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.
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A powerful blend of parametric, direct, freeform, and rules-based design.
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Integrated tools for machine design, sheet metal, frame design, tube and pipe, cable and harness, and more.
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Powerful Model-Based Definition for embedding manufacturing information directly in the 3D model.
See system requirements (US Site)
Inventor overview (video: 1:53 min.)
Mobile bottle filling station
Drum filling machine designed by Feige Filling
Commercial chiller model made by Mammoth Inc.
Trencher design by Mastenbroek
Automotive material process line
Why use Inventor?
Improve product performance
Use powerful 3D modeling and simulation capabilities to design and optimize for product performance.
Reduce repetitive tasks
Create customizable design configurations quickly and automate common tasks.
Boost collaboration
Connect your designs with incoming customer data. Share ideas in a secure, cloud-based environment.
What you can do with Autodesk Inventor
Share designs with key stakeholders (video: 2:15 min.)
Share feedback with built-in collaboration tools
- Work with anyone, anywhere no matter what CAD software they use.
- Collect feedback from stakeholders anywhere using cloud-based design review.
- Track your product development lifecycle with a single data source.
Automate model creation with iLogic (video: 1:50 min.)
Move more efficiently with automated processes
- Quickly reconfigure your designs for customers with workflows powered by iLogic.
- Access Inventor API to create add-ins.
- Explore Autodesk Platform Services to connect your data, applications, and enterprise software.
Learn manufacturing for BIM projects (video: 1:39 min.)
Deliver custom designs that are BIM ready
- Increase sales opportunities by providing product data in native Revit family format.
- Use data exchanges for collaboration when creating custom fabrications around AEC data.
- Boost BIM interoperability with Informed Design for Inventor (US Site).
“We go from a blank screen to cutting metal in a matter of days.”
— Mark Taylor, Engineering Director, Mastenbroek
“Inventor is helpful because races in our league can be decided by thousandths of a second.”
— Scott Finnis, CNC Shop Manager, Kalitta Motorsports
“There’s so much power behind iLogic and we fell in love with the capabilities it provides.”
– JJ Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, Viewrail
“To model an impeller manually took a couple of days previously. With iLogic it takes about 15 minutes.”
– Alex Curtin, Product Manager, FS-Elliott
Extend the capabilities of Inventor with the collection
The collection is a powerful set of applications that provides extended capabilities to Inventor and AutoCAD for engineers who design complex and custom products, equipment, and systems.
Product Design & Manufacturing Collection includes:
Learn how you can do more with Inventor
Best practices for 2D and 3D design
Work in Inventor and AutoCAD to unlock capabilities that benefit the entire product development cycle. (video: 1:50 min.)
Explore a complete product development solution
See how integrated tools for Inventor bring your designs to life. Model courtesy of Joel Maia. (video: 2:34 min.)
Design more efficiently with data management software
Autodesk Vault integrates with Inventor, keeping everyone unified with up-to-date data in a secure system that tracks design changes and boosts productivity for your entire team.
Explore Inventor resources
BLOG
See what’s new in Inventor
Discover the latest enhancements in Autodesk Inventor and start implementing them in your workflows.
WEBINARS
Watch Inventor webinars
Learn from the experts about powerful integrated tools and downstream workflows for Autodesk Inventor.
YOUTUBE
Inventor YouTube channel
Watch videos on the latest release, including productivity tips.
TUTORIALS
Inventor getting started guides
Whether you’re just getting started or are a seasoned CAD user, check out these tutorials.