Item: Autodesk Inventor
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Autodesk Inventor

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Autodesk Inventor is the 3D Modelling software of choice in this company. We use it for all modelling and printmaking, as well as doc control of manufacturing prints. It is used by the engineering department to create documents for sales and manufacturing.

Pros and Cons

Pros

3D Modeling.
Parametric Modeling.
Drawing Creation.
Simulation.

Cons

Assembly mates.
Document control.

Return on Investment

Good, professional prints for customers.
Good STEP file export for customers.
Poor collaboration tools.

Alternatives Considered

SOLIDWORKS, Onshape and Fusion 360

Audesk Inventor is better than SOLIDWORKS in all ways, better than Onshape in important ways, but not as good on collaboration tools, and more professional than Fusion 360.

Other Software Used

SOLIDWORKS, Onshape, Fusion 360, OneNote, Microsoft Office 365

Likelihood to Recommend

Autodesk Inventor is a great software for 3d Modeling in a manufacturing environment. It is great for small assemblies and components. I would not use it for plant layout or extremely large assemblies. It also isn't as flexible for collaboration or cloud sharing of files. It is a good, traditional, controlled modeling software, with a pretty good simulation package.

Using Autodesk Inventor

Users and Roles

7 - All uses are in Engineering and Manufacturing.

Support Headcount Required

1 - Really there is one Inventor software expert in-house. We have a reseller for other support needs, but don't need it much.

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Great, Professional Modelling and Drawing Creation. Traditional Modeling, not Cloud-Based