Features

Key Features

Parametric modeling

Focus on design as you create & edit your 3D models with an intuitive user interface

Assembly modeling

See how your design will fit and perform at the assembly level

Drawing creation

Quickly create clear, accurate, detailed drawings for manufacturing

Shared view collaboration

Collaborate with key stakeholders on your designs from any device

Work with non-native data

Directly open designs created from other CAD systems with no translation necessary

BIM interoperability

Read and author Revit data as you participate in BIM projects

Design configurations

Speed up 3D modeling by rapidly creating new configurations of your designs

Automated frame design

Quickly create and simulate 3D models of your weld frame designs

Sheet metal

Design and prepare complex sheet metal products for manufacturing

Model-based definition

Include manufacturing information in your 3D model for downstream applications

Content center

Choose your standard components from a comprehensive customizable library

Shape Generator

Create and evaluate high-performing design options in minutes

What's New

The latest release of Inventor® 3D CAD software is packed with user-requested updates and enhancements to help manage your design process, speed your connected engineering workflows, and reduce repetitive tasks.

iLogic with Vault
Quickly access and launch Inventor-to-Fusion 360 workflows, including generative design, simulation, electronics, and manufacturing.
Finish utility

Securely share data between Revit building design software and Inventor using an improved approach for seamless BIM and MCAD (mechanical CAD) interoperability.

Mark feature enhancements

Better prepare your designs for manufacturing with the new mark command, updates to sheet metal export, and support for dimensional tolerances in additional features.

Drawing revision cloud

Gain more control of your bill of material and manage tolerances. Plus enhanced performance and productivity improvements for graphics and large assemblies.

View setting improvements

Take advantage of more flexible inputs, clarity in method naming, and consistency across interfaces.

Tube and pipe enhancements

Adjust element position in 2D plan views to add clarity to documentation sets.

Parameter enhancements
Include hardness and parameter in expanded unit type export with the option to export Boolean values for custom iProperties.
Optimized bounding box assembly
Automate the orientation and size of bounding boxes for parts with additional angle options in assemblies.
Connected inspection workflow
Create an inspection plan of your design by sending your models directly to Fusion 360.
Weld symbol
Create drawing-associated weld and subweld symbols to be included upon export to 3D PDF, DWF, and Shared Views.
Edge symbol
Use the new edge symbol feature with appearance settings based in ISO standards and a properties panel with various customization settings.
Model-based definition enhancements
Explore several improvements to model-based definition for your documentation workflows in the 3D environment.

Product Design

Parametric modeling

Drive the design intent of your model with sketch constraints, dimensions, and intelligent formulas for parameters.

Assembly modeling

Assess the fit and function of your assemblies and check for interferences as you build relationships between components.

Drawing creation

Quickly place appropriate views and annotations in your drawings for manufacturing in Inventor or AutoCAD.

Collaboration

Shared view collaboration

Share your design with a secure web link that can be accessed from any device to review, redline, and add comments.

Work with non-native data
Maintain an associative link as you open 3D models that were created and saved from other CAD applications.
BIM interoperability

Create a simplified 3D representation of your product along with the required metadata and product classification for use in a BIM project.

Fusion 360 interoperability
Quickly access and launch Inventor-to-Fusion 360 workflows, including generative design, simulation, electronics, and manufacturing.
Revit data exchange

Securely share data between Revit building design software and Inventor using an improved approach for seamless BIM  and MCAD interoperability.

Documentation enhancements

Get a clearer understanding of your design going into production with updates to view creation, model-based definition, and 3D annotations.

Design Automation

Design configurations

Apply your engineering knowledge in a customizable form to rapidly configure new designs powered by iLogic.

Automated frame design
Use automated tools to create weld frame structures and simulate them using beam elements.
Sheet metal

Build sheet metal designs with options for industry-standard bend allowances to create accurate flat patterns for manufacturing.

Modeling

Model-based definition

Include 3D dimensions, annotations, and dimensional tolerances directly to your 3D model for downstream applications.

Content center

Choose from standard and customizable content libraries, including beams, bolted connections, gears, cams, belts, and springs.

Shape Generator

Further optimize your designs with tools that help you find high and low concentrations of stress in your 3D model.

Part modeling enhancements
Better prepare your designs for manufacturing with the new mark command, updates to sheet metal export, and support for dimensional tolerances in additional features.
Assembly modeling enhancements

Gain more control of your bill of material and manage tolerances. Enhancements also include performance and productivity improvements for graphics and large assemblies.

Flexible modeling

Use the right modeling tool for every job with parametric, freeform, and direct modeling tools.

Direct modeling

Use easy push/pull controls to move, rotate, resize, or scale features from imported geometries.

Freeform modeling

Freely sculpt the shape of your design by moving points, edges, and faces.

Mechanical concept & layout design

Open DWG™ files directly inside Inventor as the basis for your 3D model.

Component generators & calculators

Use built-in calculators to inform the design of common joints such as welds, clamps, and press fits.

Tube & pipe design

Use a combination of automated tools and full-control design functions in Inventor to build tube and pipe runs.

Connected Data

Circuit board interoperability

Integrate your electronics and mechanical designs into a single, complete definition of your product.

Data management

Speed up product development with tools that manage data, track revisions, and improve collaboration.

Simulation & Visualization

Dynamic simulation

Apply forces to evaluate the motion, speed, and acceleration of your design.

Stress Analysis

Run quick checks on parts or perform in-depth analysis of the entire product at any stage.

Exploded views & animations

Use exploded views & animations of complex assemblies in product documentation, manuals & assembly instructions.

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