Anson turns on 3D power with AutoCAD Mechanical
Valves, manifolds and flowline equipment manufacturer Anson, which serves the oil and gas sector, says it has moved up to AutoCAD Mechanical to increase power and start dimensioning services.
The firm had previously been using AutoCAD 2000 LT with Autodesk Inventor, but needed a solution with additional intelligence in order to improve its general drafting capabilities, and to make it easier to edit existing features and annotations.
Says Neil Kennedy, Anson’s head of engineering: “AutoCAD Mechanical was a good fit with our engineering needs. The link between Inventor and Mechanical really impressed us as there was an easy interaction between 2D and 3D.”
The firm used Autodesk partner Imass throughout the decision making process and for product training. “We found the sales staff very accommodating and the technical staff knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the product,” says Kennedy.
“Imass have assisted in template and drawing border creation for Mechanical, which helped iron out a few glitches we were having with our system and our software,” he adds.
