3D CAD software for modeling and simulation
Inventor® and Inventor® Professional mechanical design and 3D CAD software includes: freeform, direct, and parametric modeling options; design automation tools; and advanced simulation and visualization tools. It's an integrated environment for designing and simulating mechanical products, from component parts to the finished product.
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Autodesk Inventor Professional is here! With Inventor Professional for Windows you can create and share designs with colleagues, view and edit design data, edit mechanical model files using our Autodesk Collab VRM software and collaborate with your customers on live project reviews. This update includes free access to Autodesk Inventor HSM software, which helps you improve the efficiency of your manufacturing operations by using optimization-based methods to reduce cost, material and time waste.
The new release also offers a single license for your desktop, laptop, or tablet - that means one product serial number applies to all three devices and it's easier than ever to be productive on the go!
What's new
Shape Generator
You specify the function while Inventor creates the perfect form.
3D PDF export
Create 3D documentation that anyone can open.
Printed circuit board (PCB) interoperability
Combine your PCB and mechanical designs.
Exploded views and animations
Expose all the parts inside your design.
Product design and modeling
Shape Generator
You specify the function while Inventor creates the perfect form.
Parametric modeling (enhanced)
Focus on the design, not the interface.
Assembly modeling
Put it all together, in fewer steps.
Drawing creation
Quickly create clear and detailed drawings.
Flexible modeling
Use freeform, direct, or parametric modeling.
Direct modeling
Quickly make edits.
Freeform modeling
Take a fluid approach toward modeling.
Mechanical concept and layout design
Start with AutoCAD, finish in Inventor.
Plastic parts design
Form, fit, function, and manufacturability of plastic parts.
Sheet metal design
Design complex sheet metal products.
Design automation
Automated product configuration
Product configurators without complex programming.
Part and assembly design automation
Automate common part and feature variations.
Component generators and calculators
Design more accurately with calculators and component generators.
Automated frame design
Quickly design and test structural frames.
Electromechanical design
Link your Inventor and AutoCAD Electrical data.
Automated tube and pipe design (enhanced)
Get precise hose, tube, and pipe runs.
Interoperability and CAD collaboration
3D PDF export
Create 3D documentation that anyone can open.
Printed circuit board (PCB) interoperability
Combine your PCB and mechanical designs.
Work with non-native data (enhanced)
Maintain an associative link to non-native CAD data.
BIM interoperability (enhanced)
Get your products designed-in.
Data management
Use a file manager made just for engineers.
Simulation and visualization
Exploded views and animations
Expose all the parts inside your design.
Dynamic simulation
Conduct advanced motion studies of your design.
Stress analysis
Evaluate design decisions as you make them.
Visualization and rendering
Create photorealistic renderings of your product.
