Worldwide Sites
You have been detected as being from . Where applicable, you can see country-specific product information, offers, and pricing.
Keyboard ALT + g to toggle grid overlay
Make great products
Inventor® mechanical design and 3D CAD software offers professional-grade 3D mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation tools.
Play overview video (1:35 min.)Mechanical design is more than parametric modeling
Modeling flexibility
Choose the way you design, with freeform, direct, and parametric modeling options.
Watch video (2:17 mins.)
Any CAD data
Work with files from any 3D CAD application while maintaining an associative link to the original source.
Watch video (2:06 mins.)
Automation
Set up and deploy your product configurator without writing complex code.
Watch video (2:19 mins.)
What's new
The latest release of Inventor delivers customer-driven enhancements to core design tools and new capabilities for engineers managing complex development projects.
AnyCAD technology
Eliminate manual file translation, repair, and rework. (video 1:56 min.)
Top 10 features from IdeaStation
With your help, we’re making Inventor better than ever. (video 2:28 min.)
Shape generation technology
You specify the function, we provide the form. (video 1:45 min.)
Connected product design workflows
Do more with Inventor when you connect it with other product design tools in the Product Design Collection.
2D-to-3D workflow
Connect 3D models with 2D standards-based parts and tools for automating mechanical detailing tasks.
(video: 1:53 min.)
Electro-mechanical workflow
Associatively connect 2D electrical design with 3D mechanical design models.
(video: 2:21 min.)
Factory design workflow
Conceptualize, plan, and validate manufacturing facilities.
(video: 2:10 min.)
Get Inventor with AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD Electrical, Navisworks, and more in the Product Design Collection.
Additional tools for Inventor
Add these tools to Inventor mechanical design software, and round out your development process.
Join the Inventor community
IdeaStation
Tell the development team your ideas about how to improve Inventor.
Knowledge network
Get started, download updates and service packs, troubleshoot, and more.
AU online classes
Watch how-to videos presented by Inventor users and the development team.
Shortcut keys
Boost your productivity with 150+ Inventor keyboard shortcuts.
Inventor blog
Stay up-to-date with the latest news and insights from the Inventor team at Autodesk.
Get it now
It’s easy to get started. Download a free 30-day trial and try it out. Purchase options include flexible subscription terms to fit your needs.
Product Design Collection
Get Inventor as part of the Product Design Collection, and connect 2D and 3D workflows, project data management, and more.