Autodesk Inventor: 3D modeling software for designers and engineers

Create, simulate, and document your most ambitious ideas.

What is Autodesk Inventor?

Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD software provides mechanical design, documentation, and simulation tools.

• A powerful blend of parametric, direct, freeform, and rules-based design.
• Integrated tools for machine design, sheet metal, frame design, tube and pipe, cable and harness, and more.
• Powerful Model-Based Definition for embedding manufacturing information directly in the 3D model.

Why use Inventor?

Improve product performance

Use powerful 3D modeling and simulation capabilities to design and optimize for product performance.

Reduce repetitive tasks

Create customizable design configurations quickly and automate common tasks.

Boost collaboration

Connect your designs with incoming customer data. Share ideas in a secure, cloud-based environment.

What you can do with Autodesk Inventor

Share feedback with built-in collaboration tools

• Work with anyone, anywhere no matter what CAD software they use.
• Collect feedback from stakeholders anywhere using cloud-based design review.
• Track your product development lifecycle with a single data source.

Move more efficiently with automated processes

• Quickly reconfigure your designs for customers with workflows powered by iLogic. 
• Access Inventor API to create add-ins.
• Explore Autodesk Platform Services to connect your data, applications, and enterprise software.

Deliver custom designs that are BIM ready

• Increase sales opportunities by providing product data in native Revit family format.
• Use data exchanges for collaboration when creating custom fabrications around AEC data. 
• Boost BIM interoperability with Informed Design for Inventor.