AI-powered generative design helps engineers partner with a computer to very quickly create designs that are optimized to meet requirements specified by the engineer.
Autodesk said it is dedicated to making the technology available to the broadest possible number of engineers and designers, working to solve the broadest variety of problems.
The company added: "We believe that when designers are at liberty to be creative, while computers work as their partners doing the mundane computing that computers are built for, remarkable results can be achieved. To that end, we’re excited to be in a position today to make it much easier for designers and engineers to experiment with generative design."
Customers can subscribe to Fusion 360’s Generative Design Extension for $200 per month or $1600 per year. This subscription permits customers to run unlimited generative studies and access every design outcome for the duration of their subscription. For customers who prefer per-project pricing, we offer a similarly affordable option.
In the years since Autodesk first released generative design, it has created efficiencies in the software, optimised in the Cloud, and, thanks to input from the community, become insightful about how its customers use the tool.
Ranging from Airbus’s Bionic Partition to Hyundai’s Elevate walking car, and including SRAM’s lighter, stiffer bicycle parts, generative design has helped accelerate both futuristic and practical projects for customers.
Experience and insight put us in a position to dramatically increase access to the technology and invite a much broader swath of Autodesk users to see what’s possible with generative design. Giving design teams of any size and budget an opportunity to explore it has been the firm's vision since inception, as it believes it will be "good for everyone".