EcoDesigner
EcoDesigner is a web app that integrates Autodesk’s Fusion with SimaPro Synergy. It supports product designers and LCA experts in their eco-design efforts and helps them design sustainable products by offering direct insights into which components and materials have the highest environmental impact. Multiple design options can be assessed in iterations to understand which adjustments positively contribute to the overall impact of the design. EcoDesigner uses ecoinvent as a background database. EcoDesigner is created in partnership with Autodesk, Prototech Solutions and Torpedo.
Try EcoDesigner for free via the Autodesk App Store!
Why choose EcoDesigner?
Environmental insights with just one click
EcoDesigner assesses Fusion drawings by fetching their bill of materials and sending it to SimaPro Synergy. SimaPro Synergy calculates the environmental impact and sends it back to the app where you can easily compare the impact of different components.
Based on a reliable scientific methodology
Life cycle assessment offers robust, reliable, and science-based results. SimaPro’s level of transparency in the results supports decision-making to enhance the sustainability performance of products.
Effective cross-team collaboration
EcoDesigner allows product designers and LCA experts to collaborate effectively and efficiently. The combined expertise ensures more environmentally friendly products are created.
How it works
1. Log in using your Autodesk credentials.
2. EcoDesigner automatically loads your drawings from Fusion.
3. Click Calculate Impact and your drawings are assessed on environmental impact.
4. Assess the results in reports and 3D view and understand which components have a high environmental impact.
5. Write back the results to your Fusion models for bookkeeping.
6. Work in iterations to see the positive contribution of replacing or reducing the amount of material used.
For more information, please refer to the Methodology information and the Terms and Conditions.
Available on Autodesk App Store
Get started for free
A free version of EcoDesigner is available on the Autodesk App Store. The free version relies on open-source data. If you wish to use the ecoinvent database for your calculations, you can upgrade to the Basic plan. Please reach out to us for more details and a personalized quotation.
See EcoDesigner in action in this demo video
