Autodesk Inventor

[#1]

For those of you that know Solidworks, they had a feature that could create features from dumb solids called featureworks.  Does Inventor have anything similar?

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Yes, but it's an add-in, so you'll have to download and install it first.

http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/feature_recognition/

[#3]

Yeah, I really wish this was finally part of basic Inventor by now.

Labs has had this feature for a few realeses now and I use it all the time when dealing with vendor files.

[#4]

Thanks.  I will try this when I get back to work.

We are using profressional so I am miffed that this ins't included as well.

Have you used it and if so what are your thoughts?

[#5]

Jim,

Me too!!!

I used it periodically when I was using Solidworks.  It was good for simple machined type parts.

Forget it on the ergonomic swept type parts.

[#6]

My thoughts are that I've never needed it badly enough to be worth the trouble of trying to get IT to install it for me . . .

[#7]

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Have you used it and if so what are your thoughts?

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Identical to FeatureWorks.

I never use Automatic in Inventor or SolidWorks.
Use in manual mode and recognize only those features that will actually be edited.

You can multiple select then right click to combine circular or rectangular patterns.

[#8]

Thanks JD.

My question now is I have downloaded it and when I go to the addins list I am not seeing it in the list.

How do I get it into my Inventor session?

I ahve already closed out of inventor and restarted that thinking that would work...Not!!!

[#9]

I guess no one likes Fusion?

[#10]

You must install with anti-virus and UAC turned off.

I had the same problem on of my machines till I turned UAC off.