Autodesk Inventor

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What is Autodesk Inventor?

Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD software offers professional-grade 3D mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation tools. These blend parametric, direct, freeform, and rules-based design capabilities. Inventor includes integrated tools for sheet metal, frame design, tube and pipe, cable & harness, presentations, rendering, simulation, and machine design. It also features TrustedDWG® compatibility and Model-Based Definition capabilities for embedding manufacturing information directly in the 3D model.

Additional features include:

Feedback with built-in collaboration tools.
Feedback from stakeholders wherever they are using cloud-based design review.
Design configuration through a customizable form to rapidly configure new designs powered by iLogic.
Can create a simplified 3D representation of a product along with the required metadata and product classification for use in a BIM project.
3D dimensions, annotations, and dimensional tolerances directly to a 3D model for downstream applications.
Standard and customizable content libraries available, including beams, bolted connections, gears, cams, belts, and springs.
Design optimization, with tools that help the user find high and low concentrations of stress in a 3D model.
Parametric, freeform, and direct modeling tools.
Push/pull controls to move, rotate, resize, or scale features from imported geometries.
Built-in calculators to inform the design of common joints such as welds, clamps, and press fits.
Combines automated tools and full-control design functions in Inventor to build tube and pipe runs.
Dynamic simulation, with forces to evaluate the motion, speed, and acceleration of a design.
Exploded views and animations of complex assemblies that can be used in product documentation, manuals, and assembly instructions.