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Whatever you heard from an Autodesk Employee and/or reseller is just talk, rumors, their view/point or just words. If there's a plan or a future path.. You will not know it until the formal public announcement is made. If you making your decision based on this.. Well I would caution you in doing so.
Mark Lancaster
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Autodesk Inventor Certified Professional & not an Autodesk Employee
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agreed this is just talk & nothing has been said directly by Autodesk publicly
My personal feeling is Inventor is not going away anytime soon or being replaced by Fusion 360
Fusion 360 still has a long way to go to be able to completely replace Inventor
Powermill i have no experience with nor do i have an opinion what is happening with this
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Regarding any kind of "... product BlahBlah is eventually going away/getting cancelled/etc. ..." type suggestions, I recommend a rather crude but succinct internet meme: "Proof, or shut up." I've heard this from any number of people on any number of products, and it usually boils down to someone or another doesn't like how a program operates, or doesn't like the fact the developers are not putting their needs (wants, really) front and center, or is simply shilling for a competitor.
Like most developers, Autodesk cannot and will not comment on the future of product development past the upcoming release. In the case of publicly traded companies this has legal ramifications. In all cases, it's a matter of committing to a certain period of time beyond the next year or two is a virtual suicide pact due to how quickly the industry can move in that period of time. Think about it: five years ago, did you consider how much would be running off of cloud servers (regardless of your own lack of use)? Did you think NVidia would stop development of Mental Ray, or that Autodesk would purchase SolidEdge/Arnold?
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"I don't know" is the beginning of knowledge, not the end.
If you are going to fly by the seat of your pants, expect friction burns.
"I don't know" is the beginning of knowledge, not the end.
@doug.johnston wrote:
Given that Autodesk has in the past eliminated programs that were functioning well (eg. Showcase, Inventor Publisher, etc.)
How well a program functions isn't necessarily the criteria in consideration. Things like how much work it is to maintain (including updates to newer OS), and how much it's in use/commercial returns would be more in tune with the decision making process.
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If you are going to fly by the seat of your pants, expect friction burns.
"I don't know" is the beginning of knowledge, not the end.
If you are going to fly by the seat of your pants, expect friction burns.
"I don't know" is the beginning of knowledge, not the end.
Hi! This question can be asked for any product on the market. Nobody can say for sure that a given product would last for how many years. It depends on many external and internal factors. Back in 1982, when a team of very smart developers launched a product called AutoCAD, I don't think they had envisioned the longevity of it. So did Catia or NX (Unigraphics), the two older CADs than AutoCAD.
I don't think anybody except the ones with super power would be able to tell you the answer. It sounds like you are not 100% satisfied with Inventor Professional + HSM. Could you elaborate on the things you are not happy with so we can do better?
In terms of F360, I encourage you to try it. It is free to try as all Autodesk products. If it works for you, it will be a great bargain and you will help your company save a lot of money. If it does not work for you, you still have the tools you have. Certainly, I don't want you to look at offerings from other companies for apparent reasons. But, nothing could stop you from doing that.
We are committed to make Inventor Professional better and we are doing it on a daily basis. If you have any concern or any question, please contact me directly (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com). I am more than happy to answer based on my best knowledge. If I cannot do it, I should be able to find the right person to do that.
Many thanks!
Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer
Hi! Sure, SWX is a formidable competitor. However, if SWX was the solution for everybody, you would not be able to make that comment here. I am not in the business of promoting SWX. But, SWX is a good product. So is INV. INV can do a lot things that SWX cannot, vice versa for sure. If you like using SWX, please help make it better. We would like to focus on improving INV here.
Many thanks!
Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer
Hi Robert,
Many thanks for your kind words! Every product has room for improvement, Inventor or HSM is not an exception. It sounds like you have specific request for HSM particularly. If you send me an email, I should be able to involve some discussion with the team.
In terms of Inventor's ability of flattening complex geometry, it is an area we are actively working on. If you are interested, please sign up Inventor Beta program.
You will be able to try out the latest Inventor build in a no-install required environment, give feedback to the project teams and interact with project teams in real time.
Many thanks!
Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer
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