SolidWorks to Inventor terms

Welcome to Inventor. Here is a checklist of common terms used in SolidWorks with links to the Help topic in Inventor.

SolidWorks term Inventor term Help topic link
Parts    
Library features

iParts

iPart fundamentals

Library features

iFeatures

iFeature fundamentals

Surface

Knit trim

Sculpt

Shape description commands

AutoLimits

Sensors

Autolimits

AutoLimits to monitor designs

Equations

Parameters

Parameters in models

Properties

iProperties

Physical properties

iProperties for Inventor files

Animation    

Animator

PhotoWorks

PhotoView 360

Inventor Studio

Inventor Studio environment for render and animate