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Likelihood to Recommend
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor is a great tool for students and faculty for engineering areas that don't require great precision or development of more thorough scientific results. Is you are conducting research, or deal with very intricate and complex systems I would recommend a more robust platform that complies more to industry standards.
Coordinador de Espacios Tecnológicos para el Aprendizaje
Universidad del Valle de GuatemalaEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Axure RP
Axure is a robust tool for teams who seek a reliable, proven, and powerful prototyping tool (and have the budget for it!). Because it has been around for a longer time than some similar products, it includes a ton of features to make incredibly realistic and interactive prototypes. Teams who use Axure will likely benefit from how the tool enables users to create master designs that designers can share and reuse, saving time that may otherwise have been spent building a design from the ground up. However, this tool can be very difficult for new users to learn, so it’s not a great solution for teams who don’t have a lot of wiggle room between adopting the tool and using it to create designs on a deadline. Also, the tool is less intuitive than some of its other competitors, which can make it more time-consuming to whip up a design. For teams who often need to iterate on prototypes quickly, Axure is likely not to be the most efficient solution.

Verified User
Professional in Research & Development
Education Management Company, 51-200 employeesPros
Autodesk Inventor
- The program is very good at simplicity. Each of the buttons, menus, and options has an explanation of exactly what the feature does, and even a more advanced description if you desire to learn more about what each one does.
- Autodesk Inventor is a very fast program. Everything renders extremely quickly and there are no delays when examining a 3D model, part, or assembly. This is especially useful when giving a presentation about a product or design, and you need to be able to show a concept to an audience in real time.
- The software has an extremely accurate simulation feature that lets users do stress analysis on a 3D model. It can calculate precisely where the stress concentrations are going to be in a particular model and even give you an accurate depiction of where the part could likely fracture and/or fracture during loading.
Product Development Engineer
NoMo DiagnosticsMedical Devices, 1-10 employees
Axure RP
- Axure RP allows you to use adaptive views which is great for responsive design and development.
- Axure RP is a very robust prototyping tool that has the ability to add realistic interactions.
- There are numerous templates and formats available for wires, user flows, etc.
- Master styles make it easy to update design features across numerous project pages, taking out the monotonous work.
User Experience (UX) Designer
OracleDesign, 10,001+ employees
Cons
Autodesk Inventor
- Inventor demonstrates a lack of fluidity in the process of transferring data between programs.
- Inventor shows some lack of sophistication that certain features that are readily available in other design software packages are limited in use in Inventor.
- Inventor can often have difficulty in creating models that show true color, as in blacks can come out as dark grays in certain renders, even when the material and appearance settings are the same from part to part.
Director of Engineering
TrippNT ManufacturingMedical Device, 11-50 employees
Axure RP
- Sharing and versioning of the prototypes when working with multiple designers. It uses Subversion to checkout pages and components while they are being worked on, but issues and errors occur frequently.
- The functions that allow interactions can be basic and cumbersome so when it comes to complex animations or transitions, Axure could really use improvements. . Collision can happen with interactions causing unintended results. Workarounds have to be made to create a complex interaction to describe how the interaction should function.
- Too many interactions or a large prototype can cause slow performance. So its better to keep the prototype small. However, a larger project would need a different solution or approach to manage features. Can be difficult when aiming for consistency within the interactive wire.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Banking Company, 10,001+ employeesLikelihood to Renew
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor 9.4
Based on 2 answers
Inventor continues to meet our enterprise needs. I don't see a need to change unless we change our business model significantly.
Vice President Of Engineering and Operations
Skidmore PumpMachinery, 11-50 employees
Axure RP
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor 10.0
Based on 1 answer
It’s easy and very good for mechanical design

Verified User
Technician in Manufacturing
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesAxure RP
Axure RP 8.0
Based on 2 answers
Axure feels like a tool that started with a simple interface that wasn't redesigned over time. Simple tasks sometimes require clicking through multiple layers. Crucial pieces of functionality are hidden under text links, or just flatly aren't discoverable. Much of the quirks of the interface only come from having screwed up numerous times, and knowing that certain things are just difficult to accomplish.
Lead User Experience Designer
ACGI SoftwareComputer Software, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor 8.0
Based on 19 answers
I'm giving the overall support rating a 5 only because I rarely have to use it. Trying to find the answer on the help pages hardly ever helps me because any problem I have is usually too deep for what the help offers. Given the popularity of Autodesk, I have always been able to find an answer online after doing enough looking!

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Automotive Company, 501-1000 employeesAxure RP
Axure RP 8.3
Based on 3 answers
I've never used the support for Axure but they do have an online community that can be helpful when you're unsure how to accomplish a specific bit of interactivity. Overall the community for Axure is a great benefit for the software. There are also a lot of shared library assets which can help reduce the time you spend on projects.
Digital Strategy Manager
Envoy MortgageFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
In-Person Training
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor 6.0
Based on 1 answer
I got the training during college, so mostly i learned on my own

Verified User
Technician in Manufacturing
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesAxure RP
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Autodesk Inventor
AutoCAD and Inventor are both made by Autodesk. We use AutoCAD for all of our electrical design work as well as our pneumatic design work. AutoCAD and Inventor can really compliment each other. Information can be shared between the two programs. It would be hard to do what we do without either of these software packages

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Industrial Automation Company, 11-50 employeesAxure RP
Axure is more full features than most of its competitors. We needed the interactivity that Axure provides and that others were lacking in. We also had some individuals on the team that were familiar with Axure from their prior experience and we wanted to take advantage of that knowledge to quickly roll it out.
Vice President Product Marketing
Real MagnetInternet, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Autodesk Inventor
- iLogic has enabled rapid design changes and model automation that save us time and money
- Cross-platform compatibility with other Autodesk products (e.g., CFD) keeps us in a single ecosystem with a single software vendor.
- Included data management tools save us from chasing files or components around and prevent data loss.

Verified User
Consultant in Engineering
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Company, 1-10 employeesAxure RP
- Putting designs to paper makes it easier for those on the business side to evaluate the cost of the project beyond just looking at written requirements.
- Axure licenses are very expensive and may not be well suited for small businesses or individuals.
- Axure licenses are permanent rather than being subscription based which saves money in the long run.
User Experience Analyst
ComputershareFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Pricing Details
Autodesk Inventor
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Autodesk Inventor Editions & Modules
Edition
Monthly | $260.001 |
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One Year | $2,085.002 |
Three Year | $5,630.003 |
- per user/per month
- per user/per year
- per user/per 3 years
Additional Pricing Details
—Axure RP
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Axure RP Editions & Modules
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