Autodesk Inventor Product Comparisons – Inventor vs. Inventor Professional
| Engineering design productivity | Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Prototyping | ✓ | ✓ |
| Easy-to-use 3D mechanical design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Large assembly design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sheet metal design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rules-based design/automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catalog/purchased/standard part library | ✓ | ✓ |
| Frame and weldment design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plastic parts design✓ | ✓ | |
| Mold and tool and die | ✓ | |
| Electrical systems design/tube & pipe runs | ✓ |
| CAD file conversion & compatibility | Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Review/mark up DWG, DWF & PDF files | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile and online sharing of 3D designs | ✓ | ✓ |
| BIM interoperability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native translators | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subscription | Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Upgrades | ✓ | ✓ |
| Flexible license rights | ✓ | ✓ |
| Technical support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visualization | Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time design visualization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Simulation and design validation | Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Validate performance with simulation & FEA | ✓ | |
| Point cloud tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Select material by environmental/cost impact | ✓ | ✓ |
| Assembly collision & interference detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Check for manufacturability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Draft analysis | ✓ | ✓ |
| CAD rendering & design documentation | Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional drafting & documentation tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native support for DWG files | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic drawing view creation | ✓ | ✓ |
| BOM generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| International standards support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data management | Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| In-product data management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Configurable data security | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple user/concurrent design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated design organization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Easy administration | ✓ | ✓ |