Inventor
Inventor

Inventor

Inventor

3D CAD software for mechanical design.

Inventor software provides a set of easy-to-use tools for 3D mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation. Its solutions enable users to design and validate products before they are built to deliver better products, reduce development costs, and accelerate time to market. Inventor is software that uses 3D mechanical CAD, visualization, and documentation to design building parts to be manufactured.

 

 

Help users transition from 2D to 3D digital mockups

An Inventor model is an accurate digital mockup that enables users to:

Design – Consolidate all detailed design data into a single digital model.

Visualization — Create a photorealistic image of the final product.
Simulation – Digitally verify the real-world performance of your products.

 

 

A complete set of detailed design tools

Autodesk Inventor software's powerful detailing capabilities and flexibility, combined with parametric and freeform modeling toolsets, provide users with invaluable direct editing capabilities.
Work and design as you wish, maximizing the value of your data in virtually any 3D file format.

Process and validate your designs flexibly, efficiently, and accurately.

Users can use Inventor to design it the way you want it.

 

 

Generative design

User-specified features and Inventor creates the perfect shape.
Use generative design tools to explore more design feasibility early in the design phase. To define basic shapes and functions for a part or design, Inventor provides a shape that is optimized for stiffness and weight. With generative design tools, users can:
Loads and constraints that reflect the actual conditions under which the product is used.

Control how and where geometry is optimized to keep material thickness to a minimum.

Specifies that partitions are disabled and symmetrical are maintained.

Use generative design shapes as reference geometry within the design environment.

 

 

Parametric modeling

Focus on the design, not the interface.

Use Inventor's parametric modeling tools for intuitive part modeling.

Use the marker menu to access the command at the cursor.

Create parameters and dimensions from your sketch.

Dynamically resize 3D objects, fillets, and chamfers.

Use tools to quickly identify existing model iteration designs in the model history and view parent/child relationships.

 

 

Drawing creation

Quickly create clear and detailed drawings.

Create an associated drawing in Inventor or AutoCAD as a local DWG™ file. Modify the dimensions of a drawing view to change the 3D model or more.

Interactive controls control the position, zoom, and orientation of the view.

Use the Markup Menu to add secondary and section views.

Quickly detail by retrieving dimensions from model parameters.

 

 

Flexible modeling

Use free-form, direct, or parametric modeling.
Use the right modeling tools for every job. Model the way you envision:

Parametric modeling. Define the relationships between functions and components in your model.

Freeform modeling. Use T-Splines technology to create complex organic shapes.

Direct modeling. Quickly edit your model with simple push/pull controls.

 

 

Direct modeling

Make edits quickly.

Instead of searching for the right sketch or feature to edit, users can directly:

Move, rotate, resize, or scale features from imported geometry.

Use simple push/pull controls to modify the referenced design.

Iterate faster between simulations by editing geometry directly.

 

 

Freeform modeling

Modeling is achieved using a fluid scheme.
Start with a basic shape, such as a box, cylinder, sphere, or plane, and move points, lines, and faces around to freely shape the shape you design. Tools to further refine the shape to:

Add or remove points or edges.

Match the line to an existing curve or geometry.

bridge surfaces, and so on.

 

 

Component generators and calculators

Design more accurately with the help of calculators and component generators.
Use the built-in calculator to communicate the design of common joints such as welds, hoops, and pressure fits. The Part Generator can automatically generate parts that meet your design needs, such as bolted connections within an assembly.

 

 

Automatic structural design

Quickly design and test structural parts.

Use automation commands to simplify the design of structural members. Use dedicated frame design tools:

Insert frame members from a library of thousands of standard sections.

Offset or rotate the frame section at will relative to the selected line.

Apply trimming and end treatments to multiple frame parts at once.

 

 

Cloud-based 3D design review

Share design views in the cloud.

Share a lightweight version of your 3D design in the cloud. Reviewers don't need to log in to view it, but they can't make changes to a user's 3D source file. Collect feedback from project team members anytime, anywhere, on any device:

Take a snapshot of your design in a lightweight, 3D viewing format that helps you protect your intellectual property.

Collaborators can view and comment on your designs directly in the A360 cloud environment.

 Feedback is automatically collected and displayed within the Inventor design environment.

 

 

Robust BIM interoperability

Design products within BIM.
Use purpose-made tools to prepare 3D models for use in your Building Information Modeling (BIM) system. Use BIM tools to:

Reduce the complexity of 3D models and convert them into lightweight BIM models.

Define system connection points and characteristics.

Export the file to a native Revit family or IFC file format for use in the Building Information Model.

 

 

Inventor supports the Revit format

 

 

Simplify assembly into parts

 

 

Simplifying the geometry of a part into a Boolean feature recognized by Revit

 

 

Exploded views and animations

Displays all the parts inside the design.
Use exploded views and animations of complex parts in product documentation, manuals, and part descriptions. To create a view in Inventor, do the following:

Select the Adjust command to interactively move or rotate the component.

Save a snapshot view of the model, a drawing view, or as a model image that can be used in the Animation Timeline.

 

 

Docking production blanking and machine tool processing

InventorCAM is certified by Autodesk Inventor as the only seamlessly integrated CAM engine.

Single Window Integration - Single user interface.

Work directly on Inventor parts and assemblies.

√ There are no data conversion errors and no data loss.

All accessory information (including dimensions and tolerances) will be valid.

Support data import in all standard formats.

√ is very important for CAM consumers.

Built in Inventor to provide all machining solutions.

√ supports all of the processing user's CAM needs.

 InventorCAM is truly seamlessly integrated with Autodesk Inventor, with two types of synchronization:

√ Updates to the path trajectories.

√ Updates to related accessories.

 InventorCAM automatically updates the toolpath trajectory when the model changes.

InventorCAM automatically updates the relevant fittings for model changes.

InventorCAM users have a lot of control over the correlation of decisions.

Provide complete solutions for the processing and manufacturing industry.
InventorCAM Machining Module:

2.5D milling.

3D milling.

HSM (High Speed Milling).

4/5 Positioning processing.

5-axis advanced milling simulation.

Turning.

Turn-mill compound (5 axes).

Wire EDM 2/4 axis.

 

 

Autodesk's prefabricated building in the Malkang area of Sichuan