Autodesk Inventor: a good fit for engineer to order transformers
October 24, 2019

Autodesk Inventor: a good fit for engineer to order transformers

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Inventor is being used by our mechanical design department to fully model our engineer to order power transformers. It enables comprehensive product design and integrates with our ERP system to drive purchasing and production operations. It has allowed standardizing design practices and increasing collaboration within the CAD department. By using it's library and iLogic automation we have realized significant design automation.
  • Centralized library of components
  • Scripting of design rules
  • Parametric design automation
  • Modeling cables. We have complex cable assemblies and the Inventor approach to this is time consuming compared to other products our team has used
  • Wrong part ordering is down significantly as we have implemented more solid library controls.
  • Time to design is improving as we implement parametric models.
We selected Inventor since we were deeply invested in AutoCAD for previous 2D designs and this was smoother integration with existing design practices.
We have very few problems and when we do experience any they are quickly and effectively dealt with by our local reseller.

Do you think Autodesk Inventor delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Autodesk Inventor's feature set?

Yes

Did Autodesk Inventor live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Autodesk Inventor go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Autodesk Inventor again?

Yes

It is working well for us designing engineer to order transformers. It has good library capability, good BOM management, easily models necessary parts and integrates with our ERP. The learning curve to transition from other 3D CAD software is short. Reliability has been good and there is plenty of support available from local vendors.