topic Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020 in Inventor Forum

Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

junibird — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:15:40 GMT

I've been looking for a comparison for Inventor 2020 to Inventor Professional 2020. Does anyone have a chart that compares the two. I'm really trying to determine what differences there are between the two so I can make an informed decision on which one to purchase. Thanks in advance.

Mark Joyner

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

Mark.Lancaster — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:26:19 GMT

@junibird

No need to worry about that.. You can no longer purchase or get a subscription to Inventor (standard). Its all Inventor Pro now..

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

davidnelson3104 — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:36:21 GMT

When I download Inventor Pro 2020 and create a deployment, it asks whether I want to choose Inventor 2020 or Inventor Professional 2020. What is the difference?

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

Mark.Lancaster — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:42:33 GMT

@davidnelson3104

The installation of Inventor or Inventor Pro is a single installment product. The switch tells which Inventor to install. If you still have a carried over Inventor (standard) license then you select that option. If you have a license for Inventor Pro then you pick that option. Inventor (standard) doesn't have FEA, STRESS, TUBE & PIPE, CABLE AND HARDNESS...

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:41:20 GMT

Can the non-pro version open the pro-version's files? I am downloading for student use at home and the Pro version is at school. Worried files I create at school won't open at home. Will they?

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

mcgyvr — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:36:18 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

Can the non-pro version open the pro-version's files? I am downloading for student use at home and the Pro version is at school. Worried files I create at school won't open at home. Will they?

Why aren't you installing the pro version? Your student license gives you pro..

Standard can open but you can't do any edits to any pro created features.

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

johnsonshiue — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:28:31 GMT

Hi! The file formats are the same. There is no difference between regular Inventor and Inventor Pro. The only difference is that Pro has certain workflows like Cable&Harness, Dynamic Simulation, Frame Generator, Stress Analysis, Tube&Pipe, and so on. You can still open the files saved with such data. But, you will not be able to edit the data except the assemblies, parts, and drawings.

Many thanks!

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:11:37 GMT

Hi, I'm having problems with downloading Autodesk inventor professional, whenever I download it, I always get 30 days trial instead of having a full one.

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

JDMather — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:55:35 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

I always get 30 days trial instead of having a full one.

I ALWAYS install in 30-day trial mode and then run for at least a couple of weeks in trial mode.

Only after I am sure all is well do I click on Activate to activate my license.

So I'm not sure that I understand the issue. Are you not able to Activate your license.

Is Inventor running OK in trial mode?

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:16:46 GMT

I'm not able to get the full inventor professional I only get 30 days trial.

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

JDMather — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:56:30 GMT

The 30-day trial should be full Inventor Professional.

There is a misunderstanding here.

Do you have a Serial Number for Inventor Professional?

If yes, where did you purchase it, or is it a student license serial number.

Post screen shot of your Trial opening window where it shows how many days you have left in the trial.

Shift Win S then Reply here and Ctrl V to paste image.

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:31:22 GMT

When I want to create an assembly and add a screw, my content center is empty.

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

johnsonshiue — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:53:08 GMT

Hi! This usually means a few things.

1) Content Center was not installed (or not installed properly). Please go to Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> check if "Autodesk Inventor Content Center Libraries 20xx" is there.

2) Content Center Add-In is not loaded. Go to Tools -> Add-Ins -> check if the CC add-in is listed.

3) The project file does not include the correct CC libraries. Go to Get Started -> Project -> click on Configure Content Center (the button on the right at the bottom) -> make sure the needed libraries are included.

Many thanks!

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 09:22:46 GMT

Content Center was not installed i Thing, i dont have found "Autodesk Inventor Content Center Libraries 20xx" in my Control Panel

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 09:32:55 GMT

Content Center was not installed i Thing, i dont have found "Autodesk
Inventor Content Center Libraries 20xx" in my Control Panel

When I want to create an assembly and add a screw, my content center is empty

Re: Inventor 2020 vs. Inventor Professional 2020

leowarren34 — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:03:27 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

You then need to run the Inventor installation media which contains the content centre - you can find the media at https://manage.autodesk.com/

Run the installer as admin and make sure content libraries are ticked.