It can do multi-body parts, so you could design an assembly in the part environment, however, it does not produce an automatic bill of materials. On an 'apples for apples' standpoint without getting bogged down in minor details, the closest equivalent to Inventor Professional is Solidworks PremiumĪutodesk Inventor LT is a part only modeler that can do 2D detailing, with no assembly modelling or analysis tools. I intend to compare the Autodesk Suites to Solidworks 2016 and Solidworks 2017 Vs Inventor Professional 2017, when Solidworks 2017 is released later this year. These options can become confusing when trying to compare your options.Īutodesk Inventor Professional Vs Solidworksįor the purpose of this comparison I will be commenting on the latest releases: Inventor Professional 2017 to Solidworks 2016, Solidworks Professional 2016 and Solidworks Premium 2016. Here are the various options from Autodesk and 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. These suites provide greater value, added functionality and integrated workflows with included stand alone titles such as AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Navisworks, Revit etc. Solidworks has three tiers, a base version, Solidworks Professional and Solidworks Premium.Īutodesk give you the option of buying Inventor in one of their Design Suites for a bit more than buying Inventor alone and If you want Inventor/Inventor Professional and another Autodesk product such as AutoCAD, then the cost of a Suite is cheaper than buying two separate licenses, 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. Having used and supplied both, I've put together a licencing and feature comparison.Īutodesk offer a light Inventor LT version, Autodesk Inventor Professional, Autodesk Inventor HSM or Autodesk Inventor or Inventor Professional in an AutodeskDesign Suite. See below comprehensive review by Damien Jovica, experienced user and supplier of both Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks software.įor more information contact Damien on 1800 223 562 or CAD systems constantly changing features, versions, licencing and subscription models, two of the most popular 3D CAD options are Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks.

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