Inventor Reviews

Pros

The great thing about the inventor is the ability to simulate the created model of the project

Cons

The one con is the price of the inventor its quite pricey, but of course you get what you paid for.

Pros

Inventor has proper procurement guides and all costs are well established.

Cons

Inventor has a powerful way of managing all inventories.

Pros

Possibility to manage every kind of Company's product development, managing every kind of possible customization.

Cons

Even skilled engeeniring having difficulties at the begging to manage the software. Tool Learning curve is quite heavy.

Pros

3D Tools & simulation capabilities to design and optimize the performance. Simple and easy to use.They provide free trial.Collaboration within the team members is possible to a totally different level.

Cons

Requires computers with high end configurations and graphics card.CAM and CAE features are not available.

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Pros

I like that it has a wide range of tools for computer aided design, plus it has simulation tools that allow you to test your designs before producing them, one of my favorite features is the ability to automatically create blueprints based on your three-dimensional design, automatically creating views from different angles.

Cons

Being a specialized software it has a relatively high cost, this together with its high requirements plus its high learning curve is a high barrier to access it, so it tends to have certain features that could make it very complex for some users.

Pros

Nothing positive to mention if you have used other software before.

Cons

Continued crashes and bugs (I work with an HP workstation optimized for CAD with Xeon, 32gb, Graphics...). Non intuitive tools/Interface. The orbital movement system is trash. Poor restriction functions (specially the tangent one). You need to constantly update the assembly to see the results. Sometimes the preview of the restrictions are not shown for some misterious reason. AND THE MOST IMPORTANT!!!! -DON'T HAVE AUTO-SAVE-

Pros

I like I logic programming & inventor has a huge content center library.

Cons

Static analysis results need to be precised & reported errors need to be resolved.

Pros

Built-in simulation tools always help the end user to use it easily.

Cons

Cost its very expensive,So mutitiple licence will be issue.

Pros

great for full 3d modeling and mechanical designs. provides an in-depth and advanced experience.

Cons

It can be a bit complex at first and requires time to train and learn. sometimes can be slower and require high processing computing power.

Pros

the program is easy to use and allows you to model and draw even very complex mechanical components and assemblies. Intuitive and clean interface

Cons

Surface modeling is terrible. It is not comparable to other high-end software

Pros

The number of tools for 3d design. many libraries of mechanical parts that can be integrated into the design.

Cons

Probably the price, it is a little bit expensive but it is a powerful tool, you pay for what you get.

Pros

Very easy to use and very intuitive. The interface is aslo user friendly.Being part of autodesk is compatible with other softwares like, autoCad, solidworks.Good library

Cons

High demanding computer requierements. CAM and CAE features are not available.Price overall very expensive

Pros

Ideal for starting with CAD softwares. Easy to use.

Cons

I found another CAD softwares more suitable for product develepment.

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

Pros

The Inventor is a very smooth and fast modeling software that helps you to make fast operations over short period of time.

Cons

nothing like least-liked. perfect software of design.

Pros

I used Inventor to CAD robot designs. Inventor made assemblies super easy to learn as well as its intuitiveness allowed me to learn to use features without tutorials. With Inventor, I was able to run it on a average laptop without lag and could design parts easily. Another aspect I loved about Inventor was how easy it was to switch between different files as tabs were shown on the bottom of the screen.

Cons

There were times where certain features refused to work which made using Inventor quite frustrating. Furthermore, pulling parts from a library can be quite tedious if you have many different folders.

Pros

Autodesk Inventor is the best tool in the market for 3D manufacturing design. The components library is huge with basically all the important vendors being part of it. The setups are easy, and the collaboration between workers is great and very functional. The BOM works perfectly and integrates with other pieces of software within the company.

Cons

It is an expensive piece of software. It could have an entry version as the AutoCAD 2D has the LT version. I understand that it also requires some bulk hardware to run it nicely, and this is part of modeling in 3D.

Pros

Mainly it has allowed me to design pieces, machineries, structures and endless figures, creating parameters that streamline the assembly of the models that I have created, since it has a complete library of structural elements that facilitate the task of designing from the elements of the library and can easily be modeled, it is also very easy to create parametric drawings without the need of being an expert in the software, therefore its ease of use unlike other similar packages places it among my favorites when creating my digital prototypes. On the other hand, this software can design metal sheets that meet the most stringent quality standards. I find it interesting that it allows you to create 3D models from DWG files directly from Inventor. In addition to all the advantages I have mentioned, it allows you to export 3D designs to PDF formats, which facilitates printing and displaying them on any computer.

Cons

The main disadvantage that I find to this software is that it requires a very powerful equipment and with certain specific characteristics to be able to use it, since in a conventional machine its use is impossible.

Pros

Really powerful software, surprisingly resource efficient for use on laptops, and the de facto standard for many uses. With a dedicated CAD rig (or repurposed gaming PC), performance even when dealing with large and complex models is excellent.

The design and portability is really quite good, and when coupled with access to CNC machinery and 3D printing capability makes the prototyping process incredibly quick. Currently experimenting with amateur photogrammetry for metrology and rapid design capability (converting clay models or plastic-printing pens), and the toolset is powerful enough to leverage those capabilities quite well.

Easy enough to use that high school students can tap many of the advanced capabilities with even limited background.

Cons

For myself as an old school Autodesk user the added capability is impressive, although the UI updates feel a lot like contemporary changes that fixed things which weren't broken in the first place.

The biggest headache I have right now is that the install is tedious to reroute, particularly when repurposing existing computers for STEM outreach projects, anything other than the default installation is hard, and often inconsistent.

Interfacing with open source tools is actually quite good, but innate support for that is unsurprisingly limited. Still, a really minor complaint, as properly packaged for export files are handled really well with existing CAM workflow and automation in slicing tools for experienced additive manufacturers.

Pros

i like most commands available in 3d modelling and 2d drafting.

Cons

Nothing to dislike. It is an wonderful software available in market.

Pros

I use this software for creating custom-made equipment that is unique to each customer. The ability to store a single part with multiple configurations built into the part's file saves me considerable time. I also use the pipe routing part of the software and have had very little issues when using it.

Cons

Every time I have to migrate the Vault part of the software, I have to pay my distributor come set it up for me, because YOU ALWAYS have some type of issue when migrating the vault. This wouldn't be too bad if my distributor was close, but when they are over 200 miles away it becomes costly.
I also have a gripe with having to pay my distributor an additional cost to support the Autodesk software. Not sure if the other 3d software companies have the same support setup, but in my mind, if your paying this kind of money for software shouldn't you have access to the software developer itself?

Pros

If you have massive assemblies and love to automate processes, inventor is the ticket! This software runs well on computers that would barely be able to open SolidWorks. Huge assemblies (30,000 parts) open and are easily worked on. I can't imagine doing anything if this magnitude in any other software. I regularly use Solidworks, inventor and Pro-E (Creo), and inventor is my go to software for large machines.

It's the best feature is iLogic which is a user-friendly programming interface to help you automate simple or complex tasks to save time and reduce errors. It is very similar to Visual Basic for applications, but you do not need to be a programmer to figure this out!

Cons

There is no global sheet scale in drawings and therefor no way to link a view scale to the title block in a drawing. It must be filled out manually.

Pros

Easy to use Interface and button layout. The commands are clearly spelt out and even give you a quick tutorial glimpse of what the command or button does when you hover your mouse arrow over it for a few seconds.

Cons

Like any software, crashes can occur. You have to be sure that you keep up-to-date on all patches and services packs for your Autodesk Products to ensure you have the best experience while using their software.

Pros

User Interface is quite easy to work with. I also like the button layout although i started as a new user. The tutorial tells you of what the command or button does when you hover your mouse arrow above it for a little bit. Usually it takes a second or two to appear. I had used this more while I was at penn state as a graduate student. At my current workplace I used a server version which was more complicated to use in terms of software accessibility but the commands and other things are same.

Cons

Occasionally it crashes or sort of freezes. This may have been a computer issue. The issue is with transferring files colleagues and have them continue the work. if the exact folder arrangement etc is not copied then some of the 3D parts show an error to be missing and the assembly rebuild is complicated.

Pros

I liked that this software works with all the other pieces of software you can use as tools in Autodesk's line of products. It is very easy to sketch and draw just about anything. You also have a lot of control over the parameters that dictate the shape, size and area of the part you are creating. I also like the ease with which it works with other software data. You can open just about any file from any other software company.

Cons

I didn't like how some features like decals don't transcend down from a part variation to an assembly. Also, in oder to make a part adjustable and controllable in size you have to design it from the beginning as an iPart, which means that when it is in an assembly, all the constraints will break when it becomes an iPart. Sometimes playing with geometry is tricky because of constraints, but also because you can't always tell if a chain is fully connected to be able to extrude.