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At a Glance
Inventor
Inventor
Star Rating
(437)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2085 1 year
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MeshLab
MeshLab
Star Rating
(24)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Inventor vs MeshLab

  • Reviewers felt that Inventor meets the needs of their business better than MeshLab.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Inventor is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Inventor over MeshLab.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Inventor
1 Year
$2085
1 year
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MeshLab
No pricing available
Free Trial
Inventor
Free Trial is available
MeshLab
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
373
8.3
19
Ease of Use
8.4
374
8.4
19
Ease of Setup
7.9
104
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
7.7
99
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.1
342
8.0
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
94
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
368
7.5
19
Features by Category
8.1
37
Not enough data
Design
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
7.5
34
Not enough data
Edit
8.1
36
Not enough data
7.3
35
Not enough data
8.0
36
Not enough data
7.7
36
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
Additive ManufacturingHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.3
20
File Support - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.0
14
File Editing - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
9.0
16
Software Integrations - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.5
10
Software Type - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.7
15
Generative AI - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Preparation - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
Design
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
Tools
5.6
16
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.1
17
Not enough data
Work
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
Not enough data
Environment
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Inventor
Inventor
MeshLab
MeshLab
Inventor and MeshLab share no categories
Unique Categories
MeshLab
MeshLab is categorized as Other CAD and Additive Manufacturing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Inventor
Inventor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
42.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
22.5%
MeshLab
MeshLab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
76.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
4.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
19.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Inventor
Inventor
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
24.8%
Machinery
7.9%
Design
7.2%
Construction
5.0%
Utilities
3.8%
Other
51.3%
MeshLab
MeshLab
Research
14.3%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
9.5%
Entertainment
9.5%
Consumer Electronics
9.5%
Arts and Crafts
9.5%
Other
47.6%
Alternatives
Inventor
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MeshLab
MeshLab Alternatives
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Discussions
Inventor
Inventor Discussions
How do you handle the data creation problem?
2 Comments
SG
You basically need to create each model from scratch in Inventor. You can copy your AutoCAD in Inventor and extrude the models but the models won't be...Read more
there is a form to get more realistic renders from inventor?
2 Comments
Kenny C.
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
MeshLab
MeshLab Discussions
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MeshLab has no discussions with answers