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Autodesk Inventor is a computer-aided design extension application for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization, and documentation developed by Autodesk.cite-ref-1[1]

Contents

• Features

• Editions

• File formats

• Release dates and names

• See also

• References

• External links

Features

Inventor allows analyzing 2D and 3D CAD models by creating a virtual representation of the final product in order to validate the form, fit, and functioning before it is built.cite-ref-2[2]

Autodesk Inventor supports parametric, direct edit, freeform modeling part modeling, and assembly modeling. It provides support for various CAD formats and standard DWG drawings. Autodesk also offers another 3D CAD/CAM software, Fusion.cite-ref-3[3]

Inventor uses ShapeManager, Autodesk's proprietary geometric modeling kernel.

The software can be licensed as a subscription or through pre-paid Flex Tokens (daily use, consumption-based). Autodesk Inventor Professional is also a part of a collection license Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection. Autodesk Inventor competes directly with SolidWorks, Solid Edge, and Creo.

Editions

The latest Autodesk Inventor product line includes the following software titles:cite-ref-4[4]cite-ref-5[5]

• Autodesk Inventor LT 2021 (discontinued)

• Autodesk Inventor Professional 2026

File formats

• Exports:

• .iam - Assembly file

• .ipt - Part file

• .idw, .dwg - Drawing file

• .ipn - Presentation file

• Imports:

• Inventor imports most types of foreign CAD formats

Release dates and names

|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| 1 | 1 | Mustang | September 20, 1999 | | |

| 2 | 2 | Thunderbird | March 1, 2000 | | |

| 3 | 3 | Camaro | August 1, 2000 | | |

| 4 | 4 | Corvette | December 1, 2000 | | |

| 5 | 5 | Durango | September 17, 2001 | | |

| 5.3 | 5.3 | Prowler | January 30, 2002 | | |

| 6 | 6 | Viper | October 15, 2002 | | |

| 8 | 8 | Cherokee | October 15, 2003 | | |

| 9 | 9 | Crossfire | July 15, 2004 | | |

| 10 | 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 | 11 | Faraday | April 6, 2006 | | |

| 2008 | 12 | Goddard | April 11, 2007 [ 6 ] | | |

| 2012 | 16 | Brunel | March 22, 2011 [ 10 ] | 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 | |

| 2014 | 18 | Franklin | March 27, 2013 [ 12 ] | 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. | |

| 2016 | 20 | Shelby | April 16, 2015 [ 14 ] [ 15 ] | Multi-CAD, AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor Interoperability, Multi-thread support, Shape Generator, 3D Printing Environment, Graphics/Visualization/Studio Enhancements | |

| 2018 | 22 | Elon | March 24, 2017 [ 17 ] | Model Based Definition, expanded AnyCAD support, large assembly performance improvements, simplification/shrinkwrap enhancements, multiple rules for sheet metal parts, mesh support in drawing views | |

| 2019 | 23 | Zora | April 10, 2018 [ 18 ] | Performance improvements, large assembly performance improvements, shared view collaboration, expanded hole command, iLogic enhancements, model-based definition, improved part modeling workflows, and sheet metal for manufacturing | |

| 2021 | 25 | Ada | March 31, 2020 [ 20 ] | New UI Panel, Large Assembly Performance Improvement, Modeling enhancements | |

| 2022 | 26 | Ren | April 4, 2021 [ 21 ] | Model States, Performance, Revit and Fusion 360 interop | |

| 2023 | 27 | | March 28, 2022 [ 22 ] | Autodesk Inventor 2023 is packed with customer-driven updates and enhancements to help you speed up your design workflows, reduce repetitive tasks, and improve experiences so you can focus more time on design and innovation. | |

| 2024 | 28 | | March 29, 2023 [ 23 ] | | |

| 2025 | 29 | | March 27, 2024 [ 24 ] | Updates to part modeling, sheet metal, assembly modeling, drawings, and interoperability. [ 25 ] | |

| 2026 | 30 | | March 26, 2025 [ 26 ] | Updates to performance, part modeling, sheet metal, assembly mirroring, drawings, and interoperability. [ 27 ] | |