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3D CAD software for product development
Inventor® 3D CAD software offers professional-grade 3D mechanical design, documentation and product simulation tools.
Inventor features
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Modelling flexibility
Choose the way you design, with various modelling options. (video: 2.07 min.)
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AnyCAD data
Work with data from any 3D CAD system and maintain an associative link.
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Automation
Set up your product configurator without writing complex code. (video: 2.20 min.)
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Parametric modelling
Focus your efforts on designing, not the interface. (video: 3.16 min.)
What's new
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Model-based definition
Use 3D annotations to add tolerance dimensions, notes and other engineering details to the 3D model.
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Top Inventor Ideas
With your help from Inventor Ideas, the Inventor experience is updated and improved every release.
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Improved performance
Improvements include faster graphics interaction and faster open time for large files, speeding up the design process.
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Enhanced support with AnyCAD
AnyCAD adds new and enhanced file support. It also allows forward compatibility for Inventor 2017 to 2018.
See what customers are doing
Seamless teamwork
Pacific Northern of Carrollton, Texas, creates jewellery displays in retail store fixtures. Using Inventor mechanical design and 3D software, PN bridges the gap between its creative and mechanical teams.
Improve efficiency in engineering and design
DIS-TRAN of Pineville, Louisiana, provides steel and equipment for constructing high-voltage, open-air substations. Inventor software helps DIS-TRAN shorten the lead time in engineering and design by 20%.
Increase quote and drawing accuracy
Vent-A-Hood of Richardson, Texas, creates custom range hoods for the residential market. The company uses Inventor software to quickly and easily translate customers's visions into workable designs.
Get it now
It is easy to get started. Download a free 30-day trial and try it out. Purchase options include flexible subscription terms to fit your needs.
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