Autodesk AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite 2011

The AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite includes both Autodesk Inventor LT and AutoCAD LT software, helping make it more practical and affordable for mechanical design professionals to start adding the productivity benefits of 3D, participate in Digital Prototyping workflows and compete more effectively. Inventor LT offers powerful part-level 3D parametric modeling, multi-CAD translation capabilities, automated DWG™ drawing views and other capabilities found in Autodesk Inventor. Inventor LT is interoperable with the included version of AutoCAD LT, one of the world’s top 2D drafting and detailing software, so manufacturers can still work confidently with real DWG data and help boost their 2D productivity.

Features:

3D Part Modeling

Use parametric 3D part modeling within AutoCAD® Inventor LT™ to visualize and improve designs quickly and efficiently.

• Sketching - Evaluate design ideas as versatile 2D layouts before creating detailed part models.
• Automated Drawings - Use Autodesk Inventor LT software to deliver accurate, standards-compliant manufacturing drawings quickly.
• 3D Modeling - Extrude, revolve, or sweep sketches into 3D models. Add holes, fillets, chamfers, patterns, and more to complete 3D part designs.
• iParts - Save time by using one basic design to define and document entire part families.
• Physical Properties - Make better decisions by automatically calculating real-world properties during the design process.
• Automatic Drawing Views - Create drawings faster by calling out specific drawing views, including front, side, ISO, detail, section, and auxiliary views.
• Automatic Drawing Updates - Associate drawing views with the original components, so any change to a part model is automatically reflected in the drawing.
• Standards and Styles - Make your drawings automatically comply with industry and corporate standards and formatting styles.

DWG Integration

Leverage your existing 2D data and expertise as you adopt 3D design with Autodesk Inventor LT.

• DWG Save - Save Inventor LT drawings as DWG files.
• DWG Open - Open, view, plot, and measure DWG drawings directly.
• Copy and Paste from AutoCAD - Copy and paste 2D design data into 3D designs to save time.
• AutoCAD Blocks from Inventor LT Views - Generate AutoCAD® blocks from Inventor LT drawing views, and then integrate the new drawing views directly into original 2D drawings.

3D Design Communication and Multi-CAD Collaboration

Use Inventor LT to accurately exchange 3D data between common CAD file formats, improving communication and collaboration with suppliers, stakeholders, and customers.

• Native Translators - Exchange part-level data between Inventor LT software and CATIA® V5, NX®, SolidWorks®, and Pro/ENGINEER® systems.
• STEP/IGES - Read and write part-level design and drawing data using industry-standard formats while maintaining data accuracy.
• Inventor Studio - Use state-of-the-art rendering tools to quickly create photorealistic images of parts.

AutoCAD LT 2011

When 2D tools are preferred, use the latest version of AutoCAD LT® software, the world’s number-one-selling 2D drafting and detailing product. AutoCAD LT offers:

• Efficient drafting
• Easy file sharing
• Simplified plotting
• Native DWG compatibility
• An updated and enhanced user interface
• DWF publishing

System requirements

• Windows® 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium
• Windows Vista® (32-bit, 64-bit) Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, Home Premium, Home Basic
• Windows XP Professional (SP3); Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2)
• Intel® Pentium® 4 (2 GHz or faster), Intel® Xeon®, Intel® Core®, AMD Athlon® 64, or AMD Opteron® processor or later (3)
• 1 or more GB RAM (4)
• Microsoft® Direct3D® 9 or 10 capable graphics card (5)
• 1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution
• Internet connection for web downloads and Subscription Aware access
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.x through 7.x
• Microsoft® Excel® 2003 through 2007 for iComponents, thread customization, and spreadsheet-driven designs
• DVD-ROM drive (6)
• Adobe Flash Player 10 (7)

Notes:
1) Autodesk® Inventor LT™ 2010 software is provided both as 32-bit application and as 64-bit application for installation and use on the corresponding operating system only.
2) English versions of Inventor LT will run on any language operating system. Other language versions of Inventor LT will run on operating systems of that same language.
3) Autodesk Inventor LT 2010 is optimized to take advantage of the SSE2 extended instruction sets supported on Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Opteron processors. Inventor LT 2010 will not install on computers that do not support SSE2, such as those with Pentium® III processors. Several utilities are available on the internet that report CPUID including supported instructions sets.
4) Autodesk recommends settings which allow Microsoft® Windows® to manage virtual memory as needed. There should always be at least twice as much free hard disk space as system memory (RAM).
5) Please refer to the Autodesk published graphics card information.
6) Inventor LT 2011 is available only on DVD (or electronic download in some situations). DVDROM drive is not required if installing using software download methods.
7) The multimedia learning components of the Inventor LT Help system require Adobe Flash Player 10 be installed. If it is not already installed, you can download it from http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/