Include in the AEC collection Inventor

[alexey.kurenkov]

I think this is not exactly the right address. But I do not know where to write. Infrastructure Parts Editor requires an Inventor. But it is not in the collection. To be able to create a component, you need to buy Inventor. This increases the cost of the workplace by almost 2 times. Perhaps the developers can influence the composition of the collection.

[ChrisRS]

This is new and confusing.

I believe that this new parts creation engine is in two parts.

Part 1 is the "Infrastructure Modeler"(IM)  add-in for Inventor or Inventor LT.

Part 2 is the "Infrastructure Parts Editor" (IPF)that launches from inside of InfraWorks or Civil 3D.

@alexey.kurenkov, my understanding is that "Inventor LT" is adequate to run the "IM."

I would be satisfied if "Inventor LT" was added to the AEC Collection.

Inventor is $50/mo or $380/year so it is more affordable than Inventor at $235/mo or $1,890/year. I still think it should be included in the AEC Collection.

Autodesk will suggest that you might want to do a one month rental of LT, create your content and be done with rental. I generally do not agree, but there may be some merit to this suggestion:

As I understand it,

• You only need to create one prototype (parametric) model in Inventor/IM.
• Using IPE, you convert that model to a part that you can copy and modify to crate a part family. That is you use IM to create a 8-inch "Widget" model, then use ICE to make 8-inch, 10-inch and 12-inch Widget parts.
• Then use IPM to add these parts to a catalog to use with IW or C3d.

Months later you have a need for a 6-inch and 18-inch widget. Using IPE create 6-inch and 18-inch Widgets, based on the model you created in step 1. You do not need Inventor/IM again.

If the base catalog has a part that is close to what you need, you may be able to use IPE to copy and modify the existing part with out using Inventor/IM.

Like I said, this is confusing. 

The IM/IPE combination does not add great functionality to IW and C3D; it helps users fill gaps in the content provided by Autodesk. I do not want to learn Inventor, but I will, if I need it to patch IW and C3D. I resent having to rent Inventor LT to do so. The optics suck.

[alexey.kurenkov]

Infrastructure Parts The editor does not contain suitable elements for us. You need to create many elements. If the LT Inventor is enough for this, it's good. I just started to study this opportunity. And the first thing it took was an inventor.