The software can be licensed as a subscription or through pre-paid Flex Tokens (daily use, consumption-based). Inventor uses ShapeManager, Autodesk's proprietary geometric modeling kernel. It provides support for various CAD formats and standard DWG drawings. Īutodesk Inventor supports parametric, direct edit, freeform modeling part modelling, and assembly modelling. Inventor allows analyzing 2D and 3D CAD models by creating a virtual representation of the final product in order to validate the form, fit, and functionioning before is built. Autodesk Inventor is a computer-aided design extension application for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization, and documentation developed by Autodesk.