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Q. What type of pricing plans does Inventor offer?

Inventor has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $290.00/month
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available

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Q. Who are the typical users of Inventor?

Inventor has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business

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Q. What languages does Inventor support?

Inventor supports the following languages:
English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

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Q. Does Inventor offer an API?

No, Inventor does not have an API available.

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Q. What level of support does Inventor offer?

Inventor offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, FAQs/Forum

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Inventor product overview

Price starts from

290

Per month

Flat Rate

What is Inventor?

Inventor is a Windows-based 3D CAD software that assists in 3D modelling through mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation tools. Professionals can create custom design configurations and automate repetitive tasks.

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
FAQs/Forum

Training options

Documentation
Webinars
In Person
Live Online
Videos

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Inventor pricing information

Value for money

4.1

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240

Starting from

290

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Inventor features

Functionality

4.5

/5

240

Total features

30

5 categories

Most valued features by users

Reporting/Analytics
API
Data Import/Export
Document Management
Collaboration Tools
2D Drawing
3D Design & Modeling
3D Imaging

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Inventor users reviews

Overall Rating

4.5

/5

240

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.49/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
Inventor is a perfect tool for mechanical drawings as well as 3D mechanical models. Document production is a very important ability of Invetor.
We used it mainly for R&D, in which we find it usable with some features earning a 'good' and even a 'very good.
Really great as the designers have the great experience using this and create the ideas into 3D models and drawings.
Cons
Only downside is it does crash sometimes for no reason when opening step files.
The platform is very memory demanding, so running the application on multiple computers caused it to crash or slow down.
I did not like the fact that the program crashes a lot, i would like an autosave function so if if does crash you dont loose your work.

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Mario F.

Manager

Accounting, 11-50 employees

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Inventor is Decent

Reviewed 2 years ago

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Andrew A.

Administrative Assistant

Civil Engineering, 1-10 employees

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My thoughts

Reviewed a year ago

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Steve G.

Events Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Inventor for Millwork and Tradeshow Documents

Reviewed 4 years ago

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.

Pros

Inventor is very easy to use to create realistic, solid designs for cabinetry and millwork. I have tailored the software to streamline my creation of repetitive tasks, and it allows me to effectively document my designs quickly and easily. The software allows you to design and see where problems are in real time. My absolute favorite thing is that the drawings created, are always 100% exactly what...

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

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Mariana M.

Used other for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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It is a 3D solid parametric modeling program produced by the software company Autodesk

Reviewed 5 years ago

In my case being a professional of iNGENIERIA IS OF GREAT BENEFIT BECAUSE Inventor is updated (with the help of users in Inventor Ideas) and improves with each new version It keeps the user competitive by accessing our latest innovations at the time they are available, along with the previous versions you need Configure your products more easily with new functions for assemblies and autocomplete in the rules editor. Work with data from any 3D CAD system while maintaining an associative link

Pros

It has many tools that are very useful not only in the mechanical area, but also in the design of circuits, in the design of pipelines, etc., that's why I like SW. However, what I like about inventor is that besides being a program where you can make designs (CAD), you can also manufacture them (CAM) and do not need an interface like solidworks to recognize it in a cnc. Moldflow analysis: because...

Cons

Java does not generate code for further deeper developments. It does not handle much flexibility like code does in Java It only works with an Internet connection and it is a great disadvantage when you signal it is bad at home or work It can only be developed for Android The program has a high cost, due to its license. Knowing how to fully use the software requires a lot of time since there are many functions, and even that they are of little application, since they are very specific. It requires a powerful computer to work with processing speed, and a high space on the hard drive

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José O.

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Reviewed 5 months ago
Pros

the price was very affordable for the features of the software

Cons

The ease of use is not very high when it comes to 3D design. The 2D drawings didn't look the way I wanted either, so I preferred to switch to another software.

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osvaldo w.

Mining & Metals, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
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  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Inventor

Reviewed 4 months ago

I have a good experience with Inventor, and I use it without a mouse to help with handling because it makes it easier.

Pros

It is a very interactive and easy to use Cad program, I learned to use it at university using the student license. and the community that autodesk has also helped me a lot to get to know a lot of design. It's simple and I highly recommend it.

Cons

It is only available for windows operating system and I use macOS, I have to use simulator or use computer with windows computer.

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Bruno G.

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Reviewed 10 months ago

It's great. We have been using it on a daily basis for years now, not only for components design and manufacturing drawings but also for layouts, general arrangments, and plant layouts. It becomes easy to integrate scanned areas and easier to show end customers what they could expect.

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.

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