Inventor Ideas

TAR_Loki · ‎11-10-2023

Hello everyone, We have been using the Factory Design Suite since 2013. With the changeover to Factory LayoutData 2020, we now have the problem that not all solids always arrive in Navisworks when synchronizing via the Factory button. I have already tried to reproduce this with your support and it could not be reproduced outside our company. My colleagues said that they were able to work around the problem to some extent if they performed the synchronization more often. This is my intention behind the following suggestion. As it is no problem to transfer a DWG to Navisworks with the synchronization button, we would be pleased if this function would also work in Navisworks. In other words, when I open the IAM from Navisworks, it also loads everything that I have attached in Inventor. In our case, the DWGs as a carpet pad. Greetings Sven ___ Hallo Zusammen, Wir nutzzen schon seit 2013 die Factory Design Suite. Mit der Umstellung auuf die Factory LayoutData 2020 haben wir nun das Problem, das bei der Snchronisation über den Factory Button nicht immer alle Volumenkörper mit in Navisworks ankommen. Dies habe ich auch schon mit Eurem Support versucht nachzuvollziehen und es ließ sich ausserhalb unserer Firma nicht nachstellen. Meine Kollegen meinten, sie konnten das Problem teilweise umgehen, wenn sie die Synchronisation öfters durchgeführt haben. Soweit nun meine Intension hinter dem folgenden Vorschlag. Da es mit dem Synchronisationsknopf ja kein Problem ist, eine DWG mit in Navisworks zu übernehmen, würden wir uns freuen, wenn diese Funktion auch so in Navisworks funktionieren würde. Sprich wenn ich aus Naviisworks die IAM öffne, das er dann auch alles läd, was ich in Inventor mit angehängt habe. In unserem Fall die DWGs als Unterlage. Gruß Sven

andrewiv · ‎02-12-2015

Inventor shouldn't be prompting for a save on a file that hasen't changed. I'll give an example. I insert assembly1 into assembly2 and set it to positional rep1. I save assembly2 and close it. Now I re-open assembly2 and it asks me if I want to update. I say yes and now it asks if I want to check out assembly1. I say no since I haven't done anything to it. Now Inventor tells me that I need to save assembly1 and assembly2 even though I just saved them and the only thing I have done is open them. I think this is wrong and it can create a ton of unneeded versions of the assembly when using vault.

RGarnerN3RFL · ‎03-01-2023

Would it be a major issue to add a find and replace text option to Design Assistant? I think that could be a big time saver for those of us users that work for companies that are not using Vault.

e.bondarenkoJEYUB · ‎09-21-2023

I think it is essential to have a report that would contain information for the whole Nesting Study and not only for separate subnests (Nest.1,Nest.2,...). It is important to have material cost, remnant and number of different sheets needed for every kind of material, material thicknesses, in one report. As it stands at the moment, as far as my understanding goes, I would have to look at every Nest report separately and make the holistic report by hand. Having a report like that would drastically cut the time to prepare the materials needed for a given project and in my opinion is a must have. Thank you.

cjmcrae22 · ‎10-14-2023

I am looking for lower pricing options for non-professionals. The way software is going these days this is becoming very common and I would like to see it implemented in Inventor. I have tried many CAD alternatives and prefer Inventor above all of them, especially the cloud-based platforms. SolidWorks already offers a maker tier for $100/year which I think is a very reasonable price. I would like to see a similar pricing tier with Inventor even if it restricts some of the more advanced tools and environments as upgrades or add-ons.

dusan.naus.trz · ‎03-18-2020

iParts After change Parametr Name is not update in Table. Please see video link and the pictures. If you like Idea, then vote. video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXz_ztbh6P4 Next Context

Anonymous · ‎09-17-2014

I'm working with several files opened at same time. Parts, Assembly and Drawing Layouts. What I did; 1- On drawing page I added some general dimensions (or whatever) 2- Change active file, the part for the drawing I am currently working on. 3- Modify length of the part. 4- Come back to drawing page, making it active. 5- While drawing is active, if I hit undo now, it will revert modification done in previous file that is still open but not active. I think it would be better if undo was limited to current active file, or undo memory split between active files. As it is right now, I may undo stuff from parts and assemblies while only seeing under my eyes a drawing layout on my screen. I think this is problematic especially since by default Inventor has the undo command in every possible marking menu context. Undo is really easy to miss click when using allot of marking menu and since it can undo stuff in another inactive file, chances are I won't even realise that I "undid" anything at all.

Gabriel_Watson · ‎01-18-2024

I think it is time to start avoiding issues for all newcomers who have never heard of our beloved (and essential) Mesh Enabler. There is so much talk about centralizing AnyCAD and data collaboration. Please include Mesh Enabler as a mandatory plugin (or give us the option to un-select it during deployment). I believe more users can benefit from having Mesh Enabler out-of-the-box rather than Vault Data Standard. https://apps.autodesk.com/INVNTOR/en/Detail/Index?id=6950391119076900441&appLang=en&os=Win64 Thank you.

Tetsuya.Ohno · ‎07-31-2024

Now 3D annotation dimension only support diameter and radius type for cylinder shape. It should support to create a Parallel diameter dimension type for cylinder shape.

bradeneuropeArthur · ‎04-12-2024

There was a question on the Autodesk Inventor Forum, about a missing command that will make it possible to switch the driven Dimensional Constraint in the Inventor Sketch Environment with another Dimensional Constraint. In this movie I show you the command "Switch Driven Dimension". After the command "Switch Driven Dimension" is press you are asked to select the First Driven Dimensional Constraint. Than you are asked for a second Non Driven Dimensional Constraint. These two Dimensional Constraints are then tried to be switched. When the first selection is a non driven Dimensional Constraint, you are warned that this is not a driven dimension. Maybe this is a good idea to implement in future releases of Autodesk Inventor.

j_grootjebbink · ‎12-19-2023

The nesting now only has the name Sheet.1, Sheet.2 etc. We'd like the option to automatic rename all the sheets to there Materialname and sheetnumber. For example we use the Material: Sheetname: Sheet.1 Material: RVS304 K320 - 2mm we now manualy change that 1 by 1 to Sheetname: RVS304 K320 - 2mm (sheet1 of 3) etc.

Uwe_Lindner · ‎03-07-2024

User missed the DWG underlays at Vault Viewing and Vault webclient Viewing. Picture 1: At thumbnail the DWG underlay is visible Picture 2: At Vault Vewer the DWG underlay is missing at Viewing Why the difference? The DWF File "lost" / "ignore" the DWG underlay! At Modell-Browser Button user can't visible the DWG underlay - "That's a shame" For more Information see DWG underlay missed at Viewer - Autodesk Community

scottmoyse · ‎05-02-2015

Reposted from @Anonymous's idea which has mysteriously lost its Kudos button. "Autodesk please increase your effort to implement ideas from the idea station. Inventor has huge list of suggested improvements, many of these have been in competitors basic functionality for many years. Please make the effort to get'r done! "

weiser · ‎06-28-2022

Hi there, I'm not the lightning star in programmer's heaven, and so I really like to use the "macro recorder" included in Excel, Word or other programs to get started with the right objects and methods .... As I found out, I'm not the only one who would like to use such a recorder wihtin Inventor.... There are several ideas which are all dealing with similar topics: 72 likes -> https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/record-macro/idi-p/7791870 24 likes -> https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/macro-recorder/idi-p/7379920 21 likes -> https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/record-macro-ilogic-code-creation/idi-p/8009306 11 likes -> https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/mouse-click-recorder-macro-recorder/idi-p/4394225 100 likes -> https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/inventor-add-on-suggestion-macro-recorder/idi-p/5521266 11 likes -> https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/inventor-action-recorder-similar-to-autocad-recorder-would-be-a/idi-p/9847057 Sum: 239 likes !!! of course there may some people voting for more than one topic .... In the very past there was a tool which could be used for redording .... but it's that long gone, so that I don't even remember it's name 😄 So all you Autodesk-developer.... When summing up all the different interested people of the above given different ideas ... wouldn't this be worth to create the "Inevntor Macro Recoder" (short IMR)-button ;-)? But to become serious again: The number of likes of the above given topics shows the relevance and the need of such a feature. So please make it happen! Best Regards

rachel_beelN9CB2 · ‎08-26-2024

Having used wiring and cabling within Creo it confused me that the cable/wire properties within Inventor that you populate when creating the pins, connectors, wires etc don't become reportable parameters/properties. I can't create a new Parts List template just for wiring/cabling and insert the columns with properties I need as there is no way to call those properties up that I have already input when setting up and creating the wires! I don't want to add property displays line by line within a 'sketch' that is the harness drawing. I want to report them in a Parts List that already lists the Wire ID and length of it- with its From Pin, To Pin and what connectors those pins are part of. But there seems to be no easy way to do that?

j_grootjebbink · ‎12-19-2023

We now have to select all the sheets in inventor nesting one by one before we can export them all. the problem is that if you're in a rush you sometimes forget to select one. and we allways have to export them all. so it would be very handy if you can select the Nesting Study and click "Export all sheets in Study for example" or even a button for selecting all sheets at once would allready help.

Bojan-Cabradi · ‎09-18-2023

At the moment, Inventor HTML Nesting has an issue with displaying as black screen, unless you change decimal separator symbol in Windows. The Report actually works and can be saved from that window but one needs to hit the Save button in the black screen. This could be avoided by adding an "Export Report" or "Save Report" function available in right-click menu or in a tab. Maybe even to add an option to save all reports, since one is generated for every nest.

matt_jlt · ‎10-27-2021

Thought it would be a good idea if you actually implement all of the ideas that you accept? I see lots of good ideas and they are either very slow to be implemented or don't ever happen. It's only software and we are all on subscriptions now so it's not like you have to wait for a new release as a selling point. Don't be afraid to add new functionality in service packs if the ideas are good / simple to implement.

SER4 · ‎05-01-2024

[Can we please just have more options in the Stress Analysis Environment -- in general.] I'd like the ability to not show the words "Von Mises Stress" (purple) on the Probe Labels; and just show the value. We already have the title label (pink): This takes up valuable screen space. Same thing with every other plot: "Displacement" etc. etc.

freesbee · ‎09-24-2020

The idea is to expose an Inventor ReadOnly API in order to allow Inventor ReadOnly compliant addins to work properly. [PROPOSAL] The introduction of Inventor ReadOnly was definitely one of the best decisions taken by Autodesk in the last 15 years. The availability of the most powerful 3D program on the market as a self contained viewer free of charge has made a revolution in the field. In certain specific situations there are some limitations in its use, because certain settings and tasks need to be controlled via API which is not available in Inventor ReadOnly. Implementing this idea would address those limitations. [CURRENT SITUATION] At the time of writing Inventor ReadOnly (InvRO hereinafter) does not load third party addins (more details in this forum post). This decision has been taken to avoid non-legitmate usages of Inventor from the API side, as it could be possible accessing some methods that save files on the harddrive. This would violate the InvRO philosophy. One exception has been done for 3DConnexion, as this is clearly an "input addin" that is only intended to affect the visualizing of documents, without producing any save action. Nevertheless there can be other addins that do not violate the InvRO philosophy, which would be needed to be loaded in order to optimize functionality and performance of Inventor ReadOnly. This limitation should be corrected (user cases will follow). [WHY is an InvRO-API needed?] Following this post the first two examples of InvRO compliant actions that should be allowed to be performed by an addin, as they do not violate the InvRO philosophy. Other users are welcome to post their own user stories where an InvRO-API would be required. This way, when this idea will come to a sufficient amount of votes to be considered, there will be already some literature for the development team to work on it. [CONCLUSION] @loren_welch always asks me "how many more licenses will I sell with this feature?" I can already answer: many decision makers would gladly consider to adopt Inventor as a CAD system if they knew that a powerful viewer as InvRO is available and can be seamlessly integrated in their system. I've already seen it with my eyes. If you like this Idea and if you like Inventor ReadOnly in general please consider to support also the other idea to address the limitation of InvRO not being able to open all AnyCAD supported files. For those who are interested a link to a video demonstrating how to build an Inventor ReadOnly deployment will be posted under here in the upcoming weeks.

Open an Inventor assembly with an integrated DWG underlay directly in Navisworks

Stop telling me I need to save something I haven't changed

Find and Replace Text Design Assistant?

Nesting Report

Hobbyist/Maker Pricing Options

iParts After change Parametr Name is not update in Table

"Undo" Should be per Active File

Mesh Enabler included in Inventor by default

Parallel diameter dimension type of 3D annotation

Sketch Driven Dimensional Constraints Switch

Automatic re-name all sheets in Inventor Nesting to material and thickness

DWG underlay missed at Viewer

ADSK please increase your effort to implement ideas from the ideastation. REPOST

Recording Mouse, Keystrokes and Commands for using in iLogic, VBA or VB.net

Cable & Harness BOM Table Properties

Automatic export all sheets in inventor Nesting

Export HTML Nesting Report without opening it in Inventor Nesting

Actually implement all of the ideas you accept

Stress Analysis Probe Labels Wording

Expose an Inventor ReadOnly API - InvRO-API

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