Design Checker

Win64, English

Autodesk, Inc.

The Design Checker is a productivity solution for the designer to design checking with company standards for the product being designed. Live Checking gives instant feedback during the design process.

Version History

General Usage Instructions

Load the Design Checker addin and the Design Checker tab will show on the ribbon, click the Options command to define if enable live-checking, on-demand checking can be executed if the live-checking is disabled.

Click Configure Profiles to define your own profile or use existing profiles for your documents, a profile can be set as default for newly created documents.

Screenshots

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

Run the AutodeskInventorDesignChecker.msi and follow the wizard to install the plugin.

If you are using Autodesk® Inventor® 2024 and previous versions the Microsoft ReportViewer 2010 is required to display the design checker results report, the Microsoft ReportViewer 2010 redistributable is included in the installer package, at the end step when you install the AutodeskInventorDesignChecker.msi you can go to the %AppData%\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\Autodesk Design Checker.bundle\Contents\ReportViewer folder to get the included Microsoft ReportViewer 2010 redistributable.

To remove this plugin, uninstall the application via your system's Control Panel.

To unload this plugin, uncheck the "Load Automatically" and restart Inventor causes the plugin not to be loaded in future sessions of Inventor.

Additional Information

Known Issues

Contact

Company Name: Autodesk, Inc.

Company URL: http://www.autodesk.com/

Support Contact: rocky.zhang@autodesk.com

Author/Company Information

Autodesk, Inc.

Support Information

rocky.zhang@autodesk.com.

Version History

Version Number	Version Description
1.0.18	1.0.18 Support Inventor 2026. 1.0.17 Enable for Inventor 2025 and fix some issues. 1.0.16 Fix the issue that can't generate report when there are more than three custom iLogic checks. 1.0.15 Support Inventor 2024. 1.0.14 Fix an update status issue when save a drawing document that has revision tags. 1.0.13 Support Inventor 2023. 1.0.12 Support Inventor 2022. 1.0.11 Support Inventor 2021. 1.0.10 Support Inventor 2020. 1.0.9 Enable the Design Checker Results browser even the Enable LiveCheck is unchecked. 1.0.8 Enable the addin for Inventor 2019. 1.0.7 Fix a bug when double click gauge may raise error. 1.0.6 Enable the addin for Inventor 2018. 1.0.5 Enable the addin for Inventor 2017. Fix a bug that when do shrinkwrap it raise error. Fix a bug so that when Live Check is checked it will re-check a document when it is just opened.. 1.0.4 Enable the addin for Inventor 2016. Fix a bug that live check indicators are not hidden when their related documents are deactivated. Fix a bug so that the Overlay View would not be regarded as the Overlapping Views failure. 1.0.3 Enable the addin for Inventor 2015. Fix a bug that when new an assembly profile there is an unassigned check (Assembly Constraints). 1.0.2 Fix a bug that Hole Size Increments numbers causes exception in French OS. Fix a bug that returns unnecessary failure for weldment component. 1.0.1 Fix a bug which returns wrong hole accessibility result. 1.0.0 Initial release.
1.0.17	1.0.17 Enable for Inventor 2025 and fix some issues. 1.0.16 Fix the issue that can't generate report when there are more than three custom iLogic checks. 1.0.15 Support Inventor 2024. 1.0.14 Fix an update status issue when save a drawing document that has revision tags. 1.0.13 Support Inventor 2023. 1.0.12 Support Inventor 2022. 1.0.11 Support Inventor 2021. 1.0.10 Support Inventor 2020. 1.0.9 Enable the Design Checker Results browser even the Enable LiveCheck is unchecked. 1.0.8 Enable the addin for Inventor 2019. 1.0.7 Fix a bug when double click gauge may raise error. 1.0.6 Enable the addin for Inventor 2018. 1.0.5 Enable the addin for Inventor 2017. Fix a bug that when do shrinkwrap it raise error. Fix a bug so that when Live Check is checked it will re-check a document when it is just opened.. 1.0.4 Enable the addin for Inventor 2016. Fix a bug that live check indicators are not hidden when their related documents are deactivated. Fix a bug so that the Overlay View would not be regarded as the Overlapping Views failure. 1.0.3 Enable the addin for Inventor 2015. Fix a bug that when new an assembly profile there is an unassigned check (Assembly Constraints). 1.0.2 Fix a bug that Hole Size Increments numbers causes exception in French OS. Fix a bug that returns unnecessary failure for weldment component. 1.0.1 Fix a bug which returns wrong hole accessibility result. 1.0.0 Initial release.
1.0.16	1.0.16 Fix the issue that can't generate report when there are more than three custom iLogic checks. 1.0.15 Support Inventor 2024. 1.0.14 Fix an update status issue when save a drawing document that has revision tags. 1.0.13 Support Inventor 2023. 1.0.12 Support Inventor 2022. 1.0.11 Support Inventor 2021. 1.0.10 Support Inventor 2020. 1.0.9 Enable the Design Checker Results browser even the Enable LiveCheck is unchecked. 1.0.8 Enable the addin for Inventor 2019. 1.0.7 Fix a bug when double click gauge may raise error. 1.0.6 Enable the addin for Inventor 2018. 1.0.5 Enable the addin for Inventor 2017. Fix a bug that when do shrinkwrap it raise error. Fix a bug so that when Live Check is checked it will re-check a document when it is just opened.. 1.0.4 Enable the addin for Inventor 2016. Fix a bug that live check indicators are not hidden when their related documents are deactivated. Fix a bug so that the Overlay View would not be regarded as the Overlapping Views failure. 1.0.3 Enable the addin for Inventor 2015. Fix a bug that when new an assembly profile there is an unassigned check (Assembly Constraints). 1.0.2 Fix a bug that Hole Size Increments numbers causes exception in French OS. Fix a bug that returns unnecessary failure for weldment component. 1.0.1 Fix a bug which returns wrong hole accessibility result. 1.0.0 Initial release.
1.0.15	1.0.15 Support Inventor 2024. 1.0.14 Fix an update status issue when save a drawing document that has revision tags. 1.0.13 Support Inventor 2023. 1.0.12 Support Inventor 2022. 1.0.11 Support Inventor 2021. 1.0.10 Support Inventor 2020. 1.0.9 Enable the Design Checker Results browser even the Enable LiveCheck is unchecked. 1.0.8 Enable the addin for Inventor 2019. 1.0.7 Fix a bug when double click gauge may raise error. 1.0.6 Enable the addin for Inventor 2018. 1.0.5 Enable the addin for Inventor 2017. Fix a bug that when do shrinkwrap it raise error. Fix a bug so that when Live Check is checked it will re-check a document when it is just opened.. 1.0.4 Enable the addin for Inventor 2016. Fix a bug that live check indicators are not hidden when their related documents are deactivated. Fix a bug so that the Overlay View would not be regarded as the Overlapping Views failure. 1.0.3 Enable the addin for Inventor 2015. Fix a bug that when new an assembly profile there is an unassigned check (Assembly Constraints). 1.0.2 Fix a bug that Hole Size Increments numbers causes exception in French OS. Fix a bug that returns unnecessary failure for weldment component. 1.0.1 Fix a bug which returns wrong hole accessibility result. 1.0.0 Initial release.
1.0.14	1.0.14 Fix an update status issue when save a drawing document that has revision tags. 1.0.13 Support Inventor 2023. 1.0.12 Support Inventor 2022. 1.0.11 Support Inventor 2021. 1.0.10 Support Inventor 2020. 1.0.9 Enable the Design Checker Results browser even the Enable LiveCheck is unchecked. 1.0.8 Enable the addin for Inventor 2019. 1.0.7 Fix a bug when double click gauge may raise error. 1.0.6 Enable the addin for Inventor 2018. 1.0.5 Enable the addin for Inventor 2017. Fix a bug that when do shrinkwrap it raise error. Fix a bug so that when Live Check is checked it will re-check a document when it is just opened.. 1.0.4 Enable the addin for Inventor 2016. Fix a bug that live check indicators are not hidden when their related documents are deactivated. Fix a bug so that the Overlay View would not be regarded as the Overlapping Views failure. 1.0.3 Enable the addin for Inventor 2015. Fix a bug that when new an assembly profile there is an unassigned check (Assembly Constraints). 1.0.2 Fix a bug that Hole Size Increments numbers causes exception in French OS. Fix a bug that returns unnecessary failure for weldment component. 1.0.1 Fix a bug which returns wrong hole accessibility result. 1.0.0 Initial release.
1.0.13	1.0.13 Support Inventor 2023. 1.0.12 Support Inventor 2022. 1.0.11 Support Inventor 2021. 1.0.10 Support Inventor 2020. 1.0.9 Enable the Design Checker Results browser even the Enable LiveCheck is unchecked. 1.0.8 Enable the addin for Inventor 2019. 1.0.7 Fix a bug when double click gauge may raise error. 1.0.6 Enable the addin for Inventor 2018. 1.0.5 Enable the addin for Inventor 2017. Fix a bug that when do shrinkwrap it raise error. Fix a bug so that when Live Check is checked it will re-check a document when it is just opened.. 1.0.4 Enable the addin for Inventor 2016. Fix a bug that live check indicators are not hidden when their related documents are deactivated. Fix a bug so that the Overlay View would not be regarded as the Overlapping Views failure. 1.0.3 Enable the addin for Inventor 2015. Fix a bug that when new an assembly profile there is an unassigned check (Assembly Constraints). 1.0.2 Fix a bug that Hole Size Increments numbers causes exception in French OS. Fix a bug that returns unnecessary failure for weldment component. 1.0.1 Fix a bug which returns wrong hole accessibility result. 1.0.0 Initial release.
1.0.12	1.0.12 Support Inventor 2022. 1.0.11 Support Inventor 2021. 1.0.10 Support Inventor 2020. 1.0.9 Enable the Design Checker Results browser even the Enable LiveCheck is unchecked. 1.0.8 Enable the addin for Inventor 2019. 1.0.7 Fix a bug when double click gauge may raise error. 1.0.6 Enable the addin for Inventor 2018. 1.0.5 Enable the addin for Inventor 2017. Fix a bug that when do shrinkwrap it raise error. Fix a bug so that when Live Check is checked it will re-check a document when it is just opened.. 1.0.4 Enable the addin for Inventor 2016. Fix a bug that live check indicators are not hidden when their related documents are deactivated. Fix a bug so that the Overlay View would not be regarded as the Overlapping Views failure. 1.0.3 Enable the addin for Inventor 2015. Fix a bug that when new an assembly profile there is an unassigned check (Assembly Constraints). 1.0.2 Fix a bug that Hole Size Increments numbers causes exception in French OS. Fix a bug that returns unnecessary failure for weldment component. 1.0.1 Fix a bug which returns wrong hole accessibility result. 1.0.0 Initial release.
1.0.11	1.0.11 Support Inventor 2021. 1.0.10 Support Inventor 2020. 1.0.9 Enable the Design Checker Results browser even the Enable LiveCheck is unchecked. 1.0.8 Enable the addin for Inventor 2019. 1.0.7 Fix a bug when double click gauge may raise error. 1.0.6 Enable the addin for Inventor 2018. 1.0.5 Enable the addin for Inventor 2017. Fix a bug that when do shrinkwrap it raise error. Fix a bug so that when Live Check is checked it will re-check a document when it is just opened.. 1.0.4 Enable the addin for Inventor 2016. Fix a bug that live check indicators are not hidden when their related documents are deactivated. Fix a bug so that the Overlay View would not be regarded as the Overlapping Views failure. 1.0.3 Enable the addin for Inventor 2015. Fix a bug that when new an assembly profile there is an unassigned check (Assembly Constraints). 1.0.2 Fix a bug that Hole Size Increments numbers causes exception in French OS. Fix a bug that returns unnecessary failure for weldment component. 1.0.1 Fix a bug which returns wrong hole accessibility result. 1.0.0 Initial release.
1.0.10	1.0.10 Support Inventor 2020. 1.0.9 Enable the Design Checker Results browser even the Enable LiveCheck is unchecked. 1.0.8 Enable the addin for Inventor 2019. 1.0.7 Fix a bug when double click gauge may raise error. 1.0.6 Enable the addin for Inventor 2018. 1.0.5 Enable the addin for Inventor 2017. Fix a bug that when do shrinkwrap it raise error. Fix a bug so that when Live Check is checked it will re-check a document when it is just opened.. 1.0.4 Enable the addin for Inventor 2016. Fix a bug that live check indicators are not hidden when their related documents are deactivated. Fix a bug so that the Overlay View would not be regarded as the Overlapping Views failure. 1.0.3 Enable the addin for Inventor 2015. Fix a bug that when new an assembly profile there is an unassigned check (Assembly Constraints). 1.0.2 Fix a bug that Hole Size Increments numbers causes exception in French OS. Fix a bug that returns unnecessary failure for weldment component. 1.0.1 Fix a bug which returns wrong hole accessibility result. 1.0.0 Initial release.