
I'm going to have to give parametric superiority to Inventor 2016. The workflow of Inventor with seperate part and assembly files makes it very easy to build complicated parametric structures but Fusion 360 just lacks that functionality. In my opinion, the parametric interface in Fusion 360 is a little bit stripped down as compared to Inventor. Both Fusion 360 and Inventor have parametric functionality. Parametric drawings are also made up completely of simple shapes. They are used to make several smaller parts which then combine to form larger complicated assemblies. Parametric drawings are something that designers heavily use. It also offers a nicer grid view and just makes me want to drool when I look at it. In general, the UI in Fusion 360 definitely gets points for this as it has a much more interesting, modern look that Inventor lacks. Inventor is equipped with a more complicated industrial look while Fusion 360 gets that modern, sleek, minimalist look. Opening up Inventor looks dull in comparison. When you open up Fusion 360, in just a few seconds you are greeted with a beautiful and modern UI which just begs to be used. The user interface is what I'm first going to compare between AutoDesk Inventor and Fusion 360. These all combine together to form an awesome platform to use. It also offers cloud storage services to allow you to access your files anywhere and work and collaborate easily. In addition, it also has both free form and parametric methods to draw which is just awesome. This means that you can design your product, simulate or render it and provide 2D drawing files all from a single application. It integrates 3D CAD, CAM and CAE software into one big user-friendly bundle.

Fusion 360 is the all encompassing software. I decided to switch to Fusion 360 to check it out and I thought I should write a comparison between Fusion 360 and Inventor.īefore we start a full on comparison, let's take a quick look at what Fusion 360 has to offer. After a really long look at its UI and the features it offers, I was bought over. They were showing off their new software- Fusion 360. So, we were at Maker Faire Singapore last weekend and I was looking at the AutoDesk booth. I do a lot of my projects using AutoDesk Inventor and I really enjoy the user experience crafted by the guys over at AutoDesk. As some of you might know, I am a regular AutoDesk Inventor user.
