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Article: Autodesk Inventor 7 and 8: rapidly evolving solid modeler adds 2D drafting and document management tools.(cadalyst labs review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
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- CADalyst
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- June 1, 2004
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A big problem with writing reviews on the latest version of Autodesk Inventor is trying to keep up. The company churns out new releases every six months, so while I'm here writing about releases 7 and 8, release 9 will be out by the time the magazine hits your desk (see p. 34 for preview).
Historically Speaking
Inventor falls into the general product category of parametric solid modeler, along with other programs such as Mechanical Desktop, Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, thinkdesign, and IronCad. You create a 3D solid model, and the program then generates the 2D drafting views. If you change the value of a dimension, the size and shape of the 3D ...