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    Autodesk Inventor

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAutodesk Inventor 3D CAD software offers professional-grade 3D mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation tools. These blend parametric, direct, freeform, and rules-based design capabilities. Inventor includes integrated tools for sheet metal, frame design, tube and pipe, cable & harness, presentations, rendering, simulation, and machine design. It also features TrustedDWG® compatibility and Model-Based Definition capabilities for embedding manufacturing information directly in…

    $300

    12 days over 1 year via Flex pricing 100 tokens

    Autodesk Vault

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AAt its core, Autodesk Vault is a product data management software that connects distributed teams with multisite collaboration and delivers insights. Vault helps streamline workflows. Everyone works from a central source of organized data—collaborating to reduce errors, and save time. The upgraded Vault PLM combines Vault Professional with Fusion 360 Manage for enterprise-wide collaboration and product lifecycle management. According to the vendor, the solution is designed…

    $735

    per year

    Pricing
    Autodesk InventorAutodesk Vault
    Editions & Modules
    Subscription - Monthly
    $305
    per month per user
    Subscription - Yearly
    $2440
    per year per user
    Subscription - 3 Years
    $7320
    3 years per user
    Vault Professional
    $735
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Autodesk InventorAutodesk Vault
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Autodesk InventorAutodesk Vault
    Considered Both Products
    Autodesk
    Chose Autodesk Inventor
    Very similar products. In my opinion, Autodesk Inventor is better at sheet metal and that is why we are not using SOLIDWORKS. It has been a while since we have used SOLIDWORKS so beyond that the comparison is difficult.
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    Chose Autodesk Inventor
    I have no current experience with SOLIDWORKS
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    Autodesk
    Chose Autodesk Vault
    We never used any other data management software before Autodesk Vault. The other software that Autodesk provides and we use, like Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Navisworks and others are very fit with Autodesk Vault. It cannot be any other better solution than …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Autodesk InventorAutodesk Vault
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Vault
    Feature
    Autodesk Inventor
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Autodesk Vault
    -
    Ratings
    3D Modeling8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    2D Drafting6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Parametric Design7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assembly Design6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Autodesk InventorAutodesk Vault
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (27 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Autodesk InventorAutodesk Vault
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Autodesk
    Autodesk Inventor is a great tool for students and faculty for engineering areas that don't require great precision or development of more thorough scientific results. Is you are conducting research, or deal with very intricate and complex systems I would recommend a more robust platform that complies more to industry standards.
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    Autodesk
    Autodesk Vault is doing a very good job in managing documents, checking in and out files, tracking all versions and revisions that are made. All of these are are done automatically so users dont need to spend time to do it. Autodesk Autocad and Autodesk Inventor are automatically updated with changes made in Autodesk Vault.
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    Pros
    Autodesk
    • The program is very good at simplicity. Each of the buttons, menus, and options has an explanation of exactly what the feature does, and even a more advanced description if you desire to learn more about what each one does.
    • Autodesk Inventor is a very fast program. Everything renders extremely quickly and there are no delays when examining a 3D model, part, or assembly. This is especially useful when giving a presentation about a product or design, and you need to be able to show a concept to an audience in real time.
    • The software has an extremely accurate simulation feature that lets users do stress analysis on a 3D model. It can calculate precisely where the stress concentrations are going to be in a particular model and even give you an accurate depiction of where the part could likely fracture and/or fracture during loading.
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    Autodesk
    • Work In Progress data management
    • AutCAD Integration
    • Streamline Documents and workflow
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    Cons
    Autodesk
    • most if it still runs on a single core. Please fix this
    • Crashes. In our experience, too many crashes. We have high end machines and crashes are way too common.
    • Autosave. I think it is simply unacceptable that Autodesk Inventor combines common crashes with no autosave functionality. We feel this pain all the time.
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    Autodesk
    • more searching capabilities
    • creating reports
    • using the software in the cloud
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Autodesk
    Inventor continues to meet our enterprise needs. I don't see a need to change unless we change our business model significantly.
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    Autodesk
    We are very happy using this product, it helps us a lot in managing files
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    Usability
    Autodesk
    It is quite user-friendly as long as you have the computing power to download and use it. However, this makes it quite inconvenient if you are trying to access files on different devices, as Inventor has to be loaded on all of those devices. While the program itself works just fine, it would be much better for my application if it, or a version, were web-based and allowed users to access and modify projects from anywhere.
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    Autodesk
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    Support Rating
    Autodesk
    I think the support for Autodesk Inventor is very good. The staff at our reseller were very knowledgable and able to walk us through problems pretty easily. The training we received was very good also. I will say that there were a couple of times we reached out to support with a question or challenge we had, and the support agent was not able to resolve our problem, and after touching base back we found out that there was not a solution for the problems we were experiencing. One of them was just how Inventor represents colors inconsistently at times, all things being equal. Another was that Inventor would not let decals on parts transcend to the assembly level. they just would not show up.
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    Autodesk
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    In-Person Training
    Autodesk
    I got the training during college, so mostly i learned on my own
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    Autodesk
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    Alternatives Considered
    Autodesk
    When it comes to solid modeling, the bad choices died out years ago. So we looked at the total ecosystem and chose Autodesk Inventor because of the integration with Nastran, HSM (machining), Autodesk CFD, MoldFlow, and AutoCAD. This means our legacy data (2D) is still a valid part of our design methodologies going forward, and we have the full breadth of engineering tools at our disposal. Other solutions in this space have similar offerings but not nearly as potent of a portfolio in total. It's worth saying that we do not consider Inventor in the same space as CATIA or NX, but that the entire Autodesk portfolio (e.g. Alias, PowerMill, etc) includes a total toolset that exceeds these industry giants.
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    Autodesk
    A great tool for the designers to monitor their work, they can track the entire the entire product development cycle from the beginning to the the design competition and if any revision or correction is required they can do it instantly, furthermore it also offers cloud based hosting service. It offers transparency by providing unique user access and login options
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    Return on Investment
    Autodesk
    • Working on a project designed with Inventor provides a modular design platform that can quickly be configured or changed as required. This allows for the quick turn around time for the design and revision of drawings.
    • We've used Inventor over the years (since 2013) and the updates and newly released versions of Inventor do not require re-training or restrict use.
    • Autodesk follows an intuitive approach and users or designers who have worked on other design platforms like SolidWorks can transition easily to Inventor.
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    Autodesk
    • Efficiency of the Project is improved.
    • Data management become easy
    • Ensured no duplication and standardized the flow.
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