made to be flexible from the start."

“It’s going very well."

"Since we upgraded to rib machining our customers are ecstatic with the way their parts look. We don’t have to bench parts, which saves our customers time and money."

"We’ve been able to acquire new customers by optimising our processes. This lets us take weeks off lead times with our machine build."

“By working from the models provided by the consultants, we saved considerable time on the project construction documentation phase, enabling a wide range of lean construction strategies to be leveraged. In addition, it provided more time to identify and present the best options for improving client value.”