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 Product Line Overview
Autodesk Product Design und Factory Design Suites 
Function Autodesk Inventor 
Autodesk Inventor Professional 
Native DWG
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 Compatibility x x
BIM Interoperability x x
Inventor Fusion Compatibility x x
In-Product Data Management x x
Digital Prototyping x x
D Mechanical Design x x
Direct Manipulation  x x
Visualization Tools x x
Native Translators x x
Large Assembly Design x x
Eco Materials Adviser x x
Automatic Bill of Materials x x
Includes More than 1 Million Standard Parts x x
D Design Automation Tools x x
Rules-based Design (iLogic) x x
Sheet Metal Design x x
Plastic Part Design x x
Complete Plastic Mold Design 
(Tooling, Basic Features of Moldflow Simulation)
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Tube & Pipe Design   x
Cable & Harness Design   x
Dynamic Simulation   x
Finite Element Analysis   x
  Autodesk 
Product 
Design Suite 
Standard
Autodesk 
Product 
Design Suite 
Premium
Autodesk 
Product 
Design Suite 
Ultimate
Autodesk 
Factory 
Design Suite 
Standard
Autodesk 
Factory 
Design Suite 
Premium
Autodesk 
Factory 
Design Suite 
Ultimate
AutoCAD
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 Architecture       x x x
AutoCAD
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 Mechanical x x x x x x
Autodesk
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 Vault x x x x x x
Autodesk
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 SketchBook
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 Designer x x x      
Autodesk
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 Showcase
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x x x x x x
Autodesk
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 Mudbox™ x x x      
Autodesk
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 Inventor
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 Fusion x x x x x x
AutoCAD
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 Inventor
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  x   x x  
Autodesk
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 ds Max
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 Design   x x   x x
AutoCAD
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 Inventor
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 Professional     x x   x
Autodesk
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 Alias
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 Design     x      
Autodesk
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 Factory Design Utilities       x x x
Autodesk
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 Navisworks
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 Simulate         x x
Autodesk
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 Navisworks
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 Manage           x
Autodesk Inventor Products : Key Features
Autodesk Inventor mechanical CAD software comes in different product configurations that offer specific levels of functionality to fit your design needs. 
They all demonstrate Autodesk’s focus on helping you create accurate digital prototypes and bring better products to market faster and at lower cost. 










