Category: Inventor

The Autodesk Inventor 2027 API introduces a powerful enhancement that significantly improves flexibility in pattern feature creation. With the introduction of the IrregularDistributionSet object, developers can now define non-uniform spacing between pattern occurrences, enabling far more advanced and intelligent automation scenarios. Traditionally, pattern features in Inventor rely on uniform spacing. While effective for standard designs,…

Autodesk Inventor 2027 brings a long-awaited addition to the API: native support for SlotFeature creation and modification. For developers and automation engineers, this means slot geometry can now be handled just like other core features—such as extrusions, holes, or patterns—directly through the API. This update removes a key limitation in previous versions and opens the…

The Autodesk Inventor 2027 API introduces a powerful enhancement that significantly simplifies Model State workflows—GenerateOnSaveStatus. This capability enables automatic generation of Model State member documents, removing the need for indirect or manual triggers used in earlier versions. For developers working with Model States in automation, this feature represents a major improvement in efficiency and scalability.…

With every major release of Autodesk Inventor, developers and automation engineers naturally evaluate whether their existing add-ins will continue to work or require migration. One of the most common questions surrounding Autodesk Inventor 2027 is related to .NET compatibility and potential binary breaking changes. This article clarifies compatibility expectations for Inventor 2027 add-ins and provides…

Managing dependencies has always been one of the key challenges in developing .NET add-ins for Autodesk Inventor. As ecosystems grow and multiple add-ins coexist within the same environment, conflicts often arise when different add-ins depend on different versions of the same third-party libraries. Autodesk Inventor 2027 introduces a powerful enhancement to address this challenge through…

“My First Inventor Add-in” is a self-paced tutorial designed as a comprehensive learning path for users who already work with Autodesk Inventor but are new to programming. While the principles covered in this guide apply broadly to modern versions of Inventor, Autodesk Inventor 2026 is used as the working example to demonstrate how to create…

In this lesson, you will extend the functionality created in Lesson 3 by adding group maintenance commands. Specifically, you will learn how to: Lesson Objective By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: • Remove selected components from a group• Delete an entire group from an assembly• Work safely with Inventor AttributeSets•…

In this lesson, you will extend the Add-In created in Lesson 2 by introducing component grouping using attributes and adding a second command that toggles the visibility of all components in a group. This lesson demonstrates how to: Lesson Objective In this lesson, you will learn how to: • Store custom metadata on ComponentOccurrence objects…

In this lesson, it expands on the basic Add-In created in Lesson 1 by introducing user interaction. You will add a Ribbon button that hides selected component occurrences in an assembly. The Add-In operates only in the Assembly Document environment and demonstrates safe handling of user selections. Lesson Objective In this lesson, you will learn…

Overview In this lesson, you will create an Autodesk Inventor add-in that loads successfully and connects to Inventor through the ApplicationAddInServer interface. By the end of this lesson, you will: What Is an Inventor Add-In? An Inventor add-in is: Unlike macros, add-ins: Many professional solutions distributed through the Autodesk App Store are implemented as add-ins.…