Why does Inventor include these wonderful tools for creating piping ... and then not have any system available for documenting them in an industry standard way?  I know I can export them as a .PCF ... but unfortunately Plant 3D doesn't import .PCF, and the tech preview that would do it has expired.

Meanwhile ... my client wants P&ID's & piping isos, and that means that I can't use Inventor, and have to look for a different package to spend more money on.

What i expect in the future is better implementation Alias with Inventor.

To use the benefit of strong assotiative feature-based modeling methology and the benefits of explicit surface class A modeling techniques.

I would love to increase productivity by having the chance to use both within the same surface.

Reg,

JWI

I'd like to see a new "Electrical Components" Content Center Library provided with Inventor. This library would include 3D Inventor models for all of the Panel and component footprint drawings included in AutoCAD Electrical.

Creating a part feature, the option of creating their thin walls, adding menus simpler than some plastic parts would make the drawing. Shell process will need to use every time. Thus, certain restrictions will be eliminated.

Would be nice to have ab FBX export option, so that animations that have been set up in Inventor (camera, constraints etc) could be rendered in Showcase or 3DS Max

Creating complex sheet metal parts and flat patterns, to create a feature that can benefit

Patch command, in order to make more complex patches can be improved.
Patching process only;
1 - patched where you can select the edge lines,
2 - Weight Factors adjust,
options open is not enough.

The patch process, the patch can commit to use the options in the guide lines of the road, should be added to the command options.

Be able to export the Frame (Frame Generator) to SFPD, so that we can import it into something such as Revit, or Structral Detailer.