▪GENERAL
1.Woodwork for Inventor v17 supports the following Autodesk Inventor versions: 2025, 2026, and 2027.
2.Single installation file. Instead of three installation files, there is now one unified installer. It automatically detects installed and supported Autodesk Inventor versions. Users can choose which versions to install it for.
3.Global installation. Woodwork for Inventor adapts to users on the computer and is installed for all users.
4.Database backup is created before installation. A copy before database update is saved to the directory where the Woodwork.db file is located.
5.Standard component Library redesign using Model States.
6.Standard components are moved to an online server and automatically downloaded during installation and/or when launching Woodwork for Inventor.
7.Samples are moved to an online server with the option to download each one separately.
8.Additional measurement units introduced for Assembly, mass calculations, etc.
9.Woodwork for Inventor will automatically launch in the language selected during installation.
10.Reworked Woodwork for Inventor projects by simplifying them, removing the _LIBRARY directory, and moving the SMART COMPONENTS and iBOX LIBRARY directories into the PROJECTS space.
11.Improved update mechanism adapting to user permissions on the computer.
12.Updated SDK file location. After extracting SDK.exe all files are located in C:\Users\<UserName>\Documents\Woodwork for Inventor\202X\v1Y\SDK
13..adsklib library file was moved from C:\Users\Public\Documents\Woodwork for Inventor\202X to C:\Users\Public\Documents\Woodwork for Inventor\. This ensures the same library file is used across different Autodesk Inventor versions.
14.Replacement Data Samples were moved from project space to C:\Users\Public\Documents\Woodwork for Inventor\Replacement Data Samples.
15.The Settings dialog can now be opened from Autodesk Inventor even when no document is open.
16.Data Collector allows selecting additional files and adding them to the data package being prepared.
▪DESIGN
1.Corner recess. Ability to create inset corners/recesses for parts in the design environment.
2.API enhancements for automatic data output using iLogic rules from CAM, AutoPlot, and BOM.
3.New Keywords for domain output in reports:
▪Replacement scheme {Item.ReplacementConfigName}
▪Assembly dimensions. The same keywords are used: {Item.Length}, {Item.lWidth}, {Item.Thickness}
▪Perimeter calculation {Item.Perimeter}
▪Volume calculation {Item.Volume}
5.Paint and Veneer cover types are ignored during automatic cover assignment when holes are detected according to Design Settings values.
6.Extended duplicate search mechanism with additional criteria.
7.Improved mass calculation mechanism excludes masses of solid bodies not involved in geometry (subtracting bodies, adding bodies) from the general calculation. This significantly increases overall mass calculation accuracy.
8.Faster configuration access when clicking configuration selection in the Hardware Attachment command.
9.Multilayer Board grain direction logic redesigned. Multilayer Board grain direction is now automatically enabled or disabled depending on material composition. If at least one layer has grain direction, the Multilayer Material automatically enables grain direction.
10.In the Material and Palette editors, users are more clearly informed whether a specific Fill Material and/or Cover Material has grain direction or not, using indicators.
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11.Improved Material Replacement mechanism. From now on, users working with grain or material records will be able to modify a material property – whether it has grain or not. Therefore, an additional property has been introduced that must be specified - “Has Grain”. Accordingly, the Replacement Data samples have been updated to include the additional property – Has Grain, alongside the existing Image, Code, and Name. It should be noted that changing this property will also affect the final Bill of Materials (BOM).
 Material Replacement dialog including new Has Grain property
 Material Replacement Excel Has Grain
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12.Filtering capability has been added to the iMatch command. When working with large Assemblies, an option can be enabled that allows selecting Hardware components only at the same level as the template component (Select template iComponent).
▪AUTOPLOT
1.For Assemblies, bounding dimensions can be generated automatically.
2.Locking against automatic updates.
▪CAM
1.Multi-Drill. In the CAM environment, users can use multi-spindle tools and operations.
2.UCS Clamping. Users can use their own coordinate systems in setups (User Coordinate System).
3.Manufacturing Body creation. From this version, a real solid body of the Processing Part is created in the CAM environment, and machining technology is applied to it.
4.Trajectory export to sketch. Users can export trajectory into a sketch.
5.Finish Contouring option in Rest Milling operations.
6.RuntimeSettings description support. Run time execution settings have been added to post-processors.
7.Users can define whether finish contouring is required in chipping operations and what Oversize should be used.
8.Users can define a threshold above which larger areas will be ignored in Chipping operations.
9.Users can specify minimum hole depth values when the system performs an AutoCNC operation. Holes that are smaller than the specified depth will be ignored.
▪NESTING
1.Improved side detection for materials that have different covers on the top and bottom.
2.Improved nesting placement mechanism. Complex geometry parts should be placed more accurately.
3.Improved visualization, allowing the user to choose whether to highlight contours of Processed and Unprocessed geometry Contours, or the entire displayed area.
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