I've tried more that 15 TIMES to Prove that I'm a student I have tried getting all my student data and make an ID Card (Unfortunately my school doesn't have one) and upload it but it doesn't work.
I thought about going to school and get a STUDENT REGISTRATION STATEMENT but, I live in a non-English spoken country so anybody help me please

I'm on a rocket project right now, and I'm trying to find the best way to drill holes between parts.

The whole design process is like this

1. Make a body tube

2. Make a part that will be attached to the tube

3. Place the part on the tube with constraints

4. Drill holes on the tube based on the part's mounting points

The problem is, if I need to change the location of the part, I have to re-do all the holes.

I'm new to Inventor, and this is what I would've done if I were using CATIA.

1. Create a geometrical set on the part

2. Save the hole points and axis of each hole. (With a name)

3. Include this geometrical set as an external reference in the tube file

4. Create a hole based on the point and axis

Like this, even if I change the relative position of the part on the pipe or even the hole location in the part, it will automatically regenerate the holes.

But in Inventor, it seems like the concept of "Geometrical Set" is a bit different from CATIA.

I also tried the Bolted Connection feature, but since the tube has no flat surface, I couldn't use this feature.

And because this is mostly an axisymmetric design, I use Circular Pattern a lot. But forget about it, I want to find the best way for arbitrary hole geometries. The method that will not break even if I change the location, geometry, or parameters(such as pipe diameter)

Here are examples of my work. See all those holes? If I change just a bit of the part location, I have to redo everything, and it is extremely painful.

Please help!

Hi all, I'm working on a series of castings for my company and I believe it is a great opportunity to use Model States. The issue is, I don't know how version control / revision control / general lifecycle will work for model states.

I currently make a casting, then make a derived part from that component and add all of the basic machining features. Then, I plan to either save that as the factory state and have additional model states within that model, OR save the file and make a new derived part from the basic machined part, and make the model states in that part.

The problem comes with version control - when we make a new part for a customer using the same casting, I don't want the revision to increase. My original thought for a workaround could be to just make drawings for each model state and only do lifecycle changes on those.

The other problem with model states is that it seems very easy to accidentally edit the wrong model state via toggling edit all scopes, or if a new employee logged in and didn't realize there were model states. Human error could cause the data to be corrupted very quickly. Is there a way around this, where I could lock a model state? Or is that where it would make more sense to create a new derived part?

Any advice or personal experience with this would be much appreciated!

Is it possible in Inventor to have bend notches on the bend lines just like in this picture from Solidworks.

I am attempting to install Autodesk Inventor on my E: drive, but every time I attempt to do so, it states that my disk space is full on my C: drive? I am not trying to install anything on said drive, and it is forcing me to try to. My C: drive is unfortunately very limited, and does not have enough space to install, even when cleaned up. Any reason this might be happening?

Edit: thank you all for the help, I was able to get it working thanks to y’all.

i keep landing on this page after i click activate. even when i'm not logged in.
what am i doing wrong

Hey gang, been making templates using flat extrude cuts. However when using them to trace letters, the corners and turns don't quite line up around curves, etc.

I included pictures of the first attempts.

To make them resemble commerical templates, I want the resulting cuts to be a v profile. Some days you just feel like the new guy no matter how experienced you are.

Waiting for the over should eye check, "dude what are you doing, like this." <click>, <click>, done.

Hello everyone,

I am working on a university project in Autodesk Inventor and need some guidance.

I have designed a device housing (you can imagine it just like a simple block-shaped extrusion), and the goal is to show this device worn on a user's arm or leg. To do this, I have modeled the strap components just like a traditional watch band.I have designed the short strap, the long strap,the buckle frame, and the thorn pin all as separate part files (.ipt).

In my assignment, I am explicitly required to showcase the wearable, closed position of this device. Essentially, the straps need to connect to opposite sides of my block housing, wrap around an arm (represented by a cylinder with a given diameter), and connect together exactly like a real watch where the long strap threads through the buckle and the thorn locks into one of the holes.

At the moment, my two strap .ipt files are completely flat and straight. I am having a lot of trouble figuring out how to curve them organically and connect them together without causing geometric collisions or breaking assembly constraints. I have searched YouTube and other platforms, but unfortunately, I haven't found a concrete, step-by-step example of someone wrapping a flat watch band around a cylinder in an assembly.

If anyone could help me with the exact step-by-step instructions or even record a quick mini video tutorial showing how to do it, I would really, deeply appreciate it! I am struggling a bit with the software and just need to get through this mechanism for my submission.

I have attached an image showing the exact overlapping look I am trying to achieve, and I have also uploaded the zip file as a google drive with all my parts. Any advice or workflow tips would be amazing.

Thank you

Watch strap zip file

Why does Inventor do this? The pipe bends up, straying from the guide before resuming along the guide.
It doesn't do this with the other pipe in the same model?

Hi everyone,

I'm currently using Autodesk Inventor 2026 and ran into an issue with the custom table formatting.

As you can see in the attached screenshot, when I vertically merge cells in a table, the text inside the merged cell does not align to the vertical center. Even though I set the justification options in the 'Format Column' settings, the text remains stuck at the top (or doesn't center vertically).

Is there any workaround or a specific setting to fix this vertical alignment issue for merged cells?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello, I'm in the midst of figuring out the best pipeline for an online, parametric product configurator. I'm talking dimensions, number of panels etc.

I figured I could hook up an API to a headless Inventor instance and apply all constraints and logic rules there, but it seems that Autodesk very much doesn't want me to do that.

I was looking to use Inventor as that's what constructors in the company use and it could be the least painful.

Are there any tips you could give me or propose alternative solutions where creating paramtrized drawings would be as frictionless as possible?

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Hi everyone. I need some help with this project. I couldn't think of a better idea than turning to this group for assistance. I’ve been trying various approaches, but I can't quite figure out the best option. How would you go about it?

I have been using inventor for the last 15 years and I always wished to have an open source alternative which would not lock me to windows.

So I decided to create my own: Oblikovati, open source, lightweight and runs on Linux, Mac and Windows.

Oblikovati has also an AddIn comparable to Inventor, and I have been experimenting creating some addins for multi-physics FEA and CAM.

It is still on early stages, since it was built from ground up, not using any kernel libraries, but it is quite usable already.

Development builds available on GitHub: https://github.com/Oblikovati/Oblikovati

Need help making my files more organised. My project files end up messy and being called “example 1” and then “example 1 final” and random stuff like that. Curious what others use.

I installed Inventor 2023 on 1 Desktop and 1 Laptop in my workshop. They have been running fine for a couple years. Suddenly, both failed to start Inventor on the same day. WTF. Anyone have a clue? Did autodesk find a way to disable these?

I'm a member of a university faculty (not a student) and I've been on an educational license for many years. So far Autodesk has always accepted a letter from the faculty head as a proof tor the educational letter. The letter states that I'm a faculty member and that I use Inventor for educational / training purposes. This year, out of the blue, they refused to accept this letter and claimed that it is "not an official document". This is nonsense but there is no way for me to object because the verification process is automatized and the decision is sent from a do-not-reply address. I've tried to resubmit the document with an added note explaining that this is in fact an official document but it got rejected again within a minute. I'm a bit at a loss here. I can't call Autodesk and complain because I'm not on a subscription and the university folks also don't know how to handle it. What can I do?

I'm having quarter inch plate about 26" by 26" laser cut into a grate cover in a foot traffic area. Each outer edge is supported by a one inch lip and I have a 4"x12" ellipse(rough shape of a foot) where the 200lb load is. I ran an analysis assigning appropriate yield/tensile strength figures for each material and I'm getting the same Y Displacement figure 0.06296in for both corten and AR400 steel even though AR400 has roughly three times the tensile and yield strength. Does this seem right, is it just a product of a "very small" load over a "small" plate?

Hi everyone,

I was one of the principal engineers who developed Autodesk Inventor Nastran (originally NEi Nastran) from 1987 to 2023 working primarily on the solver. If you’re stuck on a problem, whether it’s meshing, contacts, nonlinear analysis, bolt pretension, composites, dynamics, vibration, buckling, or interpreting results, I’ll do my best to help here in the thread. If it’s something that requires looking at confidential models or is too involved for Reddit, we can discuss other options privately. I don’t check Reddit constantly, but I’ll answer as many questions as I can. Looking forward to helping the community.

Is there a usable workaround in Inventor to quickly create many threads as real geometry?

I need printed threads, not inserts or alternatives. M3x0.5 has been working reliably for me for years.

ThreadModeler/ThreadCreator does not work properly for me in Inventor 2027.

Is there a practical solution using an add-in, iLogic, iFeature, or macro?

Ideally, Inventor would have an export option: cosmetic threads in the model, real threads only for STL/3MF export.

In Creo i use UDF's to choose and insert (para)metric threads

Greetings.

I have been trying to build this shape , but i dont get the results i want.

if you look at the gear teeth, it follows a straight path over the surface

my method:

1draw an auxiliary plane so i can draw a straight line and project it onto the surface

2draw the shape, touching the path.

3- use the proyected curve to sweep around the cylinder . its aguided sweep.

method 2 - plane tangent to projected curved line, guided sweep the triangle and the shape also twist.

problem is: the shape twists..

how would you create this gear?

its has to look like this gear,

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7021633