Trying to cut a hole in a part from within an assembly is a nightmare. This is required, because there are times modification of parts in assemblies is physically necessary during the process of manufacture. The location of these features may be at strange alignments that are picked up from other parts or assemblies (ie; process of spotting a hole ).  Inventor does not allow this because it does not permit 3D Sketches in assemblies & does not allow geometry projection in the assembly.  This needs to be looked into. Show More

Please add an option to carry 3D Annotations over into a derived component.   Current situation When a part or an assembly is used as the source for a Derived Component, only geometry (and optionally sketches, work features, parameters, iProperties, surfaces, etc.) is brought into the target part. The 3D Annotations of the source – dimensions, notes, GD&T and tolerance features – are lost. There is no option in the Derived Part/Assembly dialog to include them. The same applies to weldment assemblies: weld symbols and weld annotations created in the weldment are not transferred into the derived part, even though the weld geometry itself can be.   Request Add 3D Annotations to the selectable content of the Derive command, in the same way sketches, work geometry and parameters can already be selected: an option to include the source model's 3D Annotations in the derived component selectable per annotation or at least per group, so users are not forced into all-or-nothing associative where possible, so an annotation edited in the source updates in the derived component for weldment sources: include weld symbols and weld annotations   Why this matters Model Based Definition only works if the annotation travels with the model. Today, the moment a design goes through a derive step – a very common step for weldments, multi-body splits, simplified representations and manufacturing-prep parts – all MBD information has to be recreated by hand. Recreating annotations manually is slow and, more importantly, a source of errors: the derived part can silently disagree with the source about tolerances or weld requirements. Weld information is exactly the kind of data that has to reach the shop floor. Losing it at the derive step forces a fallback to 2D drawings for information that already existed in 3D. Inventor already carries annotation data across a geometry translation: exporting a part with 3D Annotations to STEP AP242 includes the PMI. If the data can survive an export to a neutral format, it should also survive a derive inside Inventor itself. This closes a gap in the digital design-to-manufacturing chain and reduces duplicated effort.   Benefit A consistent MBD workflow from source model through derived component to manufacturing, without manual re-annotation and without the risk of the two models drifting apart. Show More

In many enterprise environments, Content Center contains a large number of libraries, including multiple standards (ISO, DIN, ANSI, JIS, custom libraries, etc.). Today, all available Content Center libraries are presented and processed, even though most users only work with a small subset of them. In our global environment, many users only require Metric (ISO/DIN) libraries, while others may only need Imperial (ANSI) libraries. The remaining libraries create unnecessary overhead and can impact Content Center performance and user experience. Proposed Enhancement: Add a user-specific setting that allows users to choose which Content Center libraries are active. For example: Users can enable only the libraries they regularly use. Inventor remembers the selected libraries in the user's profile/settings. The same selection is automatically restored when Inventor is started again. Users can modify their active library list at any time through the Content Center configuration dialog. Benefits: - Improved Content Center performance in large environments. - Reduced loading and search times. Show More

Hi, I can split face in part environment. But it is not possible in assembly. We need it sometimes to aply the surface direct to assembly/weldment. Because the parts are firstly assembled/weldet und than they are lacquered with multiple colours.   Thanks Show More

The default flat pattern orients bends to bend down. When bending plates with a press brake it is nicer for the operator to have bend up orientation where possible. Als o when laser engraving bendlines it is better to have them on the inside of the bend then on the outside.   The only way to fix this now is to manualy go to each part and either flip the flat pattern or redefine A-side.Then to verify you have to make an idw to check the bend direction because there is no good way of seeing this in the model flat pattern.   I would like a toggle on a template level to prioratize bend up or bend down. Show More

Apparently, Inventor’s native Auxiliary View tool is hardcoded to only accept solid linear edges of 3D model geometry. It apparently deliberately ignores: Drawing sketch lines Model centerlines & center marks Model 3D work axes WHY?????????  As a normal requirement an axis should be able to be picked up and if a custom view is required, Sketches should be able to be used. I shouldn't have to bodgy up some half-baked work around.  I should also be able to select the direction of the view as well as other CAD systems allow.   Show More

Currently, the Mark and Split features in Autodesk Inventor Professional 2026 do not support Rectangular Pattern or Circular Pattern (Polar Pattern) directly. At the moment, users must create the pattern at the sketch level first and then apply the feature. While this workaround is functional, it adds unnecessary steps and reduces workflow efficiency, especially when design changes are required later. Suggested Enhancement:Enable the Mark and Split commands to be patterned directly using the standard Rectangular Pattern and Circular Pattern feature tools, similar to other Inventor features. Benefits: Faster and more efficient modeling workflows Reduced dependency on complex sketch patterns Easier design modifications and maintenance Improved feature tree organization and readability Consistent behavior with other Inventor features This enhancement would provide greater flexibility and help users create repetitive mark and split operations more efficiently. Show More

The Autodesk Assistant is a promising addition to Inventor, but every conversation currently starts from scratch. Users must repeatedly enter the same instructions, standards, and engineering knowledge. I would like Autodesk to introduce Skills for the Autodesk Assistant. A Skill would be a reusable set of instructions that users can create, manage, and execute on demand. Instead of repeatedly typing prompts, users could simply invoke a named skill. Examples include: Company drawing standard reviews iProperty validation BOM consistency checks Documentation reviews Customer-specific design requirements The real value is not automation itself, but capturing engineering knowledge in a form that can be reused by individuals, teams, and organizations. Skills should: Be easy to create using natural language Be discoverable through the Assistant Support personal, shared, and company-wide skills Be treated as managed assets, similar to external iLogic rules Support versioning and ownership Unlike traditional rule-based automation, like iLogic, Autodesk Assistant can explain findings, answer questions, and help users resolve issues that it identifies. This makes skills accessible to engineers who understand the process but do not have programming experience. During experimentation, I found that a simplified version of this concept can already be achieved today by storing reusable instructions in external iLogic rules and asking Autodesk Assistant to execute them. This demonstrates that reusable engineering knowledge can provide real value within Inventor. More details and an example can be found here: Creating Reusable Prompts for the Autodesk Assistant   If users are already creating workarounds to achieve this functionality, it may be worth considering formal support for reusable Skills within Autodesk Assistant. Show More

Problem statement: Inventor currently does not provide a structured PMI representation for general manufacturing requirements that apply to a part, including: General tolerances for unspecified dimensions, e.g. DIN ISO 2768-cL Edge treatment requirements, e.g. DIN ISO 13715 General surface finish requirements, e.g. Ra 6.3, no material removal Today, these requirements can only be represented as general notes in the Inventor model. While this makes the information human-readable, it does not provide a semantically structured representation that can reliably be consumed by downstream manufacturing systems.   Requested capability: Ability to define these general manufacturing requirements as structured, machine-readable PMI directly within an Inventor IPT/IAM model. The information should be accessible through Inventor's PMI/MBD data model and available to downstream applications and interfaces, rather than being represented only as free-text annotations.   Expected workflow: Inventor IPT/IAM → structured PMI/MBD → downstream manufacturing application (e.g. Fusion CAM) → automated interpretation during manufacturing preparation.   Business value: A more complete model-based definition and manufacturing workflow. It would reduce manual interpretation and transfer of manufacturing requirements, improve data consistency, reduce manufacturing preparation errors, and support an end-to-end digital thread from engineering to manufacturing.   Key requirement: The important aspect is not simply displaying these requirements in the 3D model. They need to be represented semantically/structurally so that downstream software can identify the type of requirement and its value programmatically. Show More

Currently, our organization uses a proven workaround to reduce model file sizes by converting an IAM to an RVT (all-in-one element with internal parts removed and voids filled) and then exporting it to STEP. This process worked effectively in Inventor from 2022 to 2024 and has been successfully used for the past four years. significantly reduced the file size. After migrating to Inventor 2026, the workflow still works, but the resulting STEP file size has increased by approximately 500%. While we understand Autodesk's explanation regarding the previous behavior, the earlier output was highly beneficial and supported our established processes. We kindly request that Autodesk consider adding an option in the export settings to retain the previous behavior. This would help organizations like ours continue using a long-standing and efficient workaround without the impact of significantly larger file sizes. Show More

The Timing Belt design functionality in Autodesk Inventor is currently very limited for metric applications. In practical mechanical design, I often need to use other software pachages such as MITCalc to property select and design metric timing belts because Inventor soes not provide enough metric belt profiles, standars, and design options. This is inconvenient because I would prefer to complete the entire mechanical design process directly in Autodesk Inventor instead of switching between different software applications. I believe the Timing Belt Generator should be expanded to support a much wider range of metric timing belt standars, profiles, tooth pitches, pully specifications, belt selections, and manufacturer data. For example, better suppport for commonly used metric profiles such as HTD GT, T-series, AT-series, and other industrial metric timing belt profiles would be very useful for mechanical engineers. Autodesk Inventor is already a powerful mechanical design platform. Improving the metric Timing Belt functionality would allow engineers to complete more of their power transmission design directly inside Inventor and reduce the need for external software. I strongly recommend expanding and improving the metric Timing Belt design capabilities in Autodesk Inventor. Show More

When working in a sketch with multiple lines constrained at the same point it can be difficult or impossible to delete the constraint you want to. In the example below I'd like to delete the constraint for the green line and there is a 25% chance I'll delete the correct one. My idea is to have the ability to show all constraints for a single line by selecting a line, right clicking, and choosing Show All Constraints for Selected. The command Delete Coincident Constraint when you right click on a line sounds good, but it appears to delete the newest constraint and is not affected by which line you click on. If this command could be changed to delete the Coincident constraint affecting the line clicked on that would also be an improvement. Show More

Use case We create simplified/substitute representations of assemblies that get placed into large layouts. To make deriving them easier, we first set up a design view representation without Content Center parts. In the simplified model, every hole that defines an interface or mating condition to a neighbouring component must be preserved, while holes and pockets of the same type and size elsewhere on the model should be removed.   Problem In the Simplify property panel, Remove Features lets us set Holes, Pockets, Tunnels etc. to All or Range – but the only way to protect the interface holes is the Preserve selector, and features have to be picked one at a time. There is no multi-select, no window/box selection, and no way to select by geometric context. On models with many interface holes this becomes a long, error-prone clicking exercise. It gets worse because holes also match the Tunnel definition, so removals we did not intend have to be corrected through Preserve as well. Since Simplify in a part is a browser feature that recomputes as the geometry changes, the selection work also has to be revisited whenever the source model is edited.   Requested improvement Make Preserve behave like other selection sets in Inventor: - Multi-select (Ctrl/Shift), plus window and crossing-window selection - Face-driven selection: pick a face and automatically preserve every hole, pocket or tunnel intersecting that face - Select-similar / select-by-size, so all holes of one diameter can be preserved in one step - Easy removal of entries from the Preserve list, and a readable list of what is currently preserved   Benefit Far fewer clicks on large assemblies, reproducible simplified models, less rework after design changes, and a much lower risk of accidentally removing a hole that another component mates to. Show More

It would be nice if it was possible to hide user work planes, axes and points without having to create a new view. I would like to hide them and be able to save the primary view. Show More

Hi there,   For us who work between multiple projects, with many parts/assemblies in common, it would be great if we could just copy-paste parts/assemblies directly from one Inventor instance's graphics window to another instance. At the moment I have to use "Place" or drag from the explorer's folder. I would be simpler if I can just copy-paste the part/assembly when I'm looking at it, from one window to another.   This update will help a lot of people!!   All the best RB Show More

In Inventor we have only the ability to design only circular gears not bevel gears, worm gears, gear rack, etc. Can you introduce them all in the Gear Component Generator.  Show More

When we need an interactive model presentation we have two solutions: 1) We can make a video inside Inventor; 2) We export the Assembly to an other programs like 3D max then to 3D game engine to add interactivity to a parts. For example, the robotic arm rotate up when I press a button. Why you cannot add a specif module to a program to do this interactivity. Think you. Show More

Add a built-in tool that steps through every sick (broken) constraint and joint in an assembly, one at a time: it zooms to each one, opens its edit dialog automatically so you just re-pick the lost reference, and then jumps straight to the next until they're all fixed. It can also auto-accept the intermediate "assembly cannot be solved" prompt. Today this is a slow manual hunt through the browser; on big assemblies with dozens of broken relationships it's painful. This turns it into a continuous, guided workflow — for both constraints and joints. I built a working iLogic prototype to prove the concept (see video). I'd love this as a native Inventor feature. Show More

When we try to bends a part 360 degrees with the wright values we sometimes a gap between opposite edges, but you do this easily in 3ds max.  Show More