Wild West Motor Replaces SolidWorks with Inventor
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RAFAEL, CA, Oct 7, 2009 - Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) has announced that
Wild West Motor Company, a manufacturer of some of the most exotic
high-performance motorcycles in the world, is replacing SolidWorks in favor
of Autodesk Inventor software.
With the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping, Wild West engineers
can now design, visualize and simulate a complete product with a single
digital model created in Inventor software. Inventor will enable Wild West
to streamline its design and engineering process to accelerate product
development for its high-end motorcycles and gain competitive advantage.
Inventor is the only design and engineering software that takes
manufacturers beyond 3D modeling to Digital Prototyping.
"We are moving away from SolidWorks because we can accomplish more as a
company with the suite of Digital Prototyping tools that Autodesk has to
offer," said Jim Winn, senior partner at Wild West. "We will use Inventor to
embark on a new era of innovation here at Wild West."
Wild West has long used Autodesk Alias and Autodesk Showcase products as
critical components of its design processes. Alias software enables the
company to drive innovative design and bring style into signature motorcycle
models such as the Dragoon, Vigilante and Gunfire. With Autodesk Showcase,
the company is able to create accurate, highly realistic images of its
motorcycles to better evaluate multiple design variations and communicate
ideas to key stakeholders.
"Wild West is on a mission to revolutionize motorcycle design, and we are
pleased to go along for the ride," said Robert "Buzz" Kross, senior vice
president, Manufacturing Industry Group at Autodesk. "By adding Inventor
software to its product design and engineering processes, Wild West will be
able to fully utilize Digital Prototyping to design and build more
innovative products in less time."
Inventor software's interoperability with Alias and Showcase means that
Wild West has an unbroken digital pipeline for all stages of the design
process. Wild West is currently at work on a new high-end motorcycle model,
every element of which--from the assembly to the molding--will be
accomplished using Autodesk software.
About Wild West Motor Company
Wild West Motor Company began building motorcycles in 1995. Over the past
decade, the company has built some of the most exotic motorcycles in the
world, helping to usher in a new era of motorcycle design. For additional
information about Wild West Motor Company, visit
www.wildwestmc.com.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the
manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment
markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has
developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping
solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real.
Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate
and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to save time
and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional information
about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.
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