Thundercad takes the repetitive tasks in Autodesk Inventor off your hands, exporting, BOMs, metadata and model cleanup. One click instead of ten.
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Every day, engineering time disappears into tasks that have nothing to do with design.
PDF, DWG, DXF and STEP, file by file, every single time.
BOMs that you format, check and transfer to Excel over and over again.
Leftover geometry and messy browsers that trip up colleagues and production later.
iProperties that no one maintains consistently, leading to errors down the line.
Thundercad is an add-in that runs on top of Autodesk Inventor and takes over the work you repeat every day. Not isolated tricks, but one complete toolbox that standardizes your workflow.
Eight tools that together speed up your entire Inventor workflow, from export to cleanup.
Manage and check metadata through one configurable data card, per document type.
Generate all your production documents in one step: PDF, DWG, DXF, STEP, with Vault connection.
Export your BOM in your own fixed template, with the right iProperties, the same every time.
Remove leftover geometry and filter the browser. Deliver clean models to colleagues and production.
Automatically hand out unique numbers to your parts and assemblies from a shared database. Drawings inherit the number of their model.
Copy a complete assembly with all its references and drawings to a new folder, with bulk renaming. Works together with the Number Generator for automatic numbers.
Automatically generate a drawing next to every model with standard views and flat pattern. Optionally balloon them right away with Auto Balloon.
View and edit the iProperties of an entire assembly and all parts below it in one table. Mass-update material, supplier or revision.
Less admin, more designing. Thundercad takes away the repetitive work, so you have time left for real engineering.
Standardization and control across your entire team. Every engineer works the same way, with consistent data.
Reliable, clean data that's correct. No surprises from manual errors further down the process.
Thundercad keeps evolving. Every new feature and update is immediately available to everyone, at no extra cost. What you buy today automatically becomes worth more.
Do you have a recurring task of your own? We'll build a button for it, including connections to your ERP or other software.
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Since Thundercad, we do our exports in a fraction of the time, and without errors.
Always start with 30 days free. No payment details needed to begin.
Start with 30 days free. No payment details needed to start · prices excl. VAT.
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What does repetitive work actually cost your team? See the worked example →
The most common questions about trials, licenses and requirements. More detail lives in the knowledge base.
No. The 30-day trial starts without a credit card or direct debit, directly in Inventor via Start 30-day trial.
After 30 days the Thundercad tools in Inventor simply stop working. Nothing is charged and there is nothing to cancel; you never left any payment details. Want to keep working? Buy a license via the pricing page and paste the new key into the add-in.
Not yet: Thundercad supports Autodesk Inventor 2025 and newer. If you are on an older version, email info@thundercad.net; we would love to hear which version you run so we can factor it into our planning.
Thundercad works with Autodesk Inventor 2025 and higher. One installer supports all supported versions.
Yes. All current and future features are included in your subscription, at no extra cost. Updates become available automatically via the installer.
Yes. You buy one key per user. When you order multiple licenses you receive that many separate keys, one per colleague. Switching to a different PC is possible via Unlink CD Key in the add-in.
Absolutely. All tools work fully without Vault. The Vault features (Get Drawings, Batch Publish with a Vault source) only become active once you have the Vault client installed and are logged in.
No, your settings are stored locally on your computer. You can export them and share them with a colleague via Settings → General → Export/Import.
Yes. Thundercad comes with one fixed set of tools that is the same for everyone — both during the trial and with a paid license. There are no separate modules or tiers to toggle.
The interface is currently available in English and Dutch. The error messages and tooltips follow that language.
Yes. The watermark uses one shared setting. As soon as you turn on Watermark on PDF for Batch Publish, a single PDF export also gets the same diagonal watermark with the same text. There is no separate switch for single exports: the single export follows the batch setting exactly. If you want a PDF without a watermark, turn the option off temporarily.
Try Thundercad free for a month and see for yourself how much faster you work. No payment details needed to start.
