Autodesk Assists Australian Design Schools to Teach in 3D

Autodesk launches Education Manufacturing Curriculum in Australia

Australia, April 22, 2002-Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK), the world's leading design software and digital content company, today launched a free Education Manufacturing Curriculum designed to provide instructors with the tools needed to guide their students through the mechanical 3D design process.

There are currently 38 Universities and TAFE colleges in Australia providing CAD training, from certificate courses through to post graduate degrees, and many of these use Autodesk products. In addition, a growing number of high schools are including 3D modelling in their curriculum.

The Education Manufacturing Curriculum complements classes offered in first year mechanical engineering programs and will assist instructors in teaching students 3D design.

3D design is increasingly being adopted by mechanical engineers to improve design visualisation, automate drawing production, simplify design revisions and enable integration with downstream applications.

"The ability to design in 3D is widely recognised in Australia as delivering substantial benefits in terms cost savings and improved business processes," said Andr� Pravaz, Regional Director of Autodesk.

"Students that develop strong skills in the area of 3D design will best be placed to compete in the increasingly competitive engineering design workforce."

According to Pravaz, while Australian design instructors have excellent skills in the area of 2D design, many are still to embrace 3D design as part of their curriculum. To assist in this process, Autodesk has developed a set of 3D design instructor materials and electronic tutorials for use in the classroom.

The Education Manufacturing curriculum content is delivered on CD and includes an Instructor Guide with lecture notes, additional instructor resources and the classroom materials needed to instruct students in 3D design.

Students are provided with an innovative Electronic Student Workbook with access to step-by-step skills-building exercises in Autodesk Inventor software, a high performance 3D mechanical design system which offers industry-leading DWG compatibility, adaptive technology, exceptional large-assembly performance, and an intuitive workflow.

The Autodesk Education Manufacturing Curriculum will be available for free in Australia from May 2002.

About Autodesk

Autodesk is the world's leading design software and digital content company. Founded in 1982, Autodesk provides design software, Internet portal services, wireless development platforms, and point-of-location applications that empower more than four million customers in over 150 countries to drive business and remain competitive. 

www.autodesk.com.a

 

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