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20 at 20: Inventor update arrives with new look and features

Autodesk Inventor is 20 years old. The company has released Inventor 2020 and in recognition that it's the 20th anniversary of Autodesk’s entry into the parametric CAD market to compete with market leader Pro/Engineer and upstart SolidWorks. At 20, Inventor is still one of the top choices in the segment but the engineering design field has changed with challenges from ...

Kathleen Maher

Autodesk Inventor is 20 years old. The company has released Inventor 2020 and in recognition that it's the 20th anniversary of Autodesk’s entry into the parametric CAD market to compete with market leader Pro/Engineer and upstart SolidWorks. At 20, Inventor is still one of the top choices in the segment but the engineering design field has changed with challenges from cloud-based design and direct modeling capabilities. Autodesk has made sure that this update gets attention with new interface updates. Inventor 2020 features a light interface, that immediately makes the product look refreshed. In addition, icons have been improved to look
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