Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk's desktop parametric 3D CAD for mechanical design and engineering.

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About Autodesk Inventor

Inventor is Autodesk's professional mechanical CAD application, aimed at engineers designing machines, equipment and products. It provides parametric part and assembly modeling, sheet metal, frame and tube-and-pipe design, simulation for stress and motion, rule-based design automation with iLogic, and production drawings, and it integrates with Autodesk Vault for data management. It is a direct competitor to SolidWorks and Solid Edge and is often bundled with AutoCAD in Autodesk's Product Design and Manufacturing Collection. Inventor is a Windows desktop application with no Mac version, and its file-based workflow feels more traditional than cloud tools like Onshape or Fusion. Autodesk sells it as a subscription, alone or in the collection, with a free trial and free education licences.

Best for: Mechanical engineers working in Autodesk-based manufacturing teams.

What works

Full parametric part, assembly and drawing tools
Design automation with iLogic
Bundled with AutoCAD in Autodesk's collection

Why people leave

Windows only
Subscription only
Traditional file-based data management

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