Inventor Ideas

dan_szymanski · ‎12-16-2024

We need an object browser for iLogic, just like the one that can be found in the API window. This would make complex iLogic programming much easier, especially for beginners. Original Author: mrattray 4/17/2013

dan_szymanski · ‎12-06-2024

Original Title: Custom section marks In order to follow my company's standards, I need to draw my own section mark lines. (See attached picture.) In AutoCAD, we had a LISP routine to automate it - there were three clicks to input points. First click gave us the starting point, the end of the line with the circle. The 2nd click gave us the other end of the line. The 3rd click decided the direction the arrow pointed. After that, it prompted us for the section label ("A") and the sheet number ("S1"). I've figured out how to make the circles with numbers with prompted entries, but don't know how to draw the line and arrows without them being a fixed predetermined length and direction in a sketched symbol. This would need to input similar to a leader line with multiple input points, which from what I can tell, sketched symbols are a single input point. I really don't need for it to pull in the sheet number or section label automatically - I'm fine with manually inputting them with a prompt. Original Author Anonymous from ‎03-13-2013

RyanRausch · ‎04-02-2025

When making an overlay of a view position, it would be nice if only component lines of items the moved/changed were shown in the overlay. Also I would like lines in the overlay to properly show behind objects in front as the original component does.

dan_szymanski · ‎12-06-2024

It would be nice to have a Find and Replace tool that would allow us to look for text values in the active file type. Drawing file - search iProperties, Note text, View Label text, Dimension text, Table text, etc. Assembly files - search iProperties, Sketch text, Browser text, etc. Part files - search iProperties, Sketch text, Browser text, etc. Original Author: Curtis_Waguespack

bradeneuropeArthur · ‎04-01-2025

There has been implemented a new Inventor Feature that makes it possible to use a cut feature along Link to What is new "Cut Across Bend New Feature" I think this feature is incomplete at the moment because you cannot use it for round cylindrical/conical sheet metal parts. Please vote the idea in the link when you think it is worth having it implemented in future releases of Inventor. Maybe it is worth to have this implemented in the next release of Inventor.

Arild_Ertesvag · ‎04-10-2025

Hi Is should be possible to make circular pattern of sketch symbols on drawings, not only rectangular pattern. Idea posted in 2014, but the idea is archived: Ability to circular pattern sketch symbols - Autodesk Community Regards Arild

adoonan4MDKZ · ‎04-02-2025

Add right-click menu option when selecting a part on a drawing to "place view of selected part". This skips the step of opening the part individually or browsing for it in the 'place view' dialogue.

Kelly-Shuman · ‎03-24-2025

It would be faster if double clicking on the browser folder Text and Icon could expand the folder. For example, the Sketch Symbols folder in a drawing or the Origin folder in a sub-assembly. Currently, the browser folders must be opened by clicking the small "plus" icon.

MatsNorway1 · ‎03-28-2025

Coordinate dimensions, only support vertical and horizontal directions. This needs a patch i feel. It would be of great use to be able to align coordinate dimensions or some other but similar in function dimension to the body of a oddly shaped part. I understand by the name what coordinate dimensions do. But its far easier to use the same way of showing measurements from a edge. That way a worker can measure and make the part easier. https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/how-to-align-dimention-with-edge/m-p/13394506#M948556

pate_mackenna · ‎12-12-2024

The ability to select all broken sketch projections (and delete them) has been a great addition to Inventor. Unfortunately, this workflow is incapable of deleting projected points if they're constrained to the endpoint of a sketch curve. This goal of this idea is to remove this limitation, so these points are deleted along with the other objects. The current solution for this situation is to... Right-click > "show all constraints", then go around deleting the leftover projection constraints, one by one. Alternatively, you can window select them all and right-click > "delete constraints", but that risks deleting others that you might want to keep! Lastly, reference points disappear completely once the projection constraint is gone. Center Points will remain but will be "unbroken". This nuance doesn't really bother me. Whether these limitations are intentional -- and why? -- I have no idea, but we deal with this often enough that we wrote an iLogic rule to take care of it. Now we can blast away every broken projection in the model with one click if we want to. My point is it shouldn't have to be like that -- I bet there's plenty of people out there that could benefit from this simple change. Please Vote!

dan_szymanski · ‎12-16-2024

With all of the options there are for importing igs, step and parasolid parts into Inventor, there are no options to select which template should be used once this part is imported. Quite often a user will have different templates depending on the operation or units being used. There should be an addition under the open dialog to allow a user to select which template they would like to use. Whether it is a custom one or the default out of the box. Just give us the freedom to select. Original Author: Cadmanto 8/2/2013

F.Steinhorst · ‎01-16-2025

The Inventor Server offers significant advantages for automating models that are too complex to be generated in an APS environment. Therefore, I would like to request a substantial extension of the API interface for Inventor, and thereby the Inventor Server, particularly concerning IDW (drawings). More and more users/customers want to enable automated models, including the corresponding drawings. However, there are notable gaps, especially in the area of drawings (e.g., reordering dimensions), as well as in parts and assemblies. Nothing saves companies more time and money than partially or fully automating content and models. This is only achievable through a comprehensive API. Unfortunately, the GUI significantly slows down many processes, and creation via the Inventor Server would be much faster. Due to the lack of API functionality, many tasks can currently only be implemented using the full Inventor application. Therefore, I kindly ask you to expand the scope of possible API/iLogic functionalities for the Inventor Server and Inventor.

adoonan4MDKZ · ‎04-08-2025

Allow publishing Shared Views directly to VR headsets. Exploding and sectioning could be beneficial for manufacturing personnel.

csmithGC2VT · ‎04-02-2025

Allow 'Leader Text', that has parameters to have dual dimensions (inches[mm]). This will allow slot dimensioning per ASME Y14.5 Fig. 1-29, (b). Picture attached. Post asking if this is possible: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/drawing-leader-text-using-parameters-won-t-show-dual-dimensions/m-p/13403152#M948891 Related to: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/slot-call-out/idi-p/13160053

mgrenier1 · ‎03-26-2025

I hate having to drag them over with the mouse, can we get hotkeys for this? I know the arrow keys are already for Panning, but like Shift+ arrow keys or Ctrl + arrow keys? Anything

danny.lewisA9QBW · ‎12-13-2024

I'd like to be able to put a geolocational tag onto an Inventor model, similar to how you place a new UCS, that can then be interpreted by other Autodesk tools like Civil3D. This would allow Inventor users to work at their local origin but to have their model placed exactly where it should be in the world; without any intervention. eg. Geolocational Tag There's already precident for how this would be consumed when having Plant 3D models get submitted to Civil3D, so this would just need to add the appropriate data into the Inventor model and then tweak Civil3D to also accept Inventor models this way. Eg. of Plant3D to Civil3D

marc.artichoke.co.uk · ‎04-08-2025

Very simply I would like the ability to apply a highlight colour to features in the model tree (of a part file) to enable easy visual identification of common feature types, ie a way of grouping without altering the model tree.

a.karwacki · ‎12-03-2024

Hello. I don't know if the topic has already been discussed or not. Working in INVENTOR, the undo function works up to 30 undos for the entire program. I think that when working on several windows, an interesting solution would be the ability to undo for each window separately. Example: We work in window no. 1 for some time. Then we create a part in window no. 2. We assemble the assembly in window no. 3. It turns out that several operations performed on the part in the first window should be undone. And we have a problem, because currently the program gives us the ability to go back about 30 steps (in total) not for each window separately. Witam. Nie wiem, czy temat był już poruszany czy nie. Pracując w programie INVENTOR, funkcja cofnij działa do 30 cofnięć na cały program. Uważam, że pracując na kilku oknach ciekawym rozwiązaniem, byłaby możliwość cofnięcia dla każdego okna z osobna. Przykład: Pracujemy w oknie nr 1 jakiś czas. Potem tworzymy część w oknie nr 2. Składamy zespół w oknie nr 3. Okazuje się, że kilka operacji wykonanych na części w oknie pierwszym, należałoby cofnąć. I mamy problem, ponieważ obecnie program daje nam możliwość cofnięcia się o około 30 kroków (w sumie) nie dla każdego okna z osobna.

WillL84 · ‎03-27-2025

Any chance we could get a McMaster add-in like they have for Solidworks? That'd make my life so much easier! https://www.mcmaster.com/solidworksaddin/

JamesLodge01 · ‎04-04-2025

I'm loving the new Inventor 2026 Production release. The new pattern tool UI enhancements and features have really made the tool much more customisable and its great. I would like to make a suggestion though. Now that the tool has adopted the modern browser panel UI, could a suppression selection tool be added directly to the panel with suppression preview whilst working in the command. Maybe also allowing window and crossing selection when the tool is active, so that suppressions can be applied before completing the workflow as well as after the workflow is complete.

Object Browser for iLogic

Custom Section Marks (View Arrows)

Overlay Lines

Find and Replace text search in Inventor files

Inventor What is New Sheet Metal Cut Across Bend

Circular pattern of Sketch Symbol

Place view of part selected in drawing

Open Browser Folders by Clicking on the Icon and Text

Coordinate dimensions, only support vertical and horizontal directions.

Delete Broken Projections -- Including End Points

Ability to Select Which Template to Use When Importing Models into Inventor

Give Inventor Server from vault more API without UI context

Published Shared Views to VR

Drawing leader text using parameters to show dual dimensions

Moving drawing views with hotkeys

Geolocation Tag for Inventor Models

Colours for Features in Model Tree

Undo function (Ctrl + Z)/Funkcja cofnij (Ctrl + Z)

Add-In for McMaster-Carr like Solidworks?

Pattern Tool Enhancement - Suppression Selection Tool

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