We have had cases several times where internal data structures in a design (ipt) have become defective. However, this is not immediately apparent to the user. It only becomes apparent when elements are edited or the end of the component is moved and an error message appears that an endless loop is created. The model or design can then no longer be edited and usually cannot be repaired. It would be important for Inventor to issue a warning as soon as internal data structures become defective. This is the only way to correct the error in time and save the design.   *********************************************************************************   Wir hatten bereits mehrmals den Fall, dass in einer Konstruktion (ipt) interne Datenstrukturen defekt gegangen sind. Für den User ist dies allerdings nicht gleich erkennbar. Es zeigt sich erst, wenn Elemente bearbeitet werden oder das Bauteilende verschoben wird und eine Fehlermeldung erschient, dass eine Endlosschleife entsteht. Das Modell bzw. die Konstruktion lässt sich dann nicht mehr bearbeiten und meistens nicht mehr reparieren. Es wäre wichtig, dass Inventor eine Warnung ausgibt, sobald interne Datenstrukturen defekt werden. Nur so hat man die Möglichkeit rechtzeitig den Fehler zu beheben und die Konstruktion zu retten.       Show More

It seems as though between 2021 and 2024/2025 the progress bar had the Autodesk Inventor Professional and the Inventor logo removed. Please add it back.    Forum Post.  https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/2025-inventor-progress-bar-no-inventor-logo-or-quot-autodesk/m-p/12973207/highlight/false#M171006   2021   2024     2025   Show More

Hello dear Autodesk team,   It would be very helpful to have an additional option when exporting the 3D files from Inventor to Revit by breaking the individual assemblies into individual parts.   Best regards,   Alexander Naljot         Show More

REPRODUCE: Set all sheets to exclude from count. Attempt to print and you will receive this prompt and be prevented from printing. REQUEST: Remove this check because sheet count should not have any effect on printing ability.   USE CASE: My client only names sheets. They do not use sheet numbers. Excluding all sheets from count makes it easier for humans to see and find the sheets.    HISTORY: This bug was in the forums 7 years ago and reported to Autodesk Inventor engineering https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/print-all-sheets-exlude-from-count-is-checked/m-p/6908875 This seems to have fallen of their radar. Show More

Right now there is no good way to create an automated mirror of several parts in an assembly. The current "Mirror" command really just creates a mirrored Derived part (or a mirrored assembly) for parts or assemblies which cannot be made symmetric by simply being re-oriented. This is useful but it's not what most people want when trying to perform a "Mirror" operation in an assembly.   The mirror command does not maintain the positional symmetric relationship between the original and mirrored parts in an assembly. It should. If I change the position of the original part, the mirrored part should reflect this change on its side of the mirror plane.   Just like with a Pattern, there should be no constraints involved. I should simply have to pick the components to mirror, pick the mirror plane, and Inventor should look at each part, and essentially ROTATE it about the appropriate axis and stick it on the other side of the mirror plane. If there are sub-assemblies or parts that can't be made symmetric about the plane by simply being rotated, then Inventor should give me the option to do what the Mirror command currently does as a part of the Mirror operation. But then the Mirror operation should appear in the browser tree as a "Mirror pattern" which can be modified later, and which will maintain symmetry between the original and mirrored instances.     Note: I'm aware that there are some instances when a 180-degree circular pattern will accomplish this, but that doesn't always work. If I want a left/right mirror of several components, a 180-degree circular pattern about the vertical axis will only create that symmetry if the components are also symmetric on the forward and rearward sides of the rotation axis. If they're not, then the differences between the front and back will be flipped on the mirrored side. Only a true "mirror pattern" will create left/right symmetry in this case. Show More

Since IPN are needed for exploded assembly drawings. To have the ability to change the model state in the IPN representation would be great. Especially since any old IPN files that are upgraded, default to the master model state. I don't want it to default to the master model state without the ability to change to a different model state.  Show More

In our company, we utilize a small corner radius for sheet metal output. Our laser cutting machine is unable to produce a minimum corner radius on its own.   The method involves using the flat pattern to apply only small radii to the sheet metal flat pattern, as there are no performance issues. Utilizing the feature option allows for the quick addition of a small radius to all sharp corners of the sheet metal. However, a problem consistently arises when the length of an edge is equal to the thickness of the sheet metal. I am very interested in understanding why the sheet metal corner round sometimes rounds the incorrect edges. This behavior also occurs in the sheet metal non-flat pattern.   Is there a way to provide an option for Inventor to ignore the incorrect edges?   Kind regards,   Jeroen   Show More

frequently while using Autodesk products, I need to remove/replace my laptop from/to the docking station.  When on my docking station my laptop is connected to two external monitors.  When away, it seems that Inventor and Vault, think these monitors are still connected, and frequently tries to display content on them.  this is especially fun when it is a dialog box that must be clicked through in order to proceed with my work.   It would be great of Autodesk products could look at the monitor that is being used to display the work that is being done, and display relevant windows on that display only.   Thank you,   Jake Show More

Multiple monitor setups are now the norm, and so are laptops that leave the desk.  That means sometimes I have 4 screens to work from and I like to spread out my applications.  Other times, I have to undock my laptop and hit the road, reverting me to a single screen.  Autodesk applications (not just Inventor, Vault and AutoCAD as well) are the only applications on my PC that can't handle this.  Inventor and Vault popups and dialogs insist on opening off screen where they were when the monitor was available.  I am aware of the "ALT + Space" trick to find and move the window to a display I can see, I'm just sick of having to use it 50x a session every time I take my laptop on the road.   Other non-Autodesk application seem to behave differently.  If a display is not enabled, MS Word (for example) doesn't attempt to show UI elements on it.   I know folks that still run a static tower desktop might like the ability to spread out and have Inventor/Vault/AutoCAD remember their window location preferences.  So I suggest a solution that involves a toggle button in the software.  In position "A", windows remember their last position (like today) and respawn in the same location every time.  This satisfies the static PC users.  In Position "B", all dialog are repositioned to the same display as the application.  This satisfies laptop users who hit the road.  Label these "Desk Mode" and "Travel Mode" or something like that.   I will add that as the CAD Admin for my org, I am not the only one this situation frustrates.  I take calls from my users ALL THE TIME who think Inventor/Vault/AutoCAD is locked up, when in reality there is a dialog off-screen preventing the software from moving forward.  I've shown the ALT + Space trick to many, many folks.  I even saw a user once opening every command he could think off and repositioning the windows back to his main laptop display.  When I asked why, he told me he was getting ready to hit the road and was "collecting" his dialogs back on the main screen to try and prevent issues after he unplugged his external monitor. Show More

This idea is simple. Select a Punch feature on a sheet metal part and Right Click and give us the ability to replace the punch with a different .ide file.   Think of it being like the tool in Assembly files, Replace Component. Except it's for iFeatures (Punches) in Sheet Metal.   Currently if you place a punch feature and later have to come back to it and change it beyond the built-in parameters used to make it, then you have to delete the punch (keep the original sketch) and then place a new punch. This is less than ideal b/c if you have a iPart family, the feature will not update automatically. If the punch is simply a set of holes and I updated the original punch.ide to have a wider spacing and nothing else. Then the current method of replacement will break all assembly constraints too. The suggested idea could be a big improvement to not break all constraints. Because it'll act like a Component Replace. With a Component Replace, any constraint applied will stay if the new part is made of the same elements/feature/order of the original file being replaced. This idea would follow the same concept.   I personally can see this being a headliner upgrade to Inventor on the next release.    This Idea is related to these threads: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/ifeature-replace/idi-p/4860152 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/inventor-2019-sheet-metal-punch-tool-change-to-different-ide/td-p/9919510 Show More

The following image shows what's wrong with projections of Detail views in a drawing:     This should be corrected so that cut lines from the detail's boundary aren't projected, and the actual cut lines through the part are made jagged to indicate the part continues. Show More

It annoys me that I cannot work on my model with the parameters window open all the time.  I don’t know if there a reason for this on the coding end, but I would like to have it open on a second monitor so I can see all the names of my parameters and edit them on the fly. Show More

Hello, we have defined custom iProperties in our drawing files, which we use in the title blocks. Our title blocks are external dwg files (xRef), which are referenced in the drawings. The values do not update in the title block when the iProperties are changed in Inventor. The current values in the title block are only displayed correctly after closing and reopening the drawing file.   To illustrate the whole here are a few screenshots: The first screenshot shows the title block with the scale and the iProperty window with the custom iProperties. In both stands "1:50, 20"   In the second screenshot, you can see that in the Custom iProperties the scale value has changed to "1:50".   The third screenshot shows that the custom iProperties window has closed but the scale value has not updated to "1:50".     Inventor should automatically refresh the display of iProperties even with referenced text fields.     See also the following discussion: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-deutsch/benutzerdefinierte-iproperties-in-schriftfeld-aktualisieren/m-p/8108834/highlight/false#M10034 Show More

Hello views such as section ,detail , etc. can be moved to different sheet In this view the location of the "Master" view can be add easily (from the text dialog box) for example , the views move from sheet 1 to sheet 3     I want to add the location of the views in the master view label (without ilogic)     regards Show More

Please support IFC version 4 at least for BIM exports. Show More

Hello, since the version 2015 (or 2017?) there is an architectural dimension according to the ANSI Standard included. Unfortunately, an architectural dimension style for metric units can not be created according to DIN. Please allow or supplement the possibility for the creation of architectural dimensions according to DIN. Please note that in an architectural dimension style according to DIN the millimeters are raised!   Show More

When using Inventor for design of steelstructurs, and later use theese in BIM (Tekla), we need the assembly structure to be able to identify the induvidual parts and beams. As the export functions works now, the entire structure is exported into one component. Show More

Most other view types have an option to dimension the view or lock it in some way to the model geometry. The Break view doesn't have this functionality and I cannot understand why. There is a snap point on the break symbol so can you add the option to dimension to this point? Show More