Great news. Autodesk Inventor 2014 is now supported on the Windows 8 platform.
The following are the System requirements for Autodesk Inventor latest release:
System requirements for Autodesk Inventor 2014 products
For Inventor 2014 Windows usersFor general part and assembly design (typically fewer than 1,000 parts):
- Windows® 7 (32-bit minimum, 64-bit recommended), Windows® 8 64-bit, or Windows XP® Professional 32-bit[1] operating system
- Intel® Pentium® 4, AMD Athlon™ 64 with SSE2 technology, 3 GHz or greater, or AMD dual-core processor with SSE2, 2 GHz or greater recommended, or Intel® Xeon® E3 or Core i7 or equivalent with SSE2, 3.0 GHz or greater
- 4 GB RAM minimum for less than 500 part assemblies (8 GB recommended)[2]
- 15 GB free disk space for installation
- 1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution
- Microsoft® Direct3D 9® or compatible graphics card (Microsoft® Direct3D 11® or higher recommended)
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6 or later (.NET Framework Version 4.5 web browser)
- Microsoft® Excel® 2003 or later software for iFeatures, iParts, iAssemblies, thread customization, and spreadsheet-driven designs
- Adobe® Flash® Player 10
- Internet connection for web downloads and Subscription Aware access
- Microsoft-compliant mouse or pointing device
- DVD-ROM drive[3]
For complex models, complex mold assemblies, and large assemblies (typically more than 1,000 Parts):
- 64-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8[1]
- Xeon E3 or Core i7 or equivalent, 3.3 GHz or greater
- 16 GB RAM or greater[2]
- 15 GB free disk space for installation
- 1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution
- Direct3D 9 or compatible graphics card (Direct3D 11 or higher recommended)
- Internet Explorer 6 or later (.NET Framework Version 4.5 web browser)
- Excel 2003 or later for iFeatures, iParts, iAssemblies, thread customization, and spreadsheet-driven designs
- Flash Player 10
- Internet connection for web downloads and Subscription Aware access
- Microsoft-compliant mouse or pointing device
- DVD-ROM drive[3]
