You can view Inventor part, assembly, and drawing data without an Inventor Professional license by using one of the following options.
- Inventor Read-Only Mode (Local)
- Autodesk Viewer (Online)
- Inventor View (Inventor 2023 and previous releases only)
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
- Download and install Inventor 2023 from your Autodesk Account. Other viewers are available with the Inventor free trial.
- Start Inventor 2023 in Read-Only mode from the Windows Start menu
- Open parts, assemblies, and drawings to view them.
Note: You can use a deployment to install Inventor Read-only mode with or without Inventor
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
- Go to https://viewer.autodesk.com/.
- Upload parts, assemblies, and drawings to view them.
Inventor View (replaced by Inventor read-only mode)
Inventor View 2023 will be the final release of the product. When Inventor 2020 was launched three years ago, Autodesk introduced Read-Only Mode as a replacement for Inventor View. This alternative provides customers with several additional review tools, improved performance, and a better installation experience. Although there are replacements for Inventor View, customers can continue to use Inventor View for files that are saved in Inventor 2023 and previous releases.
Read the FAQ below to learn more about the reasons for this change, detailed product information, recommendations to customers, and communication details.
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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:
- In Vault, select Tools > Options.
- 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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