PMDC stands for Product Design and Manufacturing Collection, which includes applications aiming to boost Inventor and AutoCAD tool sets for designers and engineers to design complex and customised equipment, products, and systems. 

The Product Design and Manufacturing Collection is a professional-level CAD, CAE, and CAM application connecting all rights from design to product production. It further intends to streamline a product’s development process with a shared toolset. 

• It helps in visualising the product and tool before making it. 
• It provides an overall view of the upcoming product considering future needs.
• It facilitates manufacturing workflows with clear and advanced communication.
• It helps in avoiding unwanted challenges and errors in the manufacturing stage. 

The tool sets in PMDC Collections are AutoCAD, Inventor, Fusion 360, Inventor CAM, Navisworkds Manage, Vault Basic, 3ds Max, Inventor Tolerance, Autodesk Rendering, Analysis, Inventor Nastran, Factory Design Utilities, ReCap Pro, and Autodesk Drive.  

• It facilitates related products for large-scale design review, visualisation, and 2D drafting.
• It helps in accessing future collaboration and capabilities with fusion 360.
• It can extend tool sets like Inventor with add-ins for simulation, production layout, and tolerance analysis.