Inventor® 3D CAD software offers an easy-to-use set of tools for 3D mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation. Digital Prototyping with Inventor helps you design and validate your products before they are built to deliver better products, reduce development costs, and get to market faster.
Engineering Design Productivity
Digital Prototyping
Easy-to-use 3D mechanical design
Large assembly design
Freeform modeling
Sheet metal design
Direct editing
Rules-based design/automation
Catalog/purchased/standard part library
Frame and weldment design
Plastic parts design
Electrical systems design/tube and pipe runs
Mold, and tool and die
Visualization
Real-time design visualization
Simulation And Design Validation
Point cloud tools
Select material by environmental/cost impact
Assembly collision and interference detection
Check for manufacturability
Draft analysis
Validate performance with simulation and FEA
CAD File Conversion & Compatibility
Review/mark up DWG™, DWF, and PDF files
Mobile and online sharing of 3D designs
BIM interoperability
Native translators
CAD Rendering & Design Documentation
Professional drafting and documentation tools
TrustedDWG™ technology
Automatic drawing view creation
BOM generation
International standards support
Data Management
In-product data management
Configurable data security
Multiple user/concurrent design
Easy administration
Automated design organization
Windows
Operating System Recommended:
64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1), Windows 8 or Windows 8.1
Minimum:
32-bit Microsoft Windows 7 (SP1)
CPU Type Recommended:
Intel® Xeon® E3 or Core i7 or equivalent, 3.0 GHz or greater
Minimum:
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64, 3 GHz or faster or Intel® or AMD dual core 2 GHz or faster
Memory Recommended:
12 GB RAM or more
Minimum:
8 GB RAM for less than 500 part assemblies
Disk Space Recommended:
250 GB free disk space or more
Minimum:
100 GB free disk space
Graphics Recommended:
Microsoft® Direct3D 11® or capable graphics card or higher
Minimum:
Microsoft® Direct3D 10® capable graphics card or higher
Other 1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution
Adobe® Flash® Player 10
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 8 or higher
Microsoft® Excel (fully installed desktop application) 2007, 2010, 2013 for iFeatures, iParts, iAssemblies, thread customization, and spreadsheet-driven designs. Office Online is not supported for use with Autodesk Inventor.