NEW button in autodesk inventor will freeze inventor?

Question

Every time I click NEW in Autodesk Inventor 2011, it will freeze the program up. It doesn't matter how I go about clicking it whether in the Ribbon UI or File-->New. It started about four months ago and I got the program in May. It was working before just fine.

Answer 1

You might want to try and do an install fix, or just re-install the program all together.



As far as Solidworks being an industry standard. What industry would that be? Inventor and Solidworks are both used any many industries. I work for a company who provides training for both programs, and we have more Inventor users. They are both very good programs, it just comes down to your personal preferences.

Answer 2

There is no such thing as "AutoCAD Inventor". The company Autodesk makes both AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor, as two separate software packages. AutoCAD is a software of which I recommend against. It is difficult to learn no matter how much experience you have with other software...and it DOES NOT like to "play well with others". AutoCAD is a 2-dimensional CAD package. If you want to use something similar, I recommend Graphisoft ArchiCAD. Autodesk Inventor is a 3-d design package, which will produce 2-d projections for you. Good for designing machine parts and assemblies.

Answer 3

Isn't SolidWorks the industry standard anyway?