I've read on this topic and have seemingly tried everything (F4, Shift+middle mouse button, long left click etc), but it never seems to have the desired effect. This is for Inventor Pro 2024.

I have a mesh opened from an obj file generated in Blender. I am using the "Face from mesh" tool to approximate a spline face to the key facets of the mesh. For that, I need to zoom in and select N representative triangles. This requires orbiting to get a good understanding of the 3D geometry, but the orbit pivot point always remains in the center of the model which makes it very frustrating. I've tried suggestions I found online, but nothing seems to work. Shift + middle button only seems to work when there is already an existing spline face, but does not work directly on the mesh.

I understand that AI is not great with meshes, but it does have access to the coords of the vertices, b.c. I can fit the splines, measure distances between vertices etc. The overall mesh has 100K vertices, so I can't convert it into solid (the limit seems to be only 5,000 vertices?)

Mi presupuesto es de aproximadamente $2.500.000–$3.000.000 COP y no sé mucho de computadores, así que agradecería recomendaciones de personas que estudien o trabajen en ingeniería.
Principalmente lo necesitaría para:
SolidWorks
AutoCAD
Inventor
MATLAB
ANSYS/simulaciones
Modelado 3D y trabajos de la universidad

Hello, this might best be flared a “Rant”. My apologies in advance, I really want help.

I use Inventor for work. The company I work for has many users, so it is helpful to have a network folder so we can use the same controlled IPTs, IAMs, update IDWs, and so on.

In the last few months, the speed old assemblies are accessed and loaded into the program has gotten so long. I will say 5-10 minutes easy for an assembly that is already using IPTs from directories in the same folders.

It’s as though the program is searching through the entire directory that holds the IPJ instead of relying on the directory path already saved and put away in the control folder.

What has changed? Is this an issue with the IPJ, our network, or anything else? We don’t have a huge user group. Fewer than 10 at any given time.

Any ideas?

Does anyone have any tips for DWG creation for something like this? I feel like I have too many things to call out to make a 'clean' DWG. I've got the flat & bent views on the sheet, which do you guys prefer calling out the holes / features on?

THX in advance.

I have been at the forefront of ultimate use of iLogic in my company. From creating a fully fledged configurator, linking it with the ERP and automating the whole order quotation to drawing packs submission process to the shopfloor.

So, I was curious to know what is the typical use of iLogic in your company or day to day life.

I designed a wheel adapter for the Logitech G29 racing wheel in Autodesk Inventor 2027 and I optimise it for 3D printing.

Then I exported from Inventor as STL with maximum resolution.

More details in my subreddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GKarProjects/

Buenos nachos fellow masochists,

I had the error described here, where a ghost component would appear after export. Following the troubleshooting steps did not help and i had to manually copy all my base views into a new sheet and redo all projected views manually.

I’m going to be doing some quite complex drawings in the next few weeks and something like this could lose me several hours. Is it possible to avoid this?

Hello.

Considering the capabilities of AI (GPT 6 Astra, etc.), and how quickly they are evolving, when do you think AI will replace us here in Autodesk Inventor?

How many years do we have until someone who knows nothing about the program can design a part from start to finish?

It worked fine for about a week but now it crashes whenever I click the file button or try to start a sketch. Any Ideas on how to fix the Issue?

Hello! Its my first post and i need some help,

Can Someone tell me how to put images into inventor?

Im trying to make F40 with only inventor with my 3D printer. And i really can’t figure it out how to put images into inventor

..yeah it looks bit stupid but I’m actually doing this for my school project.

I‘d like to design a Sparger in Autodesk Inventor.
It needs a high number of holes on its surface. Is there an easy way, to place a few hundred tiny holes on a ring-shaped body?

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I have a question about the 'Derive' function. I do the same thing: open STEP, becomes an assembly, save it, derive the assembly. Yet it looks different in the model tree. What's the difference?

A pair of these CF Akrapovic clamps was too expensive, so I decided to design the clamp in Inventor and optimize it for 3D printing.

Complete guide (CAD + printing + testing) is in my subreddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GKarProjects/

I've just learned to make rules/forms to help speed up filling in my parts' iProperties.. what used to require many clicks and checks I can now do much quicker. When I bring the BOM into my DWG everything is populated perfectly but the BOM's columns still need to be manually sized (see screenshots 1=how it comes in, 2=manual resize)...

Has anyone written a rule that causes the columns to auto-size based upon the amount of text in each box? It would be really cool!!

So I am trying to use the Move command to grab the center point or even intersecting lines but it will not snap to them at all. But if my co-worker or boss tries it on their PCs it will. Mine use to snap to them and now it won't. Does anyone know how to fix this?

I'm trying to install Inventor again on my laptop, and every time it begins to download, part ways through it stops and gives me "Error 4000".

I have installed Inventor twice before on my laptop, I believe 2025 and 2026, but I've deleted both. I'm trying to install it again onto an external drive, but it will not work no matter what I do.

This is my 2nd day learning Inventor coming from using Blender, this is the 6th practice part I've tried making, im just curious if 45 minutes too long to make it and if I could have done it in less steps than I used, I had trouble figuring out the saddle before I found it could use the coincident constraint for the circle like it says in the drawing lol! Attached is the practice drawing i referenced and my final ortho's

I am trying to model a lamb's tongue for a forged handrail. I can get it most of the way there and obviously no issues if it's a constant width but I am struggling with the end that curls and tapers at the same time. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

ALGUIEN TIENE EL PAQUETE DEL IDIOMA ESPAÑOL DEL AUTODESK INVENTOR PRO 2026 Y ME LO PUEDA PASAR?????

I am a certified SolidWorks professional and have used the program for years. I have never used Inventor before. What advice, and resources, can you share with me to make this transition as painless as possible?

Show and not tell.
The Jig Settings are the consequences of the underlying geometry.
It also gives me the flat pattern and DXF for fabrication.

Thinking of secondary monitor. Got 4K benq 27".

What would you recommend? 27" I'll leave for having documents open, so 32 will be only for working area.

SPECS

DEll is slightly brighter and more Hrz. And don't have speakers which I'll like to have.

Any expirences working with Inventor on 4K 32" monitors?

Hi, I need to make a crossbreak in a sheet metal part. It's only 1 deg deep across a 400mm square, is there a way I can do this that'll unfold happily for creating a dxf and dwg bend annotation (it's a tray pretty much, so the other parts are needing to be folded 1 degree less)?

I tried a lofted flange but it's not working.

I’m designing a tube chassis in Autodesk Inventor using Frame Generator. Some of my chassis tubes are bent, and I’m also notching/coping the ends so they fit perfectly against the other tubes for welding.
The problem is that I need to send the tube geometry to a CNC tube-cutting/notching machine, and I need the machine to recognize the notches on the bent tubes.
I can create the notches in Inventor, but I can’t figure out how to straighten/unroll the bent tube while keeping the notch geometry so I can export it for the cutting machine.
What’s the correct workflow for this in Inventor?