Autodesk AutoCAD Inventor Professional Suite 2011
into a single digital model, creating a virtual representation of the final product that enables them to
validate the form, fit, and function of the product before it is ever built. Digital Prototyping with Inventor
software enables you to design, visualize, and simulate products digitally, helping you to build better
products, reduce development costs, and get to market faster.
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Product Description
Autodesk® Inventor® products offer a comprehensive, flexible set of software for 3D mechanical design, product simulation, tooling creation, and design communication. Inventor takes you beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping by enabling you to design, visualize, and simulate your products.
- Design—Integrate all design data into a single digital model.
- Visualize—Create a virtual representation of your final product to market it before it’s built.
- Simulate—Digitally simulate your product's real‐world performance.
System Requirements
For Windows Users
For General Part and Assembly Design (Typically Fewer than 1,000 Parts)
- Microsoft® Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate/Enterprise, or Microsoft® Windows Vista® (SP2) (32-bit or 64-bit) Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate, or Microsoft® Windows XP Professional (SP3) or Professional x64 Edition (SP2) (1,2)
- Intel® Pentium® 4, 2 GHz or faster, Intel® Xeon®, Intel® Core™, AMD Athlon™ 64, or AMD Opteron™, or later (3)
- 2 GB RAM or more (4)
- Microsoft® Direct3D 10® or Direct3D 9® capable graphics card (5)
- DVD-ROM drive (6)
- Microsoft® Mouse-compliant pointing device
- 1280 x 1024 or higher screen resolution
- Internet connection for web downloads and Subscription Aware access
- Adobe Flash Player 10 (7)
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.x through 8
- Microsoft® Excel 2003 through 2007 for iComponents, thread customization, and spreadsheet-driven designs
For Complex Models, Complex Mold Assemblies, and Large Assemblies (Typically More than 1,000 Parts)
- Windows 7 64-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit (SP2), or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2)
- AMD64 or Intel® 64 processor
- 6 GB RAM or more
- CAD workstation-class graphics card
For Macintosh Users
Boot Camp
You can install Autodesk® Inventor® Professional software on a Mac® computer on a Windows partition. The system must use Boot Camp® to manage a dual OS configuration and meet the minimum system requirements.
- Mac OS® X 10.5.x
- Boot Camp V 2.0 or higher
- Intel-based Mac (64-bit Windows Vista requires an Intel Core™2 duo or Xeon processor)
- 3 GB RAM (Recommend 4 GB for 32-bit Windows OS, 8 GB or more for 64-bit Windows OS)
- 20 GB disk space for Apple OS partition or Windows OS partition
Mac Virtualization on Parallels Desktop
Autodesk Inventor Professional can be used on the Mac via Parallels Desktop for Mac without having to boot directly into the Windows OS, so it is easy to switch between platforms. The system must meet the following requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.6.x
- Parallels Desktop 5.0 (5.0.9344 or higher)
- Intel based Mac (64-bit Windows Vista requires an Intel Core 2 duo or Xeon processor)
- Minimum 4 GB RAM (6 GB system memory for 32-bit Windows OS, 8 GB or more for 64-bit Windows OS recommended)
- Minimum 40 GB available disk space (100 GB recommended)
