From order to Inventor part
Quote and order line items become parametric parts in Autodesk Inventor – through the official Inventor API and only after your team has approved them.
Integration, not replacement
Existing systems stay in place.
We only replace what you actually want to replace. secondFactory can work in between, on top or alongside: read data from existing systems, enrich it, coordinate processes and write results back selectively. What works well does not have to be replaced. Standard and custom interfaces can be adapted to your system landscape.
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ERP / order data
Customers, orders, items, commercial data, invoice handovers.
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CAD / engineering
Inventor, STEP/STL/OBJ/DXF and custom geometry adapters.
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WMS / warehouse
Stock, storage locations, movements and material flows.
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Machines / CNC / robotics
Profiles, programs, transfer targets, files, control adapters and status.
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Scanner / RFID / QR
Identification, status reports, warehouse and mobile workstations.
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Time tracking / personnel
Terminals, cards, REST/webhooks, CSV/JSON and external systems.
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Email / Outlook / IMAP
Mailboxes, MSG/EML, email drafts and document intake.
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Excel / files
Costing workbooks, daily entry, conflict reconciliation, CSV/JSON/PDF.
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Accounting / DATAflor / export
Invoice data and customer-specific transfer formats; accounting export e.g. DATEV-compatible, for lexoffice, as CSV or Excel – taxes stay with your accounting department.
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BI / Reports
Reports, data exports and external reporting tools.
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Printers / labels
Central printers, label printing, device assignment and print status.
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APIs / custom interfaces
REST, webhooks, databases, files and project-specific adapters.
ERP · Autodesk Inventor
ERP and Autodesk Inventor in the same workflow.
secondFactory connects commercial order data from your ERP with design work in Autodesk Inventor. Customers, orders, articles and line items stay linked to the part, the drawing and production.
Order data in the part
Project, line item, product type and revision are written to the part as iProperties. Dimensions are read back from Inventor for verification.
Drawings and exchange formats
Dimensioned drawings as DWG and PDF, plus STEP and STL – each linked to order and revision and ready for CAM and production.
More on engineering: CAD automation for manufacturing · CAM automation & CNC connectivity
Integration, not replacement
Connect existing systems. Run securely on your premises.
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Import & write back data
Bidirectional where it makes sense from a business and technical perspective.
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Resolve conflicts deliberately
With competing changes, a person decides instead of a silent overwrite.
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Protect existing workflows
Interfaces complement processes – without unnecessary system replacement.
Explore by industry
The engineering logic behind the workflow.
Dedicated industry profiles show how reconstruction, engineering, material, planning and commercial completion work together. The capability overview connects all parts of the platform.