Features Include:

• Digital Prototypes. Make sure designs work before spending money on prototypes or manufacturing tooling.
• Dynamic Simulation. With Inventor, designers can use Dynamic Simulation to predict how a product will work under real-world conditions, without having to build costly, time-consuming physical
  prototypes or waiting for results from expensive consultants.
• Stress Analysis. The stress analysis functionality in Inventor helps users understand how parts perform under load, so they know their
  designs have sufficient strength to perform without failure.
• Tube and Pipe Design. Inventor enables users to reduce the time required to design tubing, piping, and flexible hose.
• Cable and Harness Design. Use Inventor to design cable and harness runs- including ribbon cables - and save time and resources.
• AutoCAD Integration. Only Inventor provides DWG TrueConnect, delivering industry-leading integration of 2D and 3D design through direct read and write of the DWG format with full associativity to the 3D design data without translators.
• Part Design. With the power of functional design, Inventor helps you focus on the functional requirements of a design to drive the creation of 3D models and create competitive product designs in less time.
• Assembly Design. Inventor combines functional design with easy-to-use assembly tools so users can be sure that every part and
  component in an assembly design fits correctly.
• Design and Manufacturing Documentation. Inventor takes the production of manufacturing and documentation to the next level of productivity through automatic generation of drawing views and
  comprehensive tools for finishing drawings.
• Collaboration and Communication. Inventor enables the efficient and secure exchange of design data to support collaboration between different engineering contributors, including industrial design, product design, and manufacturing.
• Customisation and Automation. Make the most of your investment in 3D by adapting Inventor to support your company’s design standards and engineering processes.
• Learning Resources. Inventor offers a range of learning and reference resources to help users maintain skills and quickly make the most of the 3D design environment.

Minimum System Requirements (Includes Autodesk Vault client):

Part & assembly design (less than 1,000 parts):

• Intel® Pentium® 4, Xeon™, or AMD Athlon™, 2GHz or better processor
  
• 3.5+ GB free hard drive space (for installation)
  
• 1+ GB RAM
  
• 128+ MB DirectX or OpenGL Capable graphics card
  

Large assembly design (more than 1,000 parts):

• Intel® Pentium® 4, Xeon™, or AMD Opteron™, 3GHz or better processor
  
• 3.5+ GB free hard drive space (for installation)
  
• 3+ GB RAM
  
• 128+ MB DirectX or OpenGL Capable, Workstation Class graphics card
  

Supported Operating Systems

• Windows® 2000 Professional SP4
  
• Windows® XP Professional SP1, SP2
  
• Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition (1)
  

Other Requirements

• DVD-ROM drive. Autodesk Inventor software is shipped in DVD format only. Upon receipt of the product, if you would like CD format, please fill out the business reply card and send back to Autodesk for fulfilment.
  
• Please refer to the Autodesk published graphics card recommendations at http://www.autodesk.com/inventor-graphic-cards.
  
• Internet connection for web downloads and Subscription Aware access
  
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 or later
  
• Microsoft Excel 2000 or later for iComponents, thread customisation and spread sheet driven designs
  
• NetMeeting® 3.01 or later for web-collaboration
  
• Autodesk recommends settings which allow Microsoft Windows to manage virtual memory, as needed. There should always be at least twice as much free hard disk space as system memory.
  

Note: The preceding requirements are recommended for effective use of Autodesk Inventor software. The following minimum system requirements for Autodesk Inventor can be used for educational purposes or small assembly design: Intel Pentium®. Xeon®, or AMD Athlon™ with 512MB RAM and 850MB available hard disk space for Autodesk Inventor and an additional 700MB available hard disk space for Autodesk Inventor Professional. Installation of the Content Center requires an additional 1.5+GB of hard disk space and can be installed on a local workstation or centralised on a server location for access by multiple users.

Pricing:

- Can be purchased using eLCs

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• AutoCAD 2008
• New - AutoCAD 2009
• AutoCAD Map 3D 2008
• New - AutoCAD Map 3D 2009
• AutoCAD Raster Design 2008
• New - AutoCAD Raster Design 2009

Manufacturing Solutions Division

• AutoCAD Electrical 2008
• New - AutoCAD Electrical 2009
• Inventor Pro 2008
• New - InventorPro 2009
• AutoStudio 2008

Architecture, Engineering & Construction

• AutoCAD Architecture 2008
• New - AutoCAD Architecture 2009
• AutoCAD MEP 2008
• New - AutoCAD MEP 2009
• Revit Architecture Suite 2008
• New - Revit Architecture Suite 2009
• Revit MEP Suite 2008
• New - Revit MEP Suite 2009
• Revit Structure Suite 2008
• New - Revit Structure Suite 2009
• AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008
• New - Civil 3D 2009

Media & Entertainment

• 3ds Max 2008
• New - 3ds Max 2009
• New - 3ds Max 2009 Design
• Combustion 2008
• Cleaner 6 for Mac
• Cleaner XL 1.5
• Maya Complete 2008
• Maya Unlimited 2008
• MotionBuilder 7.5
• Sketchbook Pro 2.0