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| Original author(s) | Jacob Sain |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Autodesk |
| Initial release | 1999 |
| Stable release |
2017
/ March 28, 2016; 16 months ago (2016-03-28) |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | Computer-aided design |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website |
autodesk |
Autodesk Inventor, developed by U.S. based software company Autodesk, is a computer-aided design application for creating 3D digital prototypes used in the design, visualization and simulation of products. It uses ShapeManager, their proprietary geometric modeling kernel.
Autodesk Inventor competes directly with SolidWorks and Solid Edge.
Editions
The latest Autodesk Inventor product line includes the following software titles:[1][2]
- Autodesk Inventor 2017
- Autodesk Inventor Professional 2017
- Autodesk Fusion 360
- Autodesk Product Design Suite 2017 Premium
- Autodesk Product Design Suite 2017 Ultimate
- Autodesk Factory Design Suite 2017 Premium
- Autodesk Factory Design Suite 2017 Ultimate
- Autodesk Building Design Suite 2017 Ultimate
- Autodesk Plant Design Suite 2017 Ultimate
Articles and reviews
Find reviews and articles about Inventor on the Autodesk website.
The code names of early releases were the names of sports cars and SUVs, because of the love that division vice president Robert "Buzz" Kross has for high-performance vehicles.
Release dates and names
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| Version | Code name | Date of release | What's New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustang | September 20, 1999 | |
| 2 | Thunderbird | March 1, 2000 | |
| 3 | Camaro | August 1, 2000 | |
| 4 | Corvette | December 1, 2000 | |
| 5 | Durango | September 17, 2001 | |
| 5.3 | Prowler | January 30, 2002 | |
| 6 | Viper | October 15, 2002 | |
| 7 | Wrangler | April 18, 2003 | New DWG Support for AutoCAD 2004, Autodesk® Express Viewer Compatibility, Large-Assembly Design Performance |
| 8 | Cherokee | October 15, 2003 | |
| 9 | Crossfire | July 15, 2004 | |
| 10 | Freestyle | April 6, 2005 | Task Scheduler, Inventor Studio, Associative import of Mechanical Desktop data, Design Accelerators, Assembly constraints use colors to differentiate between the first and second constraint selection. |
| 11 | Faraday | April 6, 2006 | |
| 2008 | Goddard | April 11, 2007 | |
| 2009 | Tesla | April 16, 2008 | Frame Generator, Sheet Metal, skeletal modelling |
| 2010 | Hopper | February 27, 2009 | The Ribbon, New FEA |
| 2011 | Sikorsky | March 26, 2010 | Dynamic Input, Direct Manipulation, Assemble tool, Visualization, iCopy, iLogic |
| 2012 | Brunel | March 22, 2011 | Provides easier ways to interact with 3D mechanical design data; new opportunities for sharing, accepting and updating CAD data regardless of source and complexity; and high-impact performance and productivity improvements for both users and IT departments |
| 2013 | Goodyear | March 27, 2012 | Equation curves |
| 2014 | Franklin | March 27, 2013[3] | Express mode, Connection, Symmetrical constraint, Slot geometry, Enhanced rectangle geometry, Thin wall FEA, Frame FEA, Assembly relationship folder
Mouseover grounded constraint visibility, Model & assembly simplification, Joint constraints. |
| 2015 | Dyson | March 28, 2014[4] | Freeform, Direct Edit |
| 2016 | Shelby | April 16, 2015[5] | Multi-CAD, AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor Interoperability, Shape Creation, 3D Printing Environment, Graphics/Visualization/Studio Enhancements |
| 2017 | Enzo | April, 2016 | Part Creation, Shape Generation, Mesh handling |
See also
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