When skeleton modelling, I use different sketches to define different bodies and their features in a multibody part. Those bodies are converted into parts in an assembly, with the command 'Make Components'. When creating a drawing of a part (which in essence is a derived part), I'd like to retrieve the dimensions used to create that part. But when right clicking on a view, selecting 'Retrieve Model Annotations', after selecting the option 'Select Parts' and select a part in a view, ALL the dimensions used for the entire multibody part are previewed, which is a total clutter of dimensions (see picture below). If you select 'Select Feature' nothing is displayed for a derived part (because the features aren't in the derived part).   It would be really nice to be able to iterate through the different sketches inside that multibody part in that function 'Retrieve Model Annotations' that define the features and preview the dimensions used in a particular sketch in that part, after which you select the dimensions needed in the drawing. Cluttered dimensions Show More

The DEFAULT border has intelligence built in that auto switches the number of zones when switching the orientation of a drawing.  This functionality doesn't appear to exist in custom borders.  Sure would be useful!  Please consider adding to the next version of Inventor. Show More

When we're working in Inventor and we RMB (right mouse button) we get a popup menu and there's a nice little shortcut hint on the side.   Since CTRL+B = Find in Browser we assign a mouse button to CTRL+B.  When working in Inventor we can just click that button and it highlights that part or assembly and goes to it in the model tree.  BUT, when we're working in Inventor Studio and we RMB and get the popup menu, there is a selection to Find in Browser, *BUT*, there is no CTRL+B.  So our little quick click to find in the model tree doesn't work.  And in Inventor Studio you jump between items in the model tree a lot more than in just Inventor.  The solution?  Add CTRL+B to the popup menu in Inventor Studio.  TAH-DAH!   And while we're discussing Inventor Studio, how about letting us do a window select for animations?  If we want to slide every animation from some point in time backwards a second, we can highlight everything after that and just slide it to where you want.  BUT (another BUT), you have to pick e-v-e-r-y   s-i-g-l-e   a-n-i-m-a-t-i-o-n   o-n-e    a-t   a   t-i-m-e..... UGH.  Let us group select animations in the timeline!!! Show More

Although we can create model states within our sheet metal parts, apparently the flat pattern created is only of the primary model state part.  In some instances, we make a left or right hand version, yet as things currently are, the flat pattern will only apply to the one considered primary.  Some sheet metal parts may also include or omit certain holes or features.   The ability to have a flat pattern per model state version would be the best solution for utilizing model states in sheet metal parts. Show More

Hi, does anyone know if it is possible within Inventor to automatically set the angle of hatch lines to i.e. 45 & 135 degrees?   As when I section a 2D drawing, especially an assembly the angle of the hatch lines seems to be randomly generated to an angle with several decimal places, which doesn't look  professional on the drawings.   I would have thought this would have been a parameter you could set within 'Styles', but cannot find anything.   The only solution I've come across is to select each individual section area an then adjust the angle, which is time consuming and frustrating.   Maybe this is something Autodesk should include in one of their many updates.   Any advise, thoughts or solutions on this are welcome. Show More

Presets are a great functionality to apply various settings to features. Unfortunately, there is currently no public API available for creating, selecting, or applying any Presets programmatically. In my specific case, I need to apply a set of propüerties to an assembly through BIM-Content - Include Properties, but I'm sure there would be diverse other applications throughout Inventor starting from applying a set of parameters to a hole to generating different simplifications with different levels of detail to whatever is possible with a preset. So appling a preset, that could easily be deployed to a users machine through the API would provide a powerful tool for many use-cases. Please take into consideration as a future API-Improvement. Thank you, Tobias Show More

Currently, when using the "Ground and Root" command and selecting "Create origin flush constraints, inventor by default creates the flush constraints by first picking the origin plane, then picking the plane of the part. In my experience, this is a less stable way to pick constraints, as the first picked item is always a slave to the second. per the inventor help:   "The first component always moves to the second component, even if the first component is fully constrained. If this causes constraint errors, the Assembly Constraint Management dialog lists the conflicting constraints so you can suppress or delete them."   Please change the behavior so that the component is picked first instead of the origin planes Show More

It would be amazing if you could window select solids when cutting with an extrusion.  I'm often having to click many times to select up to 100 solids, and it would be far easier to be able to window select them.  You can window select to remove solids/components when simplifying, but not when cutting with an extrusion? Show More

Having a calculator built into the measure tool would be amazing. Having to switch out of the window to open up the OS calculator is a pain!   To start off, just a simply manual input calc would do. Further down the line maybe the measure tool itself could serve as the inputs being able to select that "measure input" by a button in the UI of the measure tool.  Show More

Currently, when using the "Pack & Go" feature from an Assembly (.iam) or a Part (.ipt), Inventor does not automatically search for and include all the associated drawing files (.idw / .dwg) unless they are strictly in the same folder or through complex project search paths. This often results in incomplete packages when sending files to suppliers or archiving projects, forcing users to rely on time-consuming manual workarounds. I propose adding a dedicated, native checkbox in the Pack & Go dialog box called "Include all related drawings PLM Search". Show More

I don't know if anyone else is seeing this happen when either opening a part or assembly from with in a Drawing, and also when opening a Subassembly from within the higher assembly, it also happens when opening from the normal open a start-up, or using the file open option from the menu, and it take quite a bit longer as opposed to 2016.     It looks as if Inventor is calling up the Artificial Idiot with ever open action instead of calling the AI as and when wanted/needed by the user, can we get an option to disable this action and ONLY call the AI as and when needed/wanted and not every timer we open or create a file as is doth annoying and wasting time, CPU and memory resources Show More

Hi everyone, When you open a part directly from an assembly, Inventor always resets the view to the part's default orientation — which can be disorienting when you're trying to inspect or work on something you were just looking at in the context of the assembly. What this rule does: OPEN IN POSITION lets you click on any part inside an assembly and open it as a standalone document while preserving the exact camera orientation you had in the assembly view. The part opens showing the same angle, the same perspective — as if you just "zoomed in" to it. Show More

I am using Solid edge and Autodesk inventor both software, In Solid edge you can save section view and cut multiple section at a time on different plane or direction and also it can use in drafting while calling view, I attached solid edge section view photos how it works, Is there any way for saving section view in inventor. Show More

In the assembly environment, I think it would be helpful to have the number of selected occurrences displayed. Typical steps: Click on a part/assembly in the graphics window or model browser -> Right-Click -> Selection -> Select All Occurrences.  . . . now while all occurrences are selected the number of occurrences could be displayed, perhaps in the status bar. (e.g. "Count: #") This would be useful as a quick sanity check instead of having to open the Bill of Materials to check quantities. Thanks Andro Show More

BACKGROUND: Sometimes, to keep drawings from being less cluttered, we will use balloon leaders to have one balloon pointing to multiple occurrences of the same part.   This is handy, but the balloon properties are driven by the first/primary leader, and as far as I'm aware Inventor does not have any built-in checks to ensure any subsequent leaders have the same properties. As a result, the following scenarios are possible:   - User mistakenly puts the leader on a different part from the primary, so that part is called out with the wrong balloon - User changes one of the parts, and as a result one or more of the parts connected through leaders to the balloon no longer matches     IDEA: Add error checks to catch when parts attached to non-primary balloon leaders do not have the same properties as the part attached to the primary leader (specifically, whatever properties are displayed by the balloon, other properties don't matter).   This would be implemented by flagging such discrepancies as sick on the drawing space and in Design Doctor.   Show More

Really Autodesk? How is this not a feature?   Show More

When an Inventor document becomes "dirty" (modified), it can have significant impact on a number of workflows (assembly, Vault, save, upgrade). The UI should clearly indicate when a document is "dirty" and highlight the moment it becomes "dirty" as the consequences of some edits are not obvious.   Vladimir Michl, www.arkance.world - www.cadforum.cz  Show More

Especially when working with different (nested) model states this results in a quite un-intuitive mess more often than not.   To my understanding: Uncheck Visibility: Component is still loaded and calculated in memory, but can not be seen Check Suppress: Component is not loaded nor caclulated (and of course can not be seen) → If it is not calculated, why are the attached constraints still un-suppressed then (occasionally worsening the resolve of the CSP [constraint satisfaction problem] for no reason)?   Current Behaviour: When a component gets suppressed, all the attached constraints stay un-suppressed and Inventor fails quite frankly to solve some of these.   Expected behaviour: When a component gets suppressed, all the attached constraints should be suppressed too (by default or at least by choice).   Note: If I wanted constraints of suppressed components still to be resolved and just wanted to get rid of the components appearance, I would just choose visibility for that, not suppress.     Show More

Love the Display Separate Colors feature in the assembly environment of Inventor Professional 2026.   How about enabling that feature within a part file, when it's multi-body? Show More