Inventor for Mechanical Design Professional Certification Prep
Prove you're on the right track to certification with self-paced lessons and a practice test. This certification prep course reviews the core skills covered on the Autodesk Certified Professional in Inventor for Mechanical Design certification exam.
Course overview
The Autodesk Certified Professional in Inventor for Mechanical Design certification exam is the industry standard for evaluating your proficiency in Inventor for mechanical design. Earning this certification demonstrates your validated skills and boosts your confidence, making you a more attractive candidate to potential employers. Follow along with lessons, datasets, and exercises to practice and review the exam topics on your own. You can also test your knowledge by taking a practice test to prepare for the certification exam. It’s all about practice and preparation.
After completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Recognize tools covered by the Autodesk Certified Professional exam.
- See and explore modeling workflows that you might not currently use.
- Work through challenges that will give you hands-on experience with advanced tools in Inventor.
This course was authored using Inventor 2025. The Inventor dataset have been saved in Inventor 2023 to offer compatibililty for users of Inventor 2023, 2024 and 2025. Before you move forward with the course, download the course resources and watch the short video on setting up Inventor project files.
Course downloads
These downloadable resources will be used to complete modules in this course:
Course outline
Getting started
Discover what you'll learn in this course and download the software and resources you need.
Module outline
The Autodesk Certified Professional in Inventor for Mechanical Design exam is the recognized standard for measuring your skills and knowledge in Inventor for mechanical design. The certification provides you with the confidence to showcase your abilities and it signals to potential employers that your skills have been validated.
This online preparation course from Autodesk covers the specific topics that are covered on the exam and you’ll get an overview of the skills that you need to review in order to prepare for it.
The video lessons are structured to match the exam’s objective domains and follow the typical workflow and features of the Inventor software, including sections on Parts and Assembly Modeling and Management, Drawing/Documentation/Visualization, and Administrative/Metadata.
The provided Inventor dataset files allow you to follow along with the lessons and try out methods and workflows. Additional quizzes, practice exercises, and challenge assignments help you practice and review the exam topics on your own. Finally, you can test your knowledge by taking the full practice exam that accompanies the course.
About the certification
Learn about the exam.
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Learn more about how to prepare for the Autodesk Certified Professional in Inventor for Mechanical Design exam.
See where you stand
Test your skills.
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Pre-test
Before you begin this course, test your skills by taking the following assessment to see where you stand.
Keep track of your incorrect answers to know which skills you should study. You'll have a chance to take this same practice test again at the end of the course to see how you've improved.
Part and assembly modeling and management
Explore best practices for sheet metal parts and weldments, the part or assembly pattern tool, assembly components, and the modifying assemblies in Autodesk Inventor.
Module outline
In this module, you explore best practices for creating sheet metal parts and weldments, selection of the appropriate part or assembly pattern tool, the insertion and position of components in an assembly, and the modification or parts and assemblies parametrically in Autodesk Inventor.
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Create and modify sheet metal designs.
- Use and determine appropriate pattern tools.
- Modify parts and assemblies parametrically.
- Insert and position components in an assembly.
- Demonstrate the ability to create weldment assemblies.
Drawing, documentation and visualization
Learn about drawing views, annotate drawings, and using view and inspect tabs for parts and assemblies.
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In this module, you will learn to place drawing views, annotate drawings, and use the view and inspect tabs for parts and assemblies to interrogate designs.
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Place and modify views on a drawing.
- Add annotations to a drawing.
- Interrogate a design with view and inspect tools.
Administrative and metadata
Learn about the required supporting knowledge for generative designs.
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In this module, you will learn about administrative tools to set up, manage, and share libraries, styles, and designs.
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Use and identify aspects of a project file.
- Share material and style libraries.
- Use and create custom iProperties.
- Use Pack and Go to share an assembly.
Required modeling knowledge
Learn about the required supporting knowledge for generative designs.
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In this module, you learn about the required supporting knowledge for generative designs. Creating a generative design study is only part of the process. You must be able to create, manage and manipulate 3D models using forms, mesh, and traditional modeling tools.
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Identify parametric modeling tools and techniques.
- Modify 3D models with solid and surfacing tools.
- Create and manage an assembly.
- Use form and mesh tools to manipulate a model.
Course challenge
Take the challenge exercise to measure your skills on the topics covered in this course.
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Now that you've completed the learning material in this course, you can take the challenge exercise to measure your skills on the topics covered in this course.
Practice test
Test your skills.
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Ready to test your knowledge? Pass this required test with a score of 75% or more to complete the course.
All questions must be answered to submit your assessment.
Note:
The Autodesk Certified Professional in Inventor for Mechanical Design certification has an exam time of 120 minutes and consists of 45-60 questions. Learn more about the details of this exam on the Autodesk Certified Professional in Inventor for Mechanical Design certification page.
Remember that a passing score of this practice test does not guarantee a passing score on the live exam. Be sure to pair your practice with real-world experience in the software.
Teaching supplements
Teaching this course to students in the classroom?
Use the instructor guide and additional resources to incorporate this course into your lesson plans. You can also send your students directly to the course as self-guided learning. They can learn at their own pace, track their own progress, and earn a certificate of completion when they get 75% or more on the final test.
Want to create custom learning playlists to share with your students?
Share modules and courses using Lists. Once you create a List, share the URL with your students and they can sign into their Autodesk Account to access.
- To create a List, select [+] 'Add to list' in the banner of a course or module.
- To share a list with others, set the list visibility to Public and share the link.
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Announcements
This course was updated in September 2024 for candidates who are preparing for the Autodesk Certified Professional in Inventor for Mechanical Design exam (November 1, 2024 and beyond).
Updates include:
- New videos aligning to the new exam objectives.
- Updated practice and challenge exercises.
- New instructor guide to help educators and instructors teach this content in classroom.
- New practice test aligned to the certification exam objectives.
