Most on this forum will lean towards Inventor. Inventor is strong suit is complex mechanical design. Fusion will lend better to free-form organic designs. That being said, both will do the job. Fusion will probable be quicker to learn and Inventor will produce better drawings.
Fusion seems to be the new hot item from ADSK that's always getting new features.
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When you say "complex" are we talking about hand-carving free flowing shapes or a complex design with many components/pieces. This is what we use Inventor for as we design & build commercial transportation equipment.
There are some great add-ins for Inventor for the wood-work industry as well: http://woodworkforinventor.com/
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Hi Guys,
I work on Inventor for a bit more than 17 years. The speed of adding new features to the product is like a reversed bell curve. It was extremely fast at the first 5 to 8 years. After most add-ins are built, it slowed down for a few years. For the past 4 years, the speed is picking up again.
I do not work for F360 team so I cannot comment on the product or its direction. Here is a link explaining the difference between Inventor and F360.
Please feel free to try both. If you happen to like both, good for you. We, including you are all winners. If you happen to like one of them, at least you have a solution.
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Software Test Engineer
@Anonymous I see that you are visiting as a new member to the Inventor Forum. Welcome to the Autodesk Community!
Being that you are a student, you can get a version of each on a trial basis. Since you are interested in architecture as well as interior design I would recommend Inventor as it can be powerful in both disciplines. The previous posts give good examples of what the capabilities and strengths of each are. It is a complex question that depends on the shapes you are trying to make, the medium you are going to be making it out of, the tools available for manufacturing, the documentation requirements, etc. A statement of which is best with little information given is like asking which is best: Ferrari or Hummer? Both are cool and will get you to your destination but what are your requirements on getting there, gas, mountains, speed, towing? Do you have examples of your work or similar shapes you are trying to create? Both will create complex furniture well it just depends on the unknown intangibles that make the decision difficult. Feel free to continue the conversation with more information and we will do our best to help narrow down your choice (learn both and master the universe is my recommendation).
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Hi JD,
One minor correction to the education license usage, it should be free for students, educators and education institutes for education purpose. If a student is hired to do commercial work as an apprentice or an intern, he will need to use commercial license product to do the work.
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Hi! Very cool! Many thanks for sharing the videos!
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