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Autodesk presented the free compendium Digital Prototyping — Innovative Processes in Mechanical Engineering for students and lecturers. Across 54 pages, it explained digital product-development methods, the advantages and opportunities of integrated processes, and employment-market requirements for emerging professionals. The publication was intended as both an introduction and a reference work.
Employers have high expectations of graduates
CAD knowledge was expected of entry-level employees because digital prototypes had become part of everyday professional work. Future mechanical engineers therefore needed to become familiar with continuous digital product-development processes during their studies. Autodesk’s compendium provided an overview of the technology and covered design, simulation, analysis, visualization and data management. Engineering managers explained corporate expectations of graduates in digital prototyping, while universities described how they prepared students for employment. “Technologies develop extremely quickly. Anyone who wants to compete for their dream job must master current methods and tools,” said Herbert Bickelmann, education manager at Autodesk. “The compendium provides a good way to enter the subject and become familiar with digital prototyping.”
The publication was another part of Autodesk’s educational activity. The company had supported emerging professionals for several years, including by providing free software through the Autodesk Student Community website. The platform supplied students at universities and training institutions with current software technologies and related teaching material. Autodesk also trained Student Experts in the use of 3D software.
The Autodesk Education compendium Digital Prototyping — Innovative Processes in Mechanical Engineering could be requested free of charge at http://www.autodesk.de/education-kompendium.
Further information about Autodesk’s educational activities was available at http://www.autodesk.de/education.