AI & Automation
AI and automation for engineering and industry
Use artificial intelligence and automation to find information faster, reduce manual work and unlock the value of your product data.
Why AI now?
AI is not about replacing people. It is about giving design engineers, planners and managers better tools – so more time is spent on value-adding work and less on searching and administration. Many industrial companies already have valuable product data. AI makes it possible to use that data more effectively.
Find information faster
Answers in seconds instead of searching through folders, systems and emails.
Support decisions
Relevant history and experience available when decisions are made.
Automate repetitive tasks
Routine work is handled by the system, not by experienced professionals.
Make product data accessible
More people across the business can use the information – even without CAD expertise.
Less time spent searching and on administration
A shorter path from question to reliable answer.
The value chain
AI across the digital value chain
AI delivers the most value when it is built on structured data. That is why we consider it in the context of the entire value chain – from the first model to the finished product.
CAD & Design
Find similar designs and reuse previous solutions
Configuration
Support variant selection based on rules and experience
PDM
Search drawings, models and documents using natural language
PLM
Analyse changes, non-conformances and process history
ERP
Enrich and validate item data before it is used
Manufacturing
Give operators quick answers from the right source material
AI for engineering
Use the knowledge already contained in your product data
Design engineers spend a lot of time searching through previous work. With AI based on your own data in Autodesk Inventor and Vault, drawings, documentation and design processes become a source of reusable knowledge.
- Autodesk Inventor
- Product data
- Drawings
- Documentation
- Engineering design processes
- Knowledge reuse
Answers from existing product data
Ask questions about products and components, and get answers based on what is already documented.
Find similar designs
Avoid redesigning what already exists.
Reuse previous solutions
Experience from previous projects becomes available to the entire team.
Generate documentation
Draft descriptions and documentation are created from controlled data.
Assist design engineers
Day-to-day support, while the professional retains control and responsibility.
Knowledge retrieval
Ask questions – get answers from your business's own data
Information is often scattered across multiple systems. With AI-based knowledge retrieval, employees can ask questions in natural language and get answers based on their own controlled data – with source references and within each individual's existing access permissions.
- Vault
- Documents
- Drawings
- PLM systems
- ERP systems
Automation means letting systems handle tasks that follow fixed rules. This leads to more predictable processes, better data quality and more time for skilled work.
Automation that eliminates routine work
Routine tasks
Standard, recurring tasks are performed automatically and consistently every time.
Document generation
PDF, STEP and DXF files and documentation packages are generated when the source material is approved.
Classification
Files and items are sorted and labelled according to common rules.
Data enrichment
Missing properties are filled in and validated before the data is used in subsequent processes.
Process automation
Approvals, notifications and transfers follow the process across systems.
How we get started
- We identify where time is spent – often together with the users themselves
- We select use cases where AI and automation deliver real benefits
- We ensure the underlying data is structured and reliable
- We test against real projects before anything goes live
- Training and guidelines for the safe use of AI
AI and Autodesk
Autodesk Assistant – AI built into the tools you use
Autodesk has made AI part of the products themselves. Autodesk Assistant understands your models, drawings and project data, and goes from answering questions to performing tasks – without you leaving the tool. Autodesk combines general-purpose language models with its own industry-specific models for 3D design and manufacturing, and emphasises that AI for physical products must be built on the right data and context.
Inventor
Assistant can perform complex tasks and retrieve information from your designs – without writing code.
AutoCAD
Assistant understands the drawing context, checks against CAD standards and guides you in finding and correcting errors.
Vault
Find information faster, learn features in context and perform everyday data management tasks using natural language.
Fusion Manage and PLM
Autodesk is expanding AI across PLM to remove repetitive work from processes spanning design to manufacturing.
The technology behind the solution
Products we deliver
Autodesk Assistant is now available in the tools our customers already use. We help you adopt it – with structured, reliable data as the foundation.
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Assistant in Inventor performs complex tasks and retrieves information from models – without code.
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Autodesk AutoCAD
Autodesk Assistant in AutoCAD provides drawing-based assistance, checks against CAD standards and troubleshooting guidance.
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Autodesk Vault
Autodesk Assistant in Vault lets users find information and perform everyday tasks using natural language.
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Autodesk Fusion Manage
Product data and business processes brought together – the foundation for AI and automation in PLM processes.
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Cadnor Flow
Our product family for automation and workflows in Inventor and Vault – with support for classification and analysis.
Read moreWhy Cadnor?
Specialists in Autodesk and product data
Expertise in engineering data
We know models, bills of materials and documentation inside out.
Expertise in Vault and PLM
The structure that AI and automation are built on.
ERP integrations
Data and processes are connected across systems.
AI based on your own data
Answers based on your business's own controlled information.
Automation across systems
From CAD and PDM to PLM and ERP.
Related services
We identify the tasks where automation and AI deliver the greatest impact.
Setting up jobs, rules and templates in Vault, Inventor and Fusion Manage.
Practical training in the automation and AI features of the tools you use.
Norwegian-language support and adjustments as your needs change.
Related solutions
Where product data originates.
Rule-based variants and quotations.
Control over drawings, models and revisions.
Changes and processes across departments.
Product data that flows to ERP and production.
Let's look at how you work today
A no-obligation meeting with one of our specialists – 45 minutes, no sales pitch.