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# Inventor

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> On-premise 3D CAD software that offers engineers professional-grade 3D design, documentation, product simulation tools, and more.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 277 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Inventor?

Designed for mechanical designers, engineers, industrial designers, and manufacturing professionals, the platform provides design, simulation, and documentation capabilities.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 277 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 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 and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more

## Features

- 2D Drawing
- 3D Design & Modeling
- 3D Imaging
- Animation
- Annotations
- BOM Creation
- CAD Tools
- Collaboration Tools
- Component Library
- Data Import/Export
- Design Analysis
- Document Management Software
- Drag & Drop
- Item Management
- Manufacturing Design Data
- Version Control

## Integrations (1 total)

- AutoCAD

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Phone Support
- Chat

## Category

- [BIM Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31000/bim/software)

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## Alternatives

1. [Onshape](https://www.capterra.ca/software/164681/onshape) — 4.5/5 (341 reviews)
2. [AutoCAD](https://www.capterra.ca/software/174021/autocad) — 4.7/5 (3205 reviews)
3. [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.capterra.ca/software/93121/solidworks-premium) — 4.6/5 (756 reviews)
4. [Alibre Design](https://www.capterra.ca/software/172312/alibre-design) — 4.7/5 (182 reviews)
5. [Autodesk Fusion](https://www.capterra.ca/software/178416/fusion-360) — 4.5/5 (268 reviews)

## Reviews

### "autodesk inventor" — 4.0/5

> **Marc-André** | *January 20, 2025* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **Pros**: 3d modeling, good integration to vault, and bom management
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> **Cons**: cost is high, invegrated with autodesk vauld is costly for small business, bet essential for engineering
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> very good, ease or use, lots of automations availables, and good autodesk market

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### "Inventor as a student" — 4.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *August 30, 2024* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **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.

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### "Invent new things" — 4.0/5

> **Ilich Rafael** | *June 13, 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **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.
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> Overall, the experience with the inventor is like you are really inventing new things

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### "RUN AWAY FROM THIS SOFTWARE" — 1.0/5

> **Robert** | *July 2, 2024* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10
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> **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-
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> The worst Cad software so far. Extremely overrated. I don't even understand the positive comments here. I assume most of them are people new to the game who didn't have a chance to try other software. Solidworks is not perfect, but it is infinitely better than Inventor. This software should be free and even then, it would still be a trash.

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### "Engineering manager review Inventor for quick solution" — 5.0/5

> **saravanakumar** | *December 20, 2024* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Built-in simulation tools always help the end user to use it easily.
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> **Cons**: Cost its very expensive,So mutitiple licence will be issue.
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> Powerful parametric design tool, which and all using Autocad this software is easy to use and can easily integrate with other Autodesk products (used in previous organization)

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