# Page 4 | Inventor Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 4 - Is Inventor the right 3D CAD solution for you? Explore 277 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/236745/Inventor/reviews --- Inventor 4.5 (277) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/236745/Inventor/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 4 - Reviews of Inventor ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 76-100 of 277 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Donaldo S. Presidente Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fundamental for my carpentry business, it is the best 3D parametric design program" March 21, 2018 5.0 In the carpentry we design in 3d before proceeding to the making of furniture which saves us money and materials because we can correct any detail before making the furniture Pros It allows me to represent solids such as wood, I can do from simulations of opening and closing drawers, to schematizations of installation plans, which I can represent as 3d solids, this helps me visualize how the design of the furniture will be before build them. Cons When you start using the program you need to document a lot and see many tutorials, because you have many tools that you should know to get the most out of the software. Review Source GB Guillaume B. Directeur de production Farming Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent logicielle et compagnie" July 19, 2023 5.0 Pros La facilité d'exécution le logiciel en soit Cons Les model of stats sont vraiment trop lourd il pourrais surment avoir un moyen d'arrangé cela Review Source hichem S. Ingénieur CFA Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Pour plus de détail d'ingénierie " April 6, 2024 5.0 Pros ce logiciel offre un service de développé de étude d'ingénieur détaillé et approfondie Cons un léger problème de fonctionnalité vu que ce logiciels est récents sur le marché, en attend toujours des nouvelles mise a jour Review Source Darwin Reynell N. Líder de Proyectos Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Inventor is a very powerful 3d design tool. In comparison to Solidworks tool, it is friendlier. " July 25, 2018 4.0 The Mechanical Design is an iterative process with many interactive phases. You can improve the design and making it efficient. I think this software, Inventor, allows me as a mechanical engineer to apply my knowledge and do my work under a specific methodology that leads me to a quality design. It is a powerful mechanical design tool. Pros Have the opportunity to do each of the design of your pieces and then assemble them. It allows you to evaluate every detail in the design process. The 3D design allows you to be focused on what is really important, the design. Every year the tool innovates and introduces you to new functions that make your work a little easier. Once your designs are ready, you can use the 3D printer and manufacture a particular piece. So it allows you a quick "design-fabrication" process. Cons The more pieces you add to your assembly, the computer gets a little slow. In that sense, a large capacity team is required. Review Source RC Robert C. CEO Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Frequent crashes, printer problems, network headaches, too expensive, funcionality middle grade." January 7, 2021 3.0 A number of irritating problems functionally have prevented us from integrating Inventor fully into our systems. We used it mainly for R&D, in which we find it usable with some features earning a 'good' and even a 'very good'. Inventor and Networks are not good bedfellows, however, and why must the damn Downloading and Licensing be such a theater? Pros Once you get used to using it, it is generally a good 3D creator and the standard libraries provide a relatively wide selection of parts. 2D operations are sufficient for sketches and model work. Large assemblies and projects are usually no great problem. Many early problems have been solved and local network use has improved. Cons Continual crashes, printer problems at almost every update (Inventor and Windows), networks, both local and external, with the usual Autodesk problems (We are Inventor users since version R3), bloatware starting to creep in, and too expensive. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CAD Manager" October 24, 2018 4.0 We use our models for everything from prototyping 3D printe models to rendering for marketing. Love the software and it's many uses Pros User friendliness. Easy to train employees on the many different features Inventor has, from modeling to documenting the models with drawings, and rendering for our parts catalog to rendering hi-resolution files for offset printng. Cons Can not export/import custom materials to a spreadsheet to verify the accuracy and make changes Review Source RB Rodrigo B. Mantenimiento Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Dar una mano" October 31, 2022 4.0 Excelente, desde el comienzo siempre fue aportando al diseño practico Pros Es muy intuitive, para los que recién comenzar a diseñar. Cons Las forma cambiar el punto cero, no es muy indication a la hora de orientatse. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer European Technical Outsourcing Manager Machinery Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software, easy to use and very intuitive." February 13, 2018 5.0 Pros Easy to use Interface and button layout. The commands are clearly spelt out and even give you a quick tutorial glimpse of what the command or button does when you hover your mouse arrow over it for a few seconds. Cons Like any software, crashes can occur. You have to be sure that you keep up-to-date on all patches and services packs for your Autodesk Products to ensure you have the best experience while using their software. Review Source HC Haward C. mechanical engineer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Where magic happens" July 10, 2021 5.0 Overall inventor is where I am more comfortable at and it gets the job done. Pros modeling in inventor is just satisfactory. As a designer theres no better feeling than whatching what you imagine becoming real and thats just what happens when modeling with inventor, it flows. Cons modeling piece by piece is one thing but when the assembly time comes that's when you start crying. as an inventor user i am already use to it and have come to perfect it and even prefer it over other software. Let's just say that if you don't recall your dynamics lectures you won't be having a good time. Review Source Narasimhan (Nari) S. Chemical Engineer Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great design and 3D model generation software, especially for mechanical design" May 31, 2018 5.0 helped in easy creation of assemblies, bill of materials and ease of sharing professional looking layouts of plant design. Pros User Interface is quite easy to work with. I also like the button layout although i started as a new user. The tutorial tells you of what the command or button does when you hover your mouse arrow above it for a little bit. Usually it takes a second or two to appear. I had used this more while I was at penn state as a graduate student. At my current workplace I used a server version which was more complicated to use in terms of software accessibility but the commands and other things are same. Cons Occasionally it crashes or sort of freezes. This may have been a computer issue. The issue is with transferring files colleagues and have them continue the work. if the exact folder arrangement etc is not copied then some of the 3D parts show an error to be missing and the assembly rebuild is complicated. Review Source Rita K. assistante Human Resources Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "inventor outils de création de carte en 3D pour les professionnel " October 17, 2023 5.0 Pros inventor outils de création de carte en 3D pour les professionnel Cons le version pro de inventor est parfois chère en terme de prix Review Source Ray G. Systems Analyst Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fairly Intuitive " August 4, 2020 5.0 Pros I found this software easy to learn the basics and not too difficult to learn the advanced features. I would however strongly recommend that you buy a learning inventor tutorial book and work your way through it. Once the basics drawing concept is understood, it’s easy to draw 3D components and assemble them as parts. I think this software works for both the amateur and professional designer. I use it for designing my woodworking projects and it’s made my life much easier having cutting diagrams for each part and confirming that there will be no interference in parts when assembled. I have tried SketchUp, and found Inventor to be much more intuitive to use. Cons There does not seem to be an existing user community library of parts. In this regard, SketchUp is superior. Review Source Upendra D. Manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best modelling sodtware " July 22, 2019 5.0 Inventor is very helpful for my business as I want to create the solid models of my new product ideas. Inventor allowa me to modell those ideas with perfect finishing. I can use these modells to express my ideas to my workers and customers. Though there are many modelling softwares, surface finishing in Inventor is exceptional. The modells look very attractive, colourful and realistic. I recommend Inventor for any solid modelling purpose. Pros Finishing Tools User interface Reliability Cons Nothing. This is the best modelling software with best finished look of the models. Switched from [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.capterra.com/p/93121/SolidWorks-Premium/) The realistic nature of the modells is low in Solidworks Premium. Review Source Sandro M. Especialista Técnico Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "More diverse software for engineers" January 25, 2023 5.0 As I said, it is an excellent software for 3D modeling and other functions for Engineering. I always recommend it to my work friends. Pros Very practical and easy to use its features. As an example, make a quick and easy sketch. Cons Customer service takes a while to respond. Review Source Ryan S. Systems Designer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reliable and easy-to-use 3D modeling software" August 8, 2017 4.0 Pros Inventor has a very intuitive user interface. Not as pricey as other top-tier packages and provides a great bang for your buck. Cons Not as revolutionary or powerful as other packages but seems to be a great middle-of-the-road option with plenty of features for most industry needs. Automation & analysis features had been lacking in past releases but are starting to catch up. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Virtual Design Construction Estimator Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Inventor" August 6, 2019 5.0 Pros What Inventor does extremely well is to create a clean space for very detailed assemblies to be shown very simply. In other words, it helps take the complex and break it down to where a manufacturer can get on board easily and quickly. I use it for my visualization projects because of the clean geometry it makes as opposed to other modeling software. It creates cleaner lightmaps for objects than many other programs and the built-in render engine is actually surprisingly good, negating the need to export and render elsewhere, saving time. Cons Some of the mouse controls are different than other Autodesk products, so if you're using muscle menmory, it can trip you up when switching to inventor for a little while until you get the hang of it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Electrical Engineer Industrial Automation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent 3D modeling software" October 24, 2018 5.0 Pros Inventor makes 3D modeling very easy to learn and use. The commands are simple to follow and the help files can be very helpful if you know what you are looking for. I have been using Inventor for 3-4 years now and I am still learning new and better ways to do certain things. Autodesk releases a new version every year with added functionality, which makes using the software easier. Cons Inventor can sometimes be a memory hog, if you have a model open with 100's of parts it can take 10-15GB of memory. Which slows down the computer and can make creating drawings slow and painful. Also the software sometimes can do things which you don't intend. This can get irritating and cause some delays in design. Review Source Ayodeji O. Additive manufacturing Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fun and easy to learn engineering software for complex design" July 17, 2021 5.0 I have used inventory for 5 years now, I use inventor to educate college students on engineering design for manufacturing. I have had a lovely experience using inventor and I hope it continues to offer more features. Pros It's a perfect and easy to learn parametric design software for engineers. It has features which makes your work easy and fast. I like the contact center provided whicheans less modeling and gives you more knowledge of standard design for actual manufacturing for example you will be exposed to the types of fasteners and their use. Cons It's difficult to use in area where power supply is not regular because there is no recovery feature. Also, it slows down the system or crashes whenever you are working on an heavy assembly file. Review Source Brett T. Document Management Supervisor Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Inventor Review" December 31, 2018 5.0 Pros Very easy and powerful software to use. One of the better parametric modelers out there and I have used just about all of them. The stress analysis is very handy and the constraints are intuitive and powerful. Cons Wish there was a plugin for featurecam into inventor. I know there is inventor HSM but its not as easy to use as featurecam. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Security Guard Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Where I learned to CAD." May 30, 2018 4.0 Easy to learn and use. Simple interface. Good layout. Fun to learn. Pros This software is perhaps the simplest CAD software out there. Very user friendly with easy to understand terminology. The Software isn't the most complex, but as a student just learning to use CAD, this was perfect. I spent so much time playing around with the software, designing little objects. Cons Can't do as much as other software, but most people don't use the complicated features in other software, so not really that bad. Review Source CS Chris S. Exhibit Engineer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "BEST MODELING SOFTWARE I HAVE USED" October 30, 2018 5.0 It makes showing a customer exactly what their final product will look like and function like, very easy for them to understand. Customers are more easily put at ease when they can see exactly what their final product will look like and not just a rendering. Pros It is so user friendly and seems to be made by people who do things logically. You can teach someone the basics in a couple of hours and be very proficient in a couple of weeks. Cons If you can't find what you're looking for online or in the help files it can be hard to make changes easily. They can still be made just not automatically if you can't figure out the default setting to change. If it had a way to add custom textures and styles to the appearance menu for original styles that would be helpful. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Engineering Manager Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Using Inventor for ASME CODE SHOP" October 31, 2018 5.0 Absolutely enjoy using Inventor. I’ve used a lot of Autodesk products including Plant 3D and Revit. Pros The functionality and how simple (to me) it is to learn and use. It makes my job easier and once you know Inventor, corrections are made very quickly on your projects. Cons Can’t really think of any off hand. Just keep improving the software Review Source Aldo M. Mechanical engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A great modelling software" July 29, 2021 4.0 Pros The interface is friendly and easy to use, also the models that you create are very realistic, but the best section of this modeling software is the analysis of forces of each element. Cons I think it doesn't have a big cons, only that it consumes a lot of RAM memory. Switched from [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.capterra.com/p/93121/SolidWorks-Premium/) To try other software. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Recruiter Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Inventor Pro Review" December 14, 2019 5.0 Overall, I enjoyed using Inventor and it was somewhat fun at times. Pros I liked most the intricate features and being able to create any part I needed, and then being able to 3D print the product. Cons What I liked least was that some of the controls were confusing to use and much less than straightforward. Review Source Roberto Maurizio P. Founder & Creative Director Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A step forward for professionals." October 5, 2018 5.0 We realize all our product design using Inventor. Pros Working on Inventor is extremely satisfying. The possibility to manage every parameter of the 3D modeling allows a very precise product engineering. Cons In the FreeForm part would be convenient to intergrate shortcuts to speed up modeling. Review Source Similar Products Featured