CAD tip # 991:

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Will Inventor run faster on a multiprocessor PC?

Yes, it will. Autodesk Inventor (R4, 5, 6, 7, 8+) is a partially multithreaded application which makes use of multiple CPUs, hyperthreading and dual-core, quad-core, multi-core processors for some operations (of course only in OSs supporting multiprocessing - WinNT, Win2000, WinXP Pro, Vista, Win7, Win8, Win10).

Inventor 4 up to 7, and 2012+ supports multiprocessing for computing of drawing views (view updates, IDW/DWG).

Inventor 9, 10, 11, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012+ supports multiprocessing in rendering (Inventor Studio), FEA computations, sheetmetal unfolding (ASM), OLE objects, Excel-linked parameters, printing, for the Job scheduler, and for updates of the capacity-meter.

Inventor 2012 supports multithreading for drawing views (hidden lines) when "Enable Background Updates" is checked in the Application options. Plus for ray-trace display.

Inventor 2013 uses multithreading for CAE stress analysis.

Inventor 2016 then uses multi-threaded computation for processing of CAD files in foreign formats (AnyCAD).

Higher Inventor versions employ parallel computations for freeform modelling, for updating iProperties and other operations.

Inventor 2026 uses multithreading for assembly mirroring and for file saves.

In any case, workstations with dual-core and quad-core (multi-core) CPUs will make Inventor faster thanks to distribution of concurrently running system processes in Windows 10, 8, 7 and in Vista plus WinXP.

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See also:
Tip 14441:	How to set the number of CPU cores used in Nastran for analysis?
Tip 14110:	Comparison of speed and CPU core usage in CAM operations of commercial and non-commercial versions of Autodesk Fusion.
Tip 13722:	Monitoring system performance in Revit.
Tip 13635:	How to speed up background publishing in AutoCAD?
Tip 12255:	How to change the number of CPUs used in Nastran for analyses?

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