Autodesk has released the Autodesk Inventor Series - a collection of 2D and 3D design applications that includes Autodesk Inventor 3D design software and Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, in one package.

With the new offer, users will continue to receive all the functionality of Autodesk Mechanical Desktop software while gaining access to the 3D design system, Autodesk Inventor. In addition to Autodesk's 3D software, the Autodesk Inventor series also features the functionality of AutoCAD and AutoCAD Mechanical software.

"Although engineers and designers can visualise in a two-dimensional environment, the rest of the world sees in 3D," says Errol Ashwell, managing director of Autodesk Africa. "Using a powerful 3D design and visualisation tool like Autodesk Inventor, manufacturing companies can instantly speed up production cycles, eliminate the need for costly prototyping, and ultimately increase the scope of their business contracts by creating digital design data that can be shared throughout the company and beyond."

The Autodesk Inventor Series gives customers who would like to begin using Autodesk Inventor software as their primary design tool a way to make the transition while maintaining their current AutoCAD-based system in parallel. In addition, because the Autodesk Inventor platform is built to extend the use of design data throughout the design chain, customers can improve their business processes and gain efficiencies by sharing information with the expanded supply chain.

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