PDM Collection

What is the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection?

The collection is an integrated set of professional-grade applications that connect everyone, from concept to production, with shared tools to streamline your product development process.

• Create high-performing product designs and production system layouts
• Extend product capabilities and prevent product failures
• Connect your team and your data from design to manufacture

Create procedural simulations with Bifrost

Each Media & Entertainment Collection subscription includes 15 entitlements to the Bifrost engine, so studios can run Bifrost-created simulations on a compute farm. The Bifrost Graph Editor is a plug-in for Maya with a visual programming environment for creating VFX. Get 3D tools, run more simulations, and produce more content. 

See how products in the collection work together:

• Get all your creative tools in one place

• Render beautiful shots from the most demanding scenes

• Sculpt and paint intricate detail

Why a collection?

• Professional-grade design and manufacturing

  Design and make your products with the full collection of tools that work inside Inventor, including Inventor Nastran, Inventor CAM, Inventor Nesting, and more. You also get the full suite of specialized toolsets available with AutoCAD, along with new cloud-based technology with Fusion 360.

• Easier software and license management

  Eliminate the headache of managing multiple product licenses. Get insights on product use. Easily download, install, and use as many products within the collection as you want, whenever you like.

• Access the latest and previous releases

  Ensure software compatibility with all team members by accessing previous versions when you need them. Stay current with the latest releases. Deploy updates whenever you want.

• Choose access for individuals or teams

  Choose between subscriptions that provide single-user access for an individual or give teams permission to share licenses with multi-user access.