Autodesk Inventor MCP server

This is a small helper that connects your AI assistant to a running Autodesk Inventor session on your Windows PC. You keep Inventor open with your part loaded, and the AI can read details from it, like body sizes and face areas. It is handy if you work with imported STEP files, 3D printing, or sheet metal and want quick answers without clicking through the model tree.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something about the model open in Inventor, like which faces are the smallest. The AI sends that request to this helper, which talks to Inventor through a built-in Windows connection. Inventor sends back the details, such as face areas and positions, and the helper hands them to the AI. The AI then explains the answer to you in the chat. Some actions, like trying an Unwrap, are done and then undone so your model stays the way it was.

What you can do with it

• Check which Inventor version is running and which documents are open
• List the bodies in a part with face, edge and vertex counts and a bounding box in mm
• Find the smallest faces in an imported model to spot sliver defects
• See which faces share an edge with a given face
• Try an Unwrap on a set of faces and get the result area and timing
• Run a custom PowerShell command against Inventor's own scripting interface

What it gives back to you

You get answers in the chat, in plain words, based on what is actually in the open model. That can be a list of bodies with counts and sizes, a ranked list of small faces with their areas and positions, or a yes/no on whether Unwrap worked, with area and timing. If you ask it to try Unwrap and do not tell it to keep the result, it undoes the change, so your model is left alone.

Before you start

Who it's for

People who work with Autodesk Inventor daily, especially those dealing with imported STEP files, sheet metal, or 3D printing prep.