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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (97.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
$2085 1 year
D5 Render
Star Rating
(982)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (97.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansInventor
Star Rating
(437)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
Browse all 4 pricing plansD5 Render vs Inventor
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found D5 Render easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with D5 Render overall.
- Reviewers felt that D5 Render meets the needs of their business better than Inventor.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that D5 Render is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of D5 Render over Inventor.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
D5 Render
Community version
Free
Per Month
The Community version of D5 Render is the common official version which is free to download and use. It contains all basic functions and some high-quality D5 assets.
- 4k Video Rendering, 16K Image Rendering, Panoramas.
- Unlimited amount of renders/projects.
- The best real-time rendering experience.
Inventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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Free Trial
D5 Render
Free Trial is available
Inventor
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
808
8.8
373
Ease of Use
9.4
839
8.4
374
Ease of Setup
9.4
579
7.9
104
Ease of Admin
9.2
55
7.7
99
Quality of Support
9.1
757
8.1
342
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
55
8.2
94
Product Direction (% positive)
9.9
801
8.3
368
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
7.5
34
Edit
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
7.3
35
Not enough data
8.0
36
Not enough data
7.7
36
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.2
36
Design
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Tools
Not enough data
5.6
16
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.1
17
Work
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
6.8
15
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.6
16
Environment
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Library
8.8
744
Not enough data
8.9
744
Not enough data
Rendering
9.0
741
Not enough data
8.9
739
Not enough data
8.9
736
Not enough data
9.0
735
Not enough data
8.7
729
Not enough data
8.9
724
Not enough data
Integrations
8.2
687
Not enough data
9.1
728
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
445
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
271
Not enough data
7.7
268
Not enough data
7.8
270
Not enough data
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
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Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
D5 Render and Inventor share no categories
Unique Categories
D5 Render is categorized as 3D Rendering and Architectural Rendering
Inventor is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), Simulation & CAE, and General-Purpose CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
D5 Render
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Inventor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Architecture & Planning
83.1%
Design
5.2%
Construction
3.2%
Animation
1.2%
Civil Engineering
0.9%
Other
6.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
24.8%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Utilities
3.8%
Other
51.3%
Discussions
Is D5 render easy to use?
4 Comments
KP
Yes...just a matter of importing your model and applying materials and lighting...all happening in real-time. Read more
Which software is best for realistic rendering?
4 Comments
DC
for me is D5 Render but if you want Hype realism maybe you can try Vray or unreal engineRead more
What is 5d rendering?
3 Comments
DC
Is a great software to make 3D real presentation in architecture design Read more
there is a form to get more realistic renders from inventor?
2 Comments
KC
Max can load Inventor files natively, so that's certainly one option.
The render engine in Inventor is pretty good, though. There is a great deal of ...Read more
Is integration with other Autodesk products being considered?
2 Comments
MG
Autodesk published a video on how to export Inventor parts to Revit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue7-WtyiUtIRead more
Is there a good place to look for more advanced tutorials/examples for iLogic?
2 Comments
TD
beinginventive.com is also a good resource but the forums are definitely the easiest route. It helps to have a programming background. Most things that you...Read more
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