Autodesk Inventor Macro for Automated Tank Assembly Creation, Japan

The client, a Japan based designer and manufacturer for power industry, was manufacturing a sound proof tank with lengthy design curves for tank assembly. The client approached Hitech automation teams to resolve this issue and bring down the design cycle time.

• Automation engineers studied the scope of automation and carried out feasibility study for custom design needs.
• Based on the study and design engineering of the tank, Hitech’s automation specialists suggested to develop an automation through for rule based entries of the panel.
• A macro with a user interface (GUI) was developed for Autodesk Inventor models and assembly which would select the number of panels on each side of the tank. The user can also define the storage path for the assembly.
• The user can specify the details for custom dimensions and position of panels by populating it in a standard MS Excel file format.
• By using the user defined data in Excel spreadsheets, all technical documents, models and drawings are created.

The project involved 750 hours of dedicated efforts from Hitech engineers and .ivb file were created based on several criteria and logical-rules. It led to error-free models development as well as increased production quality and rate. Furthermore, the deployment of macros resulted in saving time for engineers.