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1. AUTODESK INVENTOR 2017 PARAMETERS IN EXCEL PLUS
2. AUTODESK INVENTOR 2017 PARAMETERS IN EXCEL PROFESSIONAL

While they can do 3D modelling and 2D detailing, they lack the additional functionality that you take for granted inside Autodesk Inventor Professional and Solidworks Premium.

AUTODESK INVENTOR 2017 PARAMETERS IN EXCEL PLUS

Solidworks Professional comes with photo realistic rendering, a content centre library (aka Toolbox), utilities for comparing files, entry level data management features (that require setup, meaning, it doesn’t work out of the box) plus some other features. Solidworks, or Solidworks “Standard” can do 3D part modelling, assembly modelling, 2D drawings, bill of materials. It can do multi-body parts, so you could design an assembly in the part environment, however, it doesn’t produce an automatic bill of materials. On an “apples for apples” standpoint without getting bogged down in features, the closest equivalent to Inventor Professional is Solidworks PremiumĪutodesk Inventor LT is a part only modeler that can do 2D detailing, so no assembly modelling and analysis tools. In a later blog, I’ll compare the Autodesk Suites to Solidworks 2016 and Solidworks 2017 Vs Inventor Professional 2017, when Solidworks 2017 is released later in the year. So to keep it simple, for the purpose of this comparison, I’ll be comparing the latest releases: Inventor Professional 2017 to Solidworks 2016, Solidworks Professional 2016 and Solidworks Premium 2016. Here’s the various flavours from both vendors:Īs you can see, it can quickly get confusing for consumers.Īutodesk Inventor Professional Vs Solidworks Inventor LT is limited to 3D part modelling and 2D documentation and is available on a Desktop Subscription for around $530 Ex. You can also buy a cut down version of Inventor called Inventor LT or in a suite called AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite. AutoCAD), then the cost of a Suite is cheaper than buying two separate titles, so Autodesk bundle Inventor products in a variety of suites, such as Product Design Suite, Factory Design Suite, Plant Design Suite and Building Design Suite, which provides better value, added functionality and integrated workflows with included stand alone titles such as AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Navisworks, Revit, Plant 3D, etc. Solidworks has three tiers, a base version and then Solidworks Professional and Solidworks Premium.Īutodesk give you the option of buying Inventor in a Design Suite for a bit more than buying Inventor alone and If you want Inventor/Inventor Professional and another Autodesk title (e.g. You can buy Autodesk Inventor in Limited Technology (LT), Autodesk Inventor Professional, Autodesk Inventor HSM or Autodesk Inventor/ Inventor Professional in a Design Suite. Having used and supplied both, I’ve put together a licencing and feature comparison.

With CAD systems constantly changing features, versions, licencing and subscription models, two of the most popular comparisons is between Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks.