1	Inventor 2009 –What’s New
2	Autodesk Inventor 2009
3	Working with Larger Assemblies Work on very complex machines and assemblies What’s New 64 Bit Support Assembly Substitution Memory reduction for Derived Parts Performance Optimization
4	Full 64 Bit Support Take advantage of the enormous memory capacity of 64 bit Windows What’s New Full support for Windows XP and Windows Vista 64 bit editions Capacity Meter – Display physical memory option Automatic installation
5	Assembly Substitution Represent assemblies with simplified parts while preserving constraints, mass properties and BOM data What’s New New type of LOD Substitute Part file controlled through LOD representation All other assembly components suppressed and hidden in browser iProperties still reflect Master LOD of the Parent Assembly
6	Derive – Reduced Memory Option Create derived assemblies that consume less memory What’s New New option in Derived Assembly dialog panel Significant memory reduction with larger derived assemblies No solid body nodes in browser of target Part
7	Increasing Design Productivity Sketch Usability Sheet Metal New Drawing Manager Tools Improved Navigation Tools
8	Sketching Productivity Rapidly interpret design intent from Inventor sketches What’s New Simpler representation for coincidence New glyph design Single glyphs for perpendicular and tangent constraints Select Sketch enables Sketch Properties toolbar outside of Sketch Mode Enable Toggle Button outside Sketch Mode
9	Sketching Productivity Enjoy increased productivity when creating sketches What’s New Text along arcs and circles Degrees of freedom display Automatic tangent constraint for closed arc-line sketches Spline through imported points Point-curve coincident constraint for 3D sketch Trim/extend alternate solution
10	Concept Design Experiment with alternative design concepts before starting detailed design What’s New Grip Snap – Move & Rotate assembly components using geometric input
11	Constraint Inference & Persistence Easily experiment with new layouts and conceptual designs What’s New New Inference and Persistence controls No constraints Infer constraints but no persistence Create persistent constraints New inference scope control Additional point alignment control Quadrant point constraints
12	Updated Navigation Controls Single click access to orthographic and isometric views and quicker access to pan, zoom and rotate What’s New View Cube On screen 3D view control with user defined home view Use View Cube Front to define Base View in drawing sheets Steering Wheel Eye-level access to 2D navigation controls
13	Working With Other People’s Data Native translators Integrate imported geometry in 3D models Improved publishing
14	Native Translators Work with suppliers and customers who use native CAD file formats Migrate data from legacy 3D systems What’s New Native Translators
15	Part Modeling Incorporate imported part geometry with fewer intermediate work steps What’s New Thicken and Shell – enhanced stability with imported data Shell – tangent face control Fillet – Minimal bend option Extrude – To Point option Boundary Patch – improved default tangency 3D Grip – enhanced preview
16	Improved Publishing Facilitate design reviews for people without specialized viewers What’s New DWFx output for native IE7 viewing 2D PDF output Higher publishing speeds
17	DWF Publishing Output more accurate and consistent representation of parts and assemblies with better performance What’s New Express option Preserve the Inventor perspective view setting & environment map Multiple decal output
18	Sheet Metal Styles Create parts based on material and manufacturing capabilities What’s New Sheet Thickness integrated into Material Styles Direct bend tables editing in the Styles Editor New Sheet Metal Rules New Unfold Rules replaces Unfold Methods
19	Interactive Flange Options Reduce time creating and modifying flanges with custom seam and corner reliefs What’s New Multi-edge mitering including non-adjacent edges New direct edit UI to override corner seams and reliefs Large radius bends
20	Sheet Metal - iParts Represent geometry variations and manufacturing capabilities of different suppliers What’s New Include bend and unfold rules in the iPart table Control Flat Patterns in the iPart table Drawing manager support
21	Sheet Metal Fasteners Insert PEM style sheet metal fasteners in the design What’s New PEM fasteners available from Content Center AutoDrop and Bolted Connection support for PEM fasteners
22	Sheet Metal - Others Reduce the time required to create and document sheet metal parts What’s New New mid-plane offset option in Contour Flange Arc weld corner relief for 2-bend corners Support for simple tears Named flat pattern orientations Bend Angle Definition Access kFactor in Bend Notes
23	Drawing Manager Be more productive when creating manufacturing drawings What’s New Crop View Interference Edges Center of Gravity Display Parts List Filters Reorder Prompted Entries
24	Drawing Manager Exercise precise control over annotation format What’s New New Punch Note tool View configuration control with new View Annotation Style Detail View leader lines Superscript & Subscript Fractional dimension values
25	Vault Workflows Spend less time dealing with the Vault and more time working on your design What’s New Single Step Check In Direct Access from File Dialogs Lower Browser Overhead LOD Support Separate Server Log in
26	Other Productivity Enhancements Cable & Harness – Defer update option Cable & Harness – Multiple control point modification Format control for custom iProperties Content Center – Separate server login Content Center – Performance improvements Improved Help System
27	Driving Innovation Improved Design Accelerators Simulation Workflow User Defined Frame Sections Self Draining Lines Simplified Rendering Tools
28	Belt Generator Streamline the design process for synchronous belt drives What’s New Initial start position Sketch representation Teeth representation
29	Gear Generator Spend less time designing reduction gears What’s New 3D grips for faster adjustment of gear dimensions ANSI/AGMA 2001-D04 strength check for spur and bevel gears. Bevel gear preview now shows helical teeth New Start Plane flip button
30	Shaft Generator Complete the as-manufactured shaft design without additional modeling steps What’s New Inner and outer threads, keyway grooves with one rounded end Plain keyway grooves Chamfer for n-sided prism Inner Bore Features: chamfers, threads and grooves for inner retaining rings New O-ring generator
31	Simulation Perform more advanced analysis with less setup time What’s New Parametric Gear Joints Reference Frames Precise Contact Events Create new traces during simulation Output to Inventor Studio
32	Simulation Reduce the time needed to learn and use simulation tools What’s New Color display of rigid groups Pan and zoom control for input and output graphers Improved scale readability Output variable names
33	Tube & Pipe Design self-draining process lines for sterility and clean-ability requirements What’s New Gravity vector Self draining tube and pipe styles ASME BPE fittings library Auto-route self draining lines Enhanced Routing Tool
34	Frame Generator Incorporate custom frame sections in the design What’s New User defined section profiles Multiple element insert Improved content migration
35	Studio Add extra realism to renderings and animations What’s New User defined camera paths Depth of field / f-number Video compositing Soft shadows Local lights Reposition Lighting Origins Constraint Suppression
36	Simplified Software Administration License Management Idle session timeout Install & Deployment Improved Installer Performance Full support for 32 & 64 bit deployments Unified Installer Documentation CAD Manager Documentation Smaller deployment images
37	Increasing User Productivity Working on larger designs Native 64 bit version Component substitution Performance optimization Working with other people’s data Native translators: Pro/E, Granite, UG-NX, Parasolid and SolidWorks Enabling more innovation Easy to use simulation tools integrated with the design workflow Advanced sheet metal with manufacturing design rules Smart pipe runs with new support for hygienic pipe standards