Autodesk Fusion Vs Inventor
Solution: Both AutoCAD and Inventor can create 3D Models. There are various considerations to decide which is the right one for your needs. AutoCAD Versus Inventor AutoCAD Inventor General 2D drafting software that can do 3D pretty well Pure 3D object-oriented software Interface Communicates with toolbars, context-sensitive shortcut menus, dialog boxes - and a command line Communicates with toolbars, context-sensitive shortcut menus, and dialog boxes Industry Focus Integrates with industry-specific tools such as AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and AutoCAD Mechanical Focuses on mechanical design Modeling Geometry-driven models Parametric models, with features such as holes, chamfers, fillets, etc. File handling 'All-in-one' file Distinguishes between assemblies, parts, and 2D drawings Usage Example Creates a machine Simulates how the machine actually moves For more information product page features page.
Autodesk Fusion Vs Inventor
Hello, Everyone will have a different opinion on Inventor or Fusion. You ask on the Inventor forum, more people will say Inventor, you ask on the Fusion forum people will say Fusion.
I can use Solidworks nearly as good as Inventor, but i prefer Inventor by a mile. Yet 90% of people i talk to prefer Solidworks. I think you should use both, see which one you like better.
And also look what each software can do. To see which would suit you better. An example is i use sheet metal, and iLogic daily. So Inventor is better for me. I have not used fusion a lot, but i get the impression that Inventor is more advanced then Fusion.
But a lot of people may not need a lot of the features in Inventor. So Fusion is perfect for them. Whereas some people may need features than Fusion does not offer. So they use Inventor. If you want to tinker in your garage use fusion, if you want a job in engineering you need to learn Inventor. Barely any companies use Fusion yet, there are far too many drawbacks and missing features from it.
That being said, it is clear that Autodesk are keen to make Fusion the only solution in the future and where Inventor fits into these plans is not particularly clear. If you are thinking about the car Industry, you need to learn Catia as every car company uses this, also worth noting that they don't use the most recent version either. Alias is used to a some extent but Catia is the main one. When I've been looking for jobs, Inventor and Solidworks are the most used software packages in industry. ThomasSavage wrote: Hello, Everyone will have a different opinion on Inventor or Fusion.
The following are facts, not opinions. (the facts are subject to change over time) Fusion does not have Sketch Blocks which I frequently use in teaching Engineering Design Technology for the purpose of proving out mechanism kinematics before full geometry modeling.
Autodesk Inventor Vs Fusion 360
Last I looked (my info could be out of date) some functionality of Sweep, Loft, Fillet, Shell and especially Coil missing from Fusion. The missing functionality represent many hours of instruction which I frequently use in teaching Engineering Design Technology. Fusion missing Plastic Part tools like Grill, Boss, Lip, Rest.
Fusion Sheet Metal missing many functions. This represents a couple of weeks of instruction.
Fusion missing Weldments - this represents an entire course and auxiliary portions of other courses. Fusion missing a whole host of Design Accelerators like Bolted Connections, Frame Generator, Gear, Sprocket, V-belt, Cams which represent weeks of instruction. Fusion missing Mold Design environment.
Fusion missing Routed Systems environment. I have not looked recently at what Fusion has in the way of Dynamic Simulation environment (represents two entire courses in my curriculum), but I doubt it is even close to Inventor. I am sure I would be able to identify other limitations and it is not fair that I have not identified the positive(s?) in Fusion.
Autodesk Fusion 360 Vs Inventor
In short, I would not be able to justify the tuition that my students are paying for professional instruction to become professional mechanical designers if the only tools I had in my toolbox were those currently available in Fusion 360. Let me illustrate this way - I drive a Cadillac. Fusion is new technology, if I go purchase a new car representing forward looking technology, say an electric car, I expect it to include functionality based on prior experience of 30 yrs of building cars (or CAD) and a bit more, a 'hook' that makes the Ford Fusion better than the GM Cadillac. Why would I go back to driving a lesser CAD if I am driving a Cadillac? I don't want to hear that I am unfairly comparing mature technology to new technology. I think my comparison is entirely fair. What has Autodesk been doing the last 30 years?
Building CAD. If they want a Cadillac model and a lesser Fusion model, that is fine, but they should be honest that these represent two different levels of consumer demand.