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[Stu Bloom]

Originally Posted by Tytus Gerrish

yes it can. i do it all the time. most people don't know about how Great autocad is. i can model and design faster in autocad then inventor or anything else. and render much more realistically as well. However... those stress analysis tools are something i only found in inventor

Wow ... I did not know that - but what happens when you need to change a feature's size/shape/position? I know in this case this was an existing part/assy which was modeled, and that would not necessarily apply, but if you are designing from scratch there are frequently design iterations that require you to adjust characteristics/features of your part.