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Inventor LT lets you cost-effectively introduce 3D mechanical CAD into your 2D workflows.
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At a glance

-Professional-grade 3D CAD software
-Easy-to-use 3D CAD software
-For mechanical designers

- Introduce 3D part modeling into your 2D drafting
- Powerful, cost-effective 3D mechanical CAD software
- For mechanical designers
Engineering design productivityInventorInventor LT
Topology optimization✓
Easy-to-use 3D mechanical design✓✓
3D part modeling✓✓
Free-form modeling✓✓
Direct editing✓✓
Real-time design visualization✓✓
Assembly design✓
Sheet metal design✓
Rules-based design/automation✓
Catalog/purchased/standard part library✓
Frame and weldment design✓
Plastic parts design✓
Simulation and design validationInventorInventor LT
Linear static analysis for stress and deflection✓
Draft analysis✓✓
Point cloud tools✓
Select material by environmental/cost impact✓
Assembly collision and interference detection✓
Check for manufacturability✓
CAD file conversion and compatibilityInventorInventor LT
Review/mark up DWG™, DWF™, and PDF files✓✓
Mobile and online sharing of 3D designs✓✓
BIM interoperability✓✓
Native translators✓✓
CAD rendering and design documentationInventorInventor LT
Maintain associativity to non-native CAD models✓✓
Structural walls, floor slab✓✓
Model-Based Definition✓✓
Professional drafting and documentation tools✓✓
TrustedDWG™ technology✓✓
Automatic drawing view creation✓✓
International standards support✓✓
BOM generation✓
Data managementInventorInventor LT
In-product data management✓✓
Configurable data security✓✓
Multiple user/concurrent design✓✓
Easy administration✓✓
Automated design organization✓✓
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