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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 277 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Autodesk - **Location**: San Rafael, US - **Founded**: 1982 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$310.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - 2D Drawing - 3D Design & Modeling - 3D Imaging - API - Animation - Annotations - BOM Creation - Bill of Materials Management - Bills of Material - CAD Tools - Civil - Collaboration Tools - Component Library - Configuration Management - Content Library - Data Import/Export - Design Analysis - Document Management - Drag & Drop - Electrical ## Integrations (1 total) - AutoCAD ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [BIM Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/1199/bim/software) ## Related Categories - [BIM Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/1199/bim/software) - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/1207/engineering-cad/software) - [3D CAD Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/1433/3d-cad/software) - [Bill of Materials (BOM) Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/2783/bill-of-materials-software/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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My absolute favorite thing is that the drawings created, are always 100% exactly what you've modeled. It is impossible to have a view that does not dimensionally match another view. My experience with CAD systems in the past, is when drawings get revised, if not checked carefully, views can get out of sync with each other and when something is manufactured, the fabricator undoubtedly will ALWAYS pick the incorrect view as the one to follow. Inventor completely eliminates this problem. Last but not least, is that after being an Engineer / Drafter / Project Manager for almost 30 years, learning and using inventor has made designing and drafting fun for me again. > > **Cons**: If there's anything I dislike, is that the software could be more cabinet and millwork friendly without having to purchase an add-on. The drawing sizes and model file sizes can get very large, in some cases I have drawings over 200mb, which can be painfully slow when loading over a network > > Inventor is a great tool and easy to learn and be productive with. It is not a direct solution for any specific trade other than Sheet Metal, but can be tailored to fit. ----- ### "Great platform for facilities planning and design" — 4.0/5 > **Samuel** | *10 December 2019* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: We utilized Inventor as part of a training program at Monterrey Tech. We found the features and visualization libraries of great value for the design of new manufacturing facilities. If simulation were added to it it would be second to none. > > **Cons**: The platform is very memory demanding, so running the application on multiple computers caused it to crash or slow down. > > We utilized Inventor primarily for new facilities design project at the industry. ----- ### "Frequent crashes, printer problems, network headaches, too expensive, funcionality middle grade." — 3.0/5 > **Robert** | *7 January 2021* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > **Pros**: Once you get used to using it, it is generally a good 3D creator and the standard libraries provide a relatively wide selection of parts. 2D operations are sufficient for sketches and model work. Large assemblies and projects are usually no great problem. Many early problems have been solved and local network use has improved. > > **Cons**: Continual crashes, printer problems at almost every update (Inventor and Windows), networks, both local and external, with the usual Autodesk problems (We are Inventor users since version R3), bloatware starting to creep in, and too expensive. > > A number of irritating problems functionally have prevented us from integrating Inventor fully into our systems. We used it mainly for R\&D, in which we find it usable with some features earning a 'good' and even a 'very good'. Inventor and Networks are not good bedfellows, however, and why must the damn Downloading and Licensing be such a theater? ----- ### "Inventor 2018 Experience" — 4.0/5 > **James** | *24 October 2018* | Oil & Energy | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The software is easy to use and flows fairly well. The real beauty, especially from a hiring standpoint, is that it works very similar to competition so if you know one package you can quickly pick up on this one. the other thing I really like is the Vault that is included. The ability to work locally, but keep everything stored on a server, makes working with larger models much faster. It also allows a team to work together while keeping files safes and tracking revisions and changes. > > **Cons**: Ever since the first time I used the software my main criticism has always been the inability to select a midpoint of a sketch. This drives me mad and many of us have found complex workarounds to what should be a simple problem. I will also say that setting up mates in an assembly is not always that intuitive. It's great to have many different options but when %100 of the time I only use this specific one it would be great if it would learn that, or allow me to change the default. > > Overall it's been a positive experience. I will admit I came to Inventor late having stared with competitor products nearly 15 years ago but once you learn the syntax of how the everything is set up it is a smooth transition. ----- ### "Inventor review by a mechanical cad designer" — 4.0/5 > **Renato** | *21 December 2022* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Almost all mechanisms i desingned i used Inventor as a tool, no other software is more useful for mechanisms than inventor, its motion simulation is great, so if you need to make a four-bar linkage for instance you can see all design parameter been shown to you as you put the measures > > **Cons**: The only thing i don't like about inventor is its render system, for rendering in the company i used to work we used other cad systems to make final render > > Using Inventor for desingning machines with complex mechanisms in it is great,in my opinion is the best out in the marketing, its render system is not too good, but besides that everything is great and also there is a big community of Inventor users, so if you need help in something it's very easy to find ----- Page: 1 / 12\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2053952/inventor?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2053952/inventor) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data