INVENTOR NESTING

CAD-embedded, true-shape nesting tools for Inventor

(Available only in the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection)

What is Inventor Nesting software?

Inventor® Nesting software helps you optimize yield from flat raw material. Easily compare nesting studies to optimize efficiency and reduce costs, and export 3D models or DXF™ files of the completed nest for cutting path generation.

Inventor Nesting is available only in the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection

The Product Design & Manufacturing Collection delivers tools that work right inside Inventor—including advanced simulation, 5-axis CAM, and nesting, plus AutoCAD and Fusion 360. The collection includes:

  • Inventor
  • Inventor CAM
  • AutoCAD
  • Factory layout tools for production planning

System Requirements For Autodesk Inventor Nesting

Operating System 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information.
CPU

Recommended:
3.3 GHz or greater, 4 or more cores

Minimum:
2.5 GHz or greater
Memory

Recommended:
64 GB RAM or more

Minimum:
16 GB RAM for less than 500-part assemblies
Disk Space Installer plus full installation: 40 GB
Graphics

Recommended:
4 GB GPU with 106 GB/S Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant

Minimum:
1 GB GPU with 29 GB/S Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant

See the Certified Hardware
Display Resolution

Recommended:
3840 x 2160 (4K); Preferred scaling: 100%, 125%, 150% or 200%

Minimum:
1280 x 1024
Pointing Device

MS-Mouse compliant
Productivity: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse®, driver version 10.7.0 or later.
Network

Internet connection for web install with Autodesk® Desktop App, Autodesk® collaboration functionality, web downloads, and licensing.

Network license manager supports Windows Server® 2016, Windows Server 2019 and the Windows 10 desktop versions listed above.
Spreadsheet

Full local install of Microsoft® Excel 2016 or later for workflows that create and edit spreadsheets. Inventor workflows that read or export spreadsheet data do not require Microsoft® Excel. See Inventor Excel Requirements for more information.

Office 365 subscribers must ensure they have a local installation of Microsoft Excel.

Windows Excel Starter®, OpenOffice®, and browser-based Office 365 applications are not supported.
Browser Google Chrome™ or equivalent
.NET Framework .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. Windows Updates enabled for installation.