Inventor does not currently expose the ability to enable/change the stacked fractional text.    This not being available really limits the options to quickly edit and update drawings.  It is important to be able to change the type also as horizontal and diagonal are preferred one over another. Show More

We need an angular ordinate dimension tool in IDW's.  I have been asking for years now. What is the problem.  Dimensioning tanks, and vessels with standard angle dim tool is a mess. Junk.... We need angular ordinate dimension tool.        Show More

Since recently you can fix the cutting-plane lines in a drawing with dimensions. Thank you, I appreciate that.   But I don't think the way it has to be done is optimal: First you have to position the two cutting-plane lines (both outer sides move to the middle), then you have to edit the sketch in the model browser (for that, both outer sides move back to their origin position).   What about this?: You pick the position of the first cutting-plane line. Then you have to pick the basis-line and have to enter the distance. Secondly, the same process is repeated with the second cutting-plane line. In my opinion, that would significantly improve the handling. Show More

Hello.   It would be great to somehow visually mark referenced components. Currently for other options such as suppressed, transparent, enabled, ..., there are visual marks, but not for referenced components. You can see from below image, that we have 2 plates, 1 normal and 1 referenced, but they cannot be distinguished which one is the referenced one, unless you go under component options and check if it is referenced.   As an addon, if there would be such property, it could also be transferred to DWF format, to be viewed in Thin Client viewer or similar.       Best regards, Rene Repina Show More

Hello.   Export visual properties (transparent, enabled, ...) to DWF format so they can be seen in DWF Viewers (Thin Client Viewer, ...).   Vault Idea station idea: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vault-ideas/vault-thin-client/idc-p/14275346   Inventor vs Thin Client view:     Best regards, Rene Repina Show More

Hi   I am creating hand rail to be used with a pipe/tubing cutting machine that cuts perpendicular to the material. I would like the cut perpendicular that is found in the NOTCH profile to also used in the Miter command   My current work around is using surface feature Ruled Surface twice then stich and then Replace face. This however no longer makes the cut the same degree as the original miter cut.    I could do this all manually but we have software with the feature already in the NOTCH, so lets use it.     Show More

When checking for collisions, mark any colliding object as "checked" and, in the next iteration, exclude it from the displayed list—similar to content center components. It is very difficult to check for all minor collisions (a short thread in a hole based on the screw type, when in reality the thread extends all the way to the screw head), and after a visual inspection, the correction process requires closing the dialog, checking the model, and running the check again—at which point the collision is flagged once more. The validation confirmation option would thus not display all detected collisions at once, but I should, of course, have the option to enable them using a checkbox. This list of checked collisions could also be saved in a document so that it would show who marked the collision as valid, and it would be displayed in the model tree.   Show More

Please add the ability to control the Bolted Connection assembly file naming defaults like the 'Frame Generator', 'Tube & Pipe', or 'Mirror & Copy'.  Currently the default file name is 'Bolted Connection.iam' or a vault generated number/name.   Unsure why out of all the Design Generation tools this one operates differently than the others. Show More

Hi,   if I create a weldment IAM it is currently possible to save and release an IAM in edit-mode. After re-opening a weldment Inventor still shows the edit situation. The problem is, if a drawing will be created the IAM can't be used and a hint is shown. Especially if an IAM will be released e.g. via Vault and from than on teh IAM is write-protected, we have a problem.      The situation should be similar to edit a sketch in part evironment. With saving the IAM I have to be thrown out of the weld-environment to avoid saving a weldment in this situation.   Cheers Kay Show More

Add AI-assisted translation to local languages for the online help with a 'Translate button' in the online help.   Show More

A feature within software options that would log how many times each feature was used during modeling in a given timeframe (eg. Current session, 1day, 1week or although) to help determine most frequently used features by the user. I would find that really helpful to determine which features to keep under a Hotkey(CAD mouse specifically) Show More

It would be very helpful if in the browser the information of the model state will be shown also at the derived blocks. Now the model state is shown only at the derived parts but not for the derived blocks. If you derive the same block twice out of the same part with different model states in the folder “Blocks” the name is only different by an added number e.g., “_1”. It would be easier and better if behind the block name will be shown the model state name.   Show More

A current example: A part with 3 volumes. First I created the front volume, then the middle volume (outgoing from the back side of the front volume), then the back volume (outgoing from the back side of the middle volume). At that time, the design requirements were such that it didn't matter on which plane I created the sketch, so I chose a plane where I could define as much of the geometry as possible.   But now I need a model state in which I don´t see the front volume and the back volume. Now I realize that it's not that simple, because when I try to supress the first extrusion, the second extrusion also disappears, because it´s based on the back side of the first extrusion.    Please, Autodesk, improve that behavior! Even better: Make it possible to supress volumes in a model state!   Show More

The OLD style hole menu (sorry for the poor quality but finding a screen shot was difficult)     It was much easier and quicker to use that what we have to do now having to create a new sketch, palace at point/s the create the hole/s,   With the OLD method it was one click ie hole pick where/how the hole was created like center of circle and pick the circle the from the menu, which is exactly the same as what we have now, set the hole specifications etc, or distance from two edges pick the two edges input the distance and click DONE much easier and much quicker.   So just WHY did Autodesk do away with it  ? No explanations were ever given   Why not give US the option of this or the other more cumbersome way ?   Can we get it back ? Show More

Dear AutoDesk team,   I am using Using 2023 Inventor and I detect several times that new parts inserted are placed far from the rest of the assembly and during the configuration of the Constraints I loose the part. It makes me delete the part in the browser tree and start the process again.   Check the photo below to see how far the part is in this example. 2801934.777mm = 2.8 Kilometeres = more than 1.7 miles   More than that... During the configuration of the constraints a small movement on the space mouse or the mouse+F4 is enough to put the part far far far away. So far that it is lost in the universe.   Best regards, Filipe   Initial distance 2801934.777mm!!       Show More

I'm annoyed that the creation date is automatically inserted in the revision date slot. Why can't I click a drop down and choose today like I do in iProperties when setting dates? Or even better, when is clicked todays date is entered automatically instead of the date when the drawing was made. When would I ever want to have a revision date the same drawing date?           Show More

When a user (logs out of one Vault and) logs in to a different Vault in Inventor, the Project file associated with that Vault should be set in Inventor automatically. This setting (associating a Project file with a Vault) already exists in Vault but it's not being used to its full extent.   If a user tries to switch Vaults while they have CAD files open, perhaps Inventor could warn them, or refuse to switch Vaults until the files are closed? We have two Vaults (our original Vault has so much data in it that it's becoming unmanageable so we are organically migrating to a new Vault) so some users need to switch back and forth. Often they forget to switch Project files when switching Vaults, so they save in the incorrect location, and various other issues.   Humans aren't perfect, so any tedious steps that we can take out of their workflow (such as having to remember to switch y when they switch x) makes for happier users and a more productive company. There's already a setting in Vault to 'enforce' a specific Project file for a Vault. But currently this setting only applies to Vault, which needs to know which Project file was used to create Inventor files that are vaulted. Surely this setting could be used to set the active Project file in Inventor too? Show More

Title is self exclamatory. Sure I can screen shot, but if I care about keeping aspect ratios the same, I want to use the built in "Save" button for Viewport GPU ray tracing, and not see a coordinate system triad in my final image. Show More

Occasionally, you want to select a specific part to change its visibility or appearance. In drawings with multiple views, pages, and assemblies with many parts, the search function is extremely slow because it checks everything. Often, it takes several minutes, and I can't tell whether Inventor has frozen or is still processing.   Usually, I just want to control that part on one page, and usually only in one or two views on that page. It would be great if I could choose to search specific views at a time instead of the entire document. It would also be great if you could abort the search. Show More