Mechanical design platform

Inventor automation for model, drawing, BOM, and release workflows.

CAD Guardian helps teams automate and modernize Inventor work across parameters, iProperties, assemblies, drawings, BOMs, iLogic, exports, and Vault-aware release boundaries.

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Objects: IPT, IAM, IDW, parameters, iProperties, drawings, and BOMs
Automation: Inventor API, iLogic, add-ins, batch work, and job processing
First boundary: One product family, drawing package, model rule, or BOM path
Context: Templates, Content Center, references, Vault, and release ownership

Platform fit

Best when product rules and accepted output can be made explicit.

Inventor automation is most defensible when model parameters, assembly relationships, drawing expectations, BOM rules, and exceptions can be reviewed against representative product data.

Parameterized parts, assemblies, product families, and configuration logic
Repeated drawing, view, annotation, property, and export work
BOM extraction, normalization, comparison, and downstream handoff
iLogic, VBA, scripts, or add-ins that need modernization

Capabilities

Automate the product-data path, not only the model command.

Inventor API and C#/.NET add-in development
Parameter, iProperty, occurrence, drawing, view, and BOM automation
iLogic assessment, containment, migration, and controlled replacement
Batch generation, exports, package manifests, validation, and exception reports
Desktop interfaces, diagnostics, deployment, and operator guidance

Integration

Inventor often sits inside a broader product-data workflow.

Autodesk Vault lifecycle, metadata, jobs, and release integration
ERP, estimating, configuration, document, and reporting handoff
Excel, SQL, APIs, files, and controlled product-record imports
Drawing, PDF, STEP, DXF, BOM, and production-package outputs

Boundaries and limitations

Representative assemblies and dependencies determine what can be proven.

Inventor automation depends on release version, templates, libraries, references, Content Center, add-ins, and data-management context. Public fixtures cannot establish production parity for private product families.

Large assemblies, adaptive behavior, derived components, and custom content require targeted testing
Vault state and permissions can change how an otherwise correct add-in behaves
Generated models and drawings still require accountable engineering review

Modernization

Move trusted Inventor behavior into a supportable architecture.

01 — Inventory models, rules, templates, references, and external dependencies.
02 — Capture accepted model, drawing, BOM, and package examples.
03 — Separate product rules, CAD operations, integration, UI, and logging.
04 — Validate target-version and Vault-context behavior.
05 — Release with deployment, rollback, known limits, and support ownership.

Evidence

Evidence focuses on deterministic product and package behavior.

Public evidence can show architecture, generalized configuration patterns, output contracts, and validation design. Native product data remains inside a controlled review boundary.

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Next step

Bring the Autodesk Inventor workflow that needs a safer operating boundary.

Name the current workflow, accepted output, platform version, dependencies, private-review limits, and the first decision the engagement should resolve.

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