Inventor Autodesk Inventor: 3D modeling software for designers and engineers
Create, simulate, and document your most ambitious ideas.
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What is Autodesk Inventor?
Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD software provides mechanical design, documentation, and simulation tools.
A powerful blend of parametric, direct, freeform, and rules-based design.
Integrated tools for machine design, sheet metal, frame design, tube and pipe, cable and harness, and more.
Powerful Model-Based Definition for embedding manufacturing information directly in the 3D model.
What is Autodesk Inventor?
Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD software provides mechanical design, documentation, and simulation tools.
A powerful blend of parametric, direct, freeform, and rules-based design.
Integrated tools for machine design, sheet metal, frame design, tube and pipe, cable and harness, and more.
Powerful Model-Based Definition for embedding manufacturing information directly in the 3D model.
Design more efficiently with automated processes
Stay productive with built-in AI assistance
Deliver custom designs that are BIM ready with Inventor
Design more efficiently with automated processes
Stay productive with built-in AI assistance
Deliver custom designs that are BIM ready with Inventor
Features to support your operations
Automated frame design
Use automated tools to create weld frame structures and simulate them using beam elements.
Sheet metal
Build your sheet metal designs with options for industry-standard bend allowances to create accurate flat patterns for manufacturing.
Tube and pipe design
Use a combination of automated tools and full-control design functions in Inventor to build tube and pipe runs.
Model-based definition
Include 3D dimensions, annotations, and dimensional tolerances directly to your 3D model for downstream applications.
Content center
Choose from standard and customizable content libraries, including beams, bolted connections, gears, cams, belts, and springs.
Work with non-native data
Directly open designs created from other CAD systems with no translation necessary.
Autodesk Assistant
AI-powered design companion, delivering instant answers, workflow guidance, and productivity boosts directly inside Inventor.
Dynamic simulation
Analyze mechanism motion over time, calculating forces, torques, velocities, accelerations, and joint reactions accurately.
Component generators and calculators
Built-in tools that automate creation and calculation of standard mechanical components and assemblies.
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Combine the strength of Inventor, AutoCAD, and Fusion to design complex products, equipment, and factories.
Combine the strength of Inventor, AutoCAD, and Fusion to design complex products, equipment, and factories.
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Product Design & Manufacturing Collection
Design smarter and faster
Design smarter and faster
Save with the collection
Combine the strength of Inventor, AutoCAD, and Fusion to design complex products, equipment, and factories.
Combine the strength of Inventor, AutoCAD, and Fusion to design complex products, equipment, and factories.
Product Design & Manufacturing Collection
+ 9 more
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Autodesk Inventor software provides engineers with a complete set of powerful mechanical design solutions for 3D modeling, simulation, visualization, and documentation. With Inventor software, engineers can create a virtual representation of the final product to validate the form, fit, and function before it’s built. It includes powerful modeling tools, multi-CAD translation capabilities, and native DWG drawings to help you reduce development costs, make great products, and get your products to market faster.
Autodesk Inventor is used by mechanical designers and engineers who need automated and specialized tools to design and prepare for manufacturing.
Autodesk provides download and install instructions for individuals and administrators. Your available downloads appear in Autodesk Account. Find your product, select a version, platform, language, and download method. For more information, see download and install support.
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