Viewing Inventor 2021 Data

Autodesk Support

Mar 30, 2020


You can view Inventor 2021 part, assembly, and drawing data without an Inventor license by using the following viewers.


Autodesk Viewer (Online)

Benefits
Upload to a web-based viewer and navigate through parts, assemblies, drawings on any device. No installation is required, and the viewer supports many CAD formats and versions.

How to Access

  1. Go to https://viewer.autodesk.com/.
  2. Upload parts, assemblies, and drawings to view them.

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Inventor Read-Only Mode (Local)

Benefits 
View Inventor parts, assemblies, and drawings locally on your machine with the same navigation tools, 3D measuring, printing, and viewing experience as the full Inventor product. Inventor Read-only Mode does not require an Internet connection or a license and does not expire. 
Inventor Read-Only mode is recommended for local viewing. 

How to Access

  1. Download and install Inventor 2020 from your Autodesk Account. Other viewers are available with the Inventor free trial.
  2. Start Inventor 2021 in Read-Only mode from the Windows Start menu
  3. Open parts, assemblies, and drawings to view them.

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Vault Client

The Vault client uses Inventor Read-only mode when you use the View In Window command on an Inventor file. If Inventor Read-only is installed after the Vault client, enable Inventor Read-only mode by doing the following:

  1. In Vault, select Tools > Options.
  2. Select Inventor Read-only Mode from the Default settings for viewing Inventor files. For more information, see Configure Vault Options for the Vault Client.

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