Is there an improvement in this? I need Autodesk Inventor Professional for my work. We do not work with windows (because of poor security), nor with mac because of the poor quality / price ratio.
Is there a chance that Autodesk products will make Inventor for Linux Ubuntu?
On my pc, Linux runs on HALF the RAM that Win7 does. And I find it easier on my eyes. And more stable....
The current trend is for software to be cross-platform, I can sync Chrome on Linux and windows, run Open Office on both etc.
Come on Autodesk, the freedom to choose is what your customers want.
Indeed. And, Chrome vs. Inventor... not such a good comparison given the orders of magnitude in complexity. In order for Inventor to run under Linux would require much the same process as in vanilla AutoCAD being ported to the Mac. Complex programs are only possible through referencing pre-made low level operations (e.g. .NET framework, WPF), kind of like not making your own nails and screws when building your house. If all those simple bits aren't available, or are implemented differently, its a lot of work to translate everything across.
Why is Autodesk not programming in cross-platform languages? It will take some time before the program is finished. Then the autodesk products are ready for the future. (C++, QT, OpenGL)
re; why? i'm a linux/ubuntu user and a student. I would appreciate even the effort to try to make a beta for linux users like myself because i don't have the money or the time to convert all the time and Invetor is the mostly used software we use at school
Hi! As you can see, this is a very old topic (started from 2007) and there was not much further discussion. Indeed, it would be nice if Inventor can run natively on Linux or any operation system other than Windows. I cannot say if it will be offered. However, there isn't strong demand from professional users to provide Linux-based Inventor based on our user study.
Whether or not Linux version should be offered is a technical question and a business question. Although Autodesk offers free education license to students, educators, and education institutes worldwide, most products do require commercial license and users to pay. Like many other companies in the world, Autodesk is a public-traded for-profit company. It has to evaluate if such daunting endeavor makes technical and business sense.
A different way to look at this issue is that there are existing technologies allowing Inventor to run on OS neutral environment, like virtualization, browser-based, and streaming. Inventor team continues evaluate different technologies and tries to offer broader access to the product.
Many thanks!
Thank you for your detailed reply Johnson, and I fully understand that I am in the minority.
I am still a full time Inventor user after all these years, and still a Linux user whenever I can be.
From what I know, no. It's not worth the cost and time to write the application for that platform.
Same deal for Mac.
Not sure but you might want to see if you can run it thru Bootcamp or Parallel as one would on a Mac.
Jim O'Flaherty
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