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Create and Automate Complex Designs Using Autodesk Inventor Professional

Autodesk Inventor Professional is 3D mechanical design software that combines the proven power of Autodesk

Inventor with specialized design and validation technologies for mechanical and electro-mechanical engineers

and designers.

Machine design professionals must be able to validate

the form, fit and function of all the components in their

machine, including tubing, piping, printed circuit boards,

wire harnesses and cables. The design, validation and

documentation capabilities of Autodesk Inventor

Professional automate crucial product development

tasks so you can decrease your design cycle time and

increase productivity.

Now you can eliminate the communication barriers

between cross-functional teams and enable them to

work more closely on a common platform. And, by

designing and validating your complete product model

in 3D prior to the prototyping and manufacturing

process, you reduce errors, save time and money. Quick

to implement and easy to deploy, Autodesk Inventor

Professional offers the greatest breadth of 3D mechanical

design functionality for the best possible value.

To view animated demonstrations of Autodesk Inventor

Professional 8:

1. Insert the Autodesk Inventor 8 Hands-on Test Drive

CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. If the setup program does not start automatically,

choose Run from the Start menu, type D:\testdrv.exe

(where D is the CD-ROM drive), and then click OK or

press Enter.

3. On the main page of the install, click Autodesk

Inventor Professional and Autodesk Vault.

4. On the Autodesk Inventor Professional and Autodesk

Vault page, click Autodesk Inventor Professional 8 -

Tube & Pipe or Autodesk Inventor Professional 8 -

Cable & Harness.

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