3D modelling AutoCAD 'versus' Inventor

[Denz1200]

Hi all, I'm quite new to Inventor and have only done a relatively small amount of 3D modelling.

I have a HNC assignment to carry out in which part of it requires me to give comparisons, advantages, disadvantages between AutoCAD and Inventor in relation to 3D modelling.
Just wondering if anyone could get me off to a start?

Thanks.

[JD Mather]

AutoCAD is a largley obsolete 25 year old general-purpose CAD technology while Inventor is a next-generation purpose built (mechanical) CAD program.

That should get this thread off to a good start.

[Raggi_Thor]

Yes And sometimes parametric models and tens of clicks to make workplanes and type in numbers etc makes you crazy!