Autodesk Inventor is worth a look
Updated June 24, 2024
Autodesk Inventor is worth a look
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor is used to fully model our products. Those models are used for customer approval, parts list generation, and fabrication of our products. Our engineers use Autodesk Inventor to detail design with annotated drawings as well as supply the production team with DXF files for cutting and forming of sheet metal. The 3D models also allow team leaders to give feedback to the engineering team earlier in the design process.
Pros
- 3D models
- allowing for customization via API and iLogic
- ability to export parts lists
Cons
- most if it still runs on a single core. Please fix this
- Crashes. In our experience, too many crashes. We have high end machines and crashes are way too common.
- Autosave. I think it is simply unacceptable that Autodesk Inventor combines common crashes with no autosave functionality. We feel this pain all the time.
- We are working toward full engineering integration with Autodesk Inventor. This will remove most of the human error in our current processes.
- Production team is moving away from physical samples to using Autodesk Inventor models. This is a cost savings and helps us manage change better.
- Autodesk Inventor iLogic is allowing us to automate some of our engineering. This is proving to make one job 20% faster to complete with fewer errors.
Very similar products. In my opinion, Autodesk Inventor is better at sheet metal and that is why we are not using SOLIDWORKS. It has been a while since we have used SOLIDWORKS so beyond that the comparison is difficult.
Do you think Autodesk Inventor delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Autodesk Inventor's feature set?
Yes
Did Autodesk Inventor live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Autodesk Inventor go as expected?
No
Would you buy Autodesk Inventor again?
Yes
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