Kerf vs Autodesk Inventor

Grouped by discipline (D1–D14), same as Kerf's own capability list. Click a section to expand it.

D1 Geometry & core CAD 12 of 12 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
Constraint sketcher (geo + dim)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core	yes source ↗
Pad / pocket / revolve	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core	yes source ↗
Fillet / chamfer (constant)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core	yes source ↗
Loft	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/feature_loft.py	yes source ↗
Sheet metal	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/construction_verbs_tools.py	yes source ↗
NURBS surfacing (blend/network/patch)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/geom/network_srf.py	yes source ↗
Assemblies — mates	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/assembly/mates.py	yes source ↗
Assembly motion study / interference	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/assembly	yes source ↗
2D drawings (views/dims/sections)	yes src/components/DrawingView.jsx	yes source ↗
GD&T on drawings / MBD / PMI	yes packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt/feature_control_frame.py	yes source ↗
Configurations / family variants	yes src/components/ConfigurationsPanel.jsx	yes source ↗
iLogic rules engine	yes packages/kerf-sdk/src/kerf	yes source ↗

D2 Structural / FEA 2 of 6 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
FE — solid (tet/hex)	yes packages/kerf-fem/src/kerf_fem/calculix_bridge.py	yes source ↗
Modal / buckling / nonlinear	yes packages/kerf-fem/src/kerf_fem/modal.py	paid tier source ↗
AISC 360-22 steel (members)	yes packages/kerf-structural/src/kerf_structural/aisc_member.py	no source ↗
ACI 318-19 concrete	yes packages/kerf-structural/src/kerf_structural/rc_beam.py	no source ↗
Fatigue (S-N, ε-N, rainflow)	yes packages/kerf-fem/src/kerf_fem/fatigue_fem.py	paid tier source ↗
Frame stiffness assembly (2D/3D)	yes packages/kerf-structural/src/kerf_structural/steel_beam.py	yes source ↗

D3 Machine elements 6 of 7 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
Spur/helical gear rating (AGMA 2001-D04)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core	yes source ↗
Gear rating (ISO 6336)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/gearstrength/iso6336.py	partial source ↗
Bearings — ISO 281 L10	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/bearings/select.py	yes source ↗
Fasteners — VDI 2230	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core	yes source ↗
Springs (compr/ext/torsion/Belleville)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core	yes source ↗
Shaft (stress + critical speed)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core	yes source ↗
Belt / chain drives	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/beltchain/drives.py	yes source ↗

D4 Thermal / fluid / HVAC 0 of 4 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
Psychrometrics (moist air)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/psychro/air.py	no source ↗
CFD	yes packages/kerf-cfd/src/kerf_cfd/openfoam_bridge.py	no source ↗
Heat exchangers (LMTD + ε-NTU + Bell-Delaware)	yes packages/kerf-hvac/src/kerf_hvac/sizing.py	no source ↗
Pipe network (Hardy-Cross)	yes packages/kerf-hvac/src/kerf_hvac	no source ↗

D5 Aero / marine / space 0 of 3 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
3D wing VLM (+ viscous + compressibility)	yes packages/kerf-aero/src/kerf_aero/vlm.py	no source ↗
Orbital (Kepler, J2/J3, Hohmann)	yes packages/kerf-aero/src/kerf_aero	no source ↗
Naval hydrostatics + GZ stability (IMO)	yes packages/kerf-marine/src/kerf_marine/stability.py	no source ↗

D6 Electronics / EDA / silicon 1 of 5 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
Schematic capture (KiCad round-trip, ERC)	yes packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics	no source ↗
PCB layout (tscircuit, KiCad round-trip)	yes packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/fab	no source ↗
SPICE	yes packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics	no source ↗
Signal integrity (Z0/crosstalk/eye/IBIS)	yes packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics	no source ↗
Wiring/harness (WireViz + 3D router)	yes packages/kerf-wiring/src/kerf_wiring/wireviz_runner.py	yes source ↗

D7 Manufacturing / CAM 3 of 7 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
3-axis CAM (profile/contour/pocket/face)	yes packages/kerf-cam/src/kerf_cam	paid tier source ↗
5-axis (kinematics + posts)	yes packages/kerf-cam/src/kerf_cam/five_axis	paid tier source ↗
G-code post (Fanuc/GRBL/LinuxCNC/Mach3)	yes packages/kerf-cam/src/kerf_cam/posts	yes source ↗
Feeds & speeds + tool-life	yes packages/kerf-cam/src/kerf_cam/tool_db.py	yes source ↗
Moldflow / fill sim	yes packages/kerf-manufacturing/src/kerf_manufacturing/moldflow/hele_shaw.py	yes source ↗
Nesting (skyline + true-shape NFP)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/nesting/pack.py	no source ↗
FDM slicing (Cura)	yes packages/kerf-slicing/src/kerf_slicing/cura_runner.py	no source ↗

D8 Civil / infrastructure / geo 0 of 2 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
Horizontal+vertical alignment (clothoid, SSD)	yes packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/horizontal_alignment.py	no source ↗
Geotech (bearing/settlement/slope/pile/liquefaction)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/civil	no source ↗

D9 Dynamics / motion / controls 2 of 5 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
Planar MBD (Lagrange/DAE, Baumgarte)	yes packages/kerf-motion/src/kerf_motion/integrator.py	yes source ↗
Kinematics (four-bar/slider-crank/cam)	yes packages/kerf-motion/src/kerf_motion/forward_kinematics.py	yes source ↗
Vibration SDOF	yes packages/kerf-fem/src/kerf_fem/modal.py	paid tier source ↗
Controls — classical (Routh/Bode/RL/PID tune)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/controls/system.py	no source ↗
Controls — state-space / LQR / Kalman	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/controls/system.py	no source ↗

D10 Electrical / energy / PLC 0 of 4 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
AC load-flow (Ybus / Newton-Raphson)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core	no source ↗
Solar PV (system + partial shading)	yes packages/kerf-energy/src/kerf_energy/solar.py	no source ↗
PLC IEC 61131-3 (ST/Ladder/FB/motion)	yes packages/kerf-plc/src/kerf_plc/power_flow.py	no source ↗
Firmware build/upload/monitor/debug	yes src/components/FirmwareActions.jsx	no source ↗

D11 Tolerancing / metrology / QA 3 of 5 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
GD&T data model (ASME Y14.5)	yes packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt/feature_control_frame.py	yes source ↗
Tolerance stackup — 1D (WC/RSS/MC)	yes packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt	yes source ↗
Limits & fits (ISO 286)	yes packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt	yes source ↗
Process capability (Cpk/Ppk)	yes packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt	no source ↗
Reliability (FMEA/MTBF)	yes packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt	no source ↗

D12 Optics / acoustics 0 of 2 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
Paraxial ABCD ray transfer	yes packages/kerf-optics/src/kerf_optics/ray_transfer.py	no source ↗
Acoustics (ISO 9613, RT60, weighting, mass-law TL)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core	no source ↗

D13 Verticals 0 of 2 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
Jewelry (41 modules)	yes src/components/JewelryConfiguratorPanel.jsx	no source ↗
BIM (walls/slabs/framing/stairs/IFC4)	yes packages/kerf-bim/src/kerf_bim	no source ↗

D14 Cost / materials / LCA 0 of 4 matched›

Capability	Kerf	Autodesk Inventor
Should-cost (6 processes, Boothroyd-Dewhurst)	yes packages/kerf-lca/src/kerf_lca	no source ↗
Material selection (Ashby)	yes packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/matsel/multi_objective.py	partial source ↗
LCA (full ISO 14040/44 4 phases)	yes packages/kerf-lca/src/kerf_lca/phases.py	no source ↗
Process simulation (moldflow/weld/AM/forming)	yes packages/kerf-manufacturing/src/kerf_manufacturing/moldflow/hele_shaw.py	partial source ↗

• yes shipped
• partial works with limits
• paid tier present, but behind an add-on or meter
• no not available