Autodesk® 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
Sheet metal design
Rules-based design/automation
Catalog/purchased/standard part library
Frame and weldment design
Plastic parts design
Mold, and tool and die
Electrical systems design/tube and pipe runs
Visualization
Real-time design visualization
Simulation And Design Validation
Validate performance with simulation and FEA
Point cloud tools
Select material by environmental/cost impact
Assembly collision and interference detection
Check for manufacturability
Draft analysis
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
Native support for DWG files
Automatic drawing view creation
BOM generation
International standards support
Data Management
In-product data management
Configurable data security
Multiple user/concurrent design
Automated design organization
Easy administration
Upgrades
Flexible license rights
Technical support
Windows
For general part and assembly design (typically fewer than 1,000 parts):Windows® 7 (32-bit minimum, 64-bit recommended) or Windows® 8 64-bit[1] operating system
Intel® Pentium® 4, AMD Athlon™ 64 with SSE2 technology, 3 GHz or greater, or AMD dual-core processor with SSE2, 2 GHz or greater recommended, or Intel® Xeon® E3 or Core i7 or equivalent with SSE2, 3.0 GHz or greater
4 GB RAM minimum for less than 500 part assemblies (8 GB recommended)[2]
15 GB free disk space for installation
1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution
Microsoft® Direct3D 9® or compatible graphics card (Microsoft® Direct3D 11® or higher recommended)
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6 or later (.NET Framework Version 4.5 web browser)
Microsoft® Excel® 2003 or later software for iFeatures, iParts, iAssemblies, thread customization, and spreadsheet-driven designs
Adobe® Flash® Player 10
Microsoft-compliant mouse or pointing device
For complex models, complex mold assemblies, and large assemblies (typically more than 1,000 Parts):64-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8[1]
Xeon E3 or Core i7 or equivalent, 3.3 GHz or greater
16 GB RAM or greater[2]
15 GB free disk space for installation
1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution
Direct3D 9 or compatible graphics card (Direct3D 11 or higher recommended)
Internet Explorer 6 or later (.NET Framework Version 4.5 web browser)
Excel 2003 or later for iFeatures, iParts, iAssemblies, thread customization, and spreadsheet-driven designs
