Top AutoDesk Software in 2024: AutoCAD, Fusion 360, Inventor and Revit

• Four of the main programs developed by Autodesk are AutoCAD, Fusion 360, Inventor and Revit
• AutoCad is known mainly for its prowess in 2D drafting
• Fusion 360 is a cloud-based freeform modelling cost effective program for hobbyists
• Inventor is a complex 3D modelling program used by engineering and mechanical companies
• Revit is a 4D modelling program and is specifically for the design of buildings

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AutoCAD

The CAD in AutoCAD stands for Computer Aided Design, and this program is exactly that, a computer aided design and drafting application. AutoCAD was created by Autodesk, a company that “builds software that helps people imagine, design, and make a better world.”

AutoCAD is known as the one of the most widely used tools in the world across a variety of industries by engineers, architects, and many other professionals for a whole host of applications. The software enables the design and communication of designs with others, nowadays all structures that are built are constructed virtually on some form of CAD software. AutoCAD is the trusted program for many in this case.

AutoCAD was built and released by Autodesk in December 1982, and can run on the Windows and Macintosh (Mac) platforms. It can draw in 2D and 3D and has many features and capabilities:

• Collaboration with other AutoCAD users is possible over the internet
• Geometry can be viewed at different scales
• Modify and draw structures with accuracy
• Precise dimensions and text can be drawn with ease
• Projects can be set up with different colours, styles and layers
• Various layouts can be printed (or plotted as it referred to in AutoCAD)

Inventor

Autodesk Inventor is another CAD program that includes 3D solid modelling application that features simulation, mechanical design, visualization, tool creation and documentation. It only runs on the Windows operating system and was initially released in September 1999.

Similar to Fusion 360, it is used to create digital prototypes of a product before any manufacturing is started. It can create accurate 3D models which aid in the design, visualization and simulation process before any physical object is created.

Inventor has a vast array of complex functions that the user can avail of, some of which (but not all) are mentioned below:

• Assembly stress analysis
• Differentiated file formats for parts, assemblies and drawings
• Finite element analysis
• Freeform modelling
• Integrated motion simulation
• Optimization technology
• Parametric studies

Inventor uses an 3D geometric modeling kernel called Autodesk Shapemanager, that is developed by the company themselves, and is one of many modelling kernels that exist in the market today.

Fusion 360

AutoDesk Fusion 360 is a CAD/CAM tool that is cloud-based and allows collaborative product development. This program combines mechanical engineering, some industrial design and the programming of machine tools into one application.

It is aimed at “hobbyists”, allows the precise design of models in 2D and 3D and gives the user the ability to:

• Animate objects
• Prepare CAD models for CNC machining
• Render designs
• Simulate loads on a design

Revit

Autodesk Revit is an application created for and used by architects, construction professionals, designers, MEP and structural engineers. It is used by these professionals to manage building design, architectural design and Business Information Modelling (BIM) services.

Unlike its predecessors on the list, Revit is a 4D program. It allows its users to design a building’s structure and components in 3D, and then insert 2D annotation elements into the model. It is capable of tracking and planning the various different stages in the building’s creation, from idea to design, to construction and maintenance and finally on to demolition.

Revit has many features that its users can take advantage of, which include but are not limited to:

Add-ins
Annotation
Dynamo for Revit
Generative Design
Global parameters
Interoperability and IFC
Parametric components
Schedules
Worksharing
With these features, the aforementioned construction professionals can; see their projects in virtual reality/3D, simulate buildings in real life using a huge library of parametric building elements, encourage better teamwork, create their designs and models with a smaller margin for error and greater accuracy.

A particularly useful feature of Revit that is loved by industry professionals is its uncanny ability to catch incorrect modelling. It is inherently easier for users to see their errors within Revit and for companies this can save precious time and more importantly, money.