Who is excited about inventor 10?

[Rickertsen2]

So who else is exceite about getting inventor 10? I will be upgrading from inventor 8 at home and inventor 5 on all the school computers.

I can't wait to check out the stress analysis, parts libraries, integrated renderer and support for wires. There are alot of new modeling and assembly features that i will have to learn.

[Greg Needel]

a warning about the stress analysis feature. Do not rely on the feature to tell you where and when things will fail. Having done internal stress calculations by hand i can tell you there are alot of things that inventor doesn't do. But the most important thing to remember about the analysis is are your parts going to be EXACTLY the same as what is on the computer, while it can point out possible stress concentrations please don't blame inventor when your part breaks. There is a reason that there are many separate software packages specifically for this kind of analysis.

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[Greg Perkins]

i use inventor 10 at work, school, and home....it's awesome...it's definatly an improvement from inv 9

[Rickertsen2]

a warning about the stress analysis feature. Do not rely on the feature to tell you where and when things will fail. Having done internal stress calculations by hand i can tell you there are alot of things that inventor doesn't do. But the most important thing to remember about the analysis is are your parts going to be EXACTLY the same as what is on the computer, while it can point out possible stress concentrations please don't blame inventor when your part breaks. There is a reason that there are many separate software packages specifically for this kind of analysis.

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I am very excited to try out the stress analysis but at the same time i am skeptical and will take them with a grain of salt. Hopefully people will not make the mistake of trusting it blindly. It should prove to be a helpful tool as long as it is understood that it is designed to act only as a guide.

[gburlison]

We have trouble getting our hands on computers that can run Inventor 7. I don't think that we will move to Inventor 10 any time soon.

[Greg Needel]

We have trouble getting our hands on computers that can run Inventor 7. I don't think that we will move to Inventor 10 any time soon.


well i guess it all depends on what you are making if you really need to make the switch. small parts such as brackets and pillow blocks can be done on old versions of invention as i doubt that the new versions effect the operations that are required for those parts. The only thing you might want the new inventor for is assemblies and some of the more advanced features.

I would say try and get 1 computer that can handle it and use what you have for everything else.

[sanddrag]

I am SO excited about it after getting to use at at the training (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=40008). The stress analysis stuff is pretty cool but the "Design Accelerator" is extremely cool. For the stress analysis, it is REALLY good imho. You can put a force anywhere you want in any direction you want. You can even specify it by components Fx Fy and Fz. And the Inventor Studio is pretty good too, and the "hole" feature is much improved.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Like Sanddrag, I am very impressed after the training. This is a big step up for Autodesk. I am sure glad that they are part FIRST and are dedicated to putting these tools into our hands. For all the power Autodesk software has put into your computer, you always knew that the software was able to do whatever you wanted. You needed to find out what Autodesk called a particular task to perform the step but you could do it. Inventor made that step easier, it anticipates what you want to do at any point in time, and just does it. I see a lot of teams using this product this year.
Thanks Autodesk!

[Stu Bloom]

Like Sanddrag, I am very impressed after the training...
Well it is a shame that the training isn't available to a more geographically diverse group. Most of us will never have an opportunity to utilize all of the enhancements. You really don't have the time to stumble through a new learning curve with that 6-week deadline bearing down. At a minimum an early distribution of the software would be a huge help. And some type of web-based sessions or tutorials would be greatly appreciated.

[crazykid234]

I especially appreciate the design accelerator as well. The ability to render gears in that amount of time is phenomenal! Apart from that, I really like the wiring capabilities, and nailboard drawings.

[Bill_Hancoc]

does anybody know the specs on it, like how much more processor intensive it is or anything like that. I run Inv 7 and have little problem.

[Jay Trzaskos]

Sadly enough I am still running Inventor 5 at home, I may be upgrading to Inventor 8 Pro soon though. On a happier note, our schools CAD lab is being upgraded, new PC's, new software (including Inventor 10) , and our own network. And I do believe I am helping test it all out... w00t!

JT
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[petek]

does anybody know the specs on it, like how much more processor intensive it is or anything like that. I run Inv 7 and have little problem.
From http://www.inventor-certified.com/graphics/requirements.php#SysReq

Part and assembly design (less than 1000 parts)
Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Xeon™, or AMD Athlon™ processor 2GHz or better
1GB or more RAM
128 MB OpenGL Capable graphics card

Large Assembly modeling (more than 1000 parts)
Intel® Pentium® 4 3+GHz, Intel Xeon™ 3+GHz, or AMD Opteron™ processor 3GHz or better
3GB or more RAM
128 MB OpenGL Capable Workstation Class with full CAD support graphics card

I'm running it on an hp DV4000, Pentium M 1.7 GHz, 1 GB RAM and ATI Mobility Radion X700 (128 MB, OpenGL), and it runs okay, but I wouldn't want to model a FRC robot assembly!

[techtiger1]

Definitely excited about inventor 10, planning to go to the workshops possibly. 1251 (my team) uses inventor to model the whole robot. We enjoy the program and think it is a invaluable software. Inventor is used industry wide to create products and should be used to plan your robot before building. Looking forward to all the new software with the Kop. :yikes:

-Drew

[Michael Leicht]

inventor 10 makes gears and other features that are amazing.

[Ellery]

Has anybody even received their copy of Inventor 10 yet? I thought after you've registered and paid that it would be delivered. I'm still waiting for ours to show up.

Ellery

[petek]

I especially appreciate the design accelerator as well. The ability to render gears in that amount of time is phenomenal! Apart from that, I really like the wiring capabilities, and nailboard drawings.
The Design Accelerator certainly does what it advertises. Being able to rapidly prototype gear trains, chain drives, etc. should be a big help to those teams which design their robots before they build them (and maybe help make CAD believers of the rest).

Be aware, that just as with the stress analysis stuff, you need to look closely at how they model parts to be sure that your design will work as intended. For example, the spur gears created by the Component Generator use a simplified single-arc for the tooth profile - not an involute, as real gears are made. While this probably won't mean much for the low-tolerance world of FIRST, it would be a concern for someone engineering a "real" drive system. On the other hand, since Autodesk uses such a simple model, the file size is half that of an involute spur gear - which is very important to FIRST teams with 3 yr old PCs!