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Kerf vs Autodesk Inventor
30 years of industrial MFG depth — compared honestly against MIT open-core.
68/68in Kerf today
29/68in Autodesk Inventor (included)
5behind a paid tier
2026-05-19last reviewed
| Capability | Kerf | Autodesk Inventor |
|---|---|---|
| Constraint sketcher (geo + dim)D1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
yes source ↗ |
| Pad / pocket / revolveD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
yes source ↗ |
| Fillet / chamfer (constant)D1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
yes source ↗ |
| LoftD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/feature_loft.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Sheet metalD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/construction_verbs_tools.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| NURBS surfacing (blend/network/patch)D1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/geom/network_srf.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Assemblies — matesD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/assembly/mates.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Assembly motion study / interferenceD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/assembly
|
yes source ↗ |
| 2D drawings (views/dims/sections)D1 |
yes
src/components/DrawingView.jsx
|
yes source ↗ |
| GD&T on drawings / MBD / PMID1 |
yes
packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt/feature_control_frame.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Configurations / family variantsD1 |
yes
src/components/ConfigurationsPanel.jsx
|
yes source ↗ |
| iLogic rules engineD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-sdk/src/kerf
|
yes source ↗ |
| FE — solid (tet/hex)D2 |
yes
packages/kerf-fem/src/kerf_fem/calculix_bridge.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Modal / buckling / nonlinearD2 |
yes
packages/kerf-fem/src/kerf_fem/modal.py
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| AISC 360-22 steel (members)D2 |
yes
packages/kerf-structural/src/kerf_structural/aisc_member.py
|
no source ↗ |
| ACI 318-19 concreteD2 |
yes
packages/kerf-structural/src/kerf_structural/rc_beam.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Fatigue (S-N, ε-N, rainflow)D2 |
yes
packages/kerf-fem/src/kerf_fem/fatigue_fem.py
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| Frame stiffness assembly (2D/3D)D2 |
yes
packages/kerf-structural/src/kerf_structural/steel_beam.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Spur/helical gear rating (AGMA 2001-D04)D3 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
yes source ↗ |
| Gear rating (ISO 6336)D3 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/gearstrength/iso6336.py
|
partial source ↗ |
| Bearings — ISO 281 L10D3 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/bearings/select.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Fasteners — VDI 2230D3 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
yes source ↗ |
| Springs (compr/ext/torsion/Belleville)D3 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
yes source ↗ |
| Shaft (stress + critical speed)D3 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
yes source ↗ |
| Belt / chain drivesD3 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/beltchain/drives.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Psychrometrics (moist air)D4 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/psychro/air.py
|
no source ↗ |
| CFDD4 |
yes
packages/kerf-cfd/src/kerf_cfd/openfoam_bridge.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Heat exchangers (LMTD + ε-NTU + Bell-Delaware)D4 |
yes
packages/kerf-hvac/src/kerf_hvac/sizing.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Pipe network (Hardy-Cross)D4 |
yes
packages/kerf-hvac/src/kerf_hvac
|
no source ↗ |
| 3D wing VLM (+ viscous + compressibility)D5 |
yes
packages/kerf-aero/src/kerf_aero/vlm.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Orbital (Kepler, J2/J3, Hohmann)D5 |
yes
packages/kerf-aero/src/kerf_aero
|
no source ↗ |
| Naval hydrostatics + GZ stability (IMO)D5 |
yes
packages/kerf-marine/src/kerf_marine/stability.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Schematic capture (KiCad round-trip, ERC)D6 |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics
|
no source ↗ |
| PCB layout (tscircuit, KiCad round-trip)D6 |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/fab
|
no source ↗ |
| SPICED6 |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics
|
no source ↗ |
| Signal integrity (Z0/crosstalk/eye/IBIS)D6 |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics
|
no source ↗ |
| Wiring/harness (WireViz + 3D router)D6 |
yes
packages/kerf-wiring/src/kerf_wiring/wireviz_runner.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| 3-axis CAM (profile/contour/pocket/face)D7 |
yes
packages/kerf-cam/src/kerf_cam
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| 5-axis (kinematics + posts)D7 |
yes
packages/kerf-cam/src/kerf_cam/five_axis
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| G-code post (Fanuc/GRBL/LinuxCNC/Mach3)D7 |
yes
packages/kerf-cam/src/kerf_cam/posts
|
yes source ↗ |
| Feeds & speeds + tool-lifeD7 |
yes
packages/kerf-cam/src/kerf_cam/tool_db.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Moldflow / fill simD7 |
yes
packages/kerf-manufacturing/src/kerf_manufacturing/moldflow/hele_shaw.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Nesting (skyline + true-shape NFP)D7 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/nesting/pack.py
|
no source ↗ |
| FDM slicing (Cura)D7 |
yes
packages/kerf-slicing/src/kerf_slicing/cura_runner.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Horizontal+vertical alignment (clothoid, SSD)D8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/horizontal_alignment.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Geotech (bearing/settlement/slope/pile/liquefaction)D8 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/civil
|
no source ↗ |
| Planar MBD (Lagrange/DAE, Baumgarte)D9 |
yes
packages/kerf-motion/src/kerf_motion/integrator.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Kinematics (four-bar/slider-crank/cam)D9 |
yes
packages/kerf-motion/src/kerf_motion/forward_kinematics.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Vibration SDOFD9 |
yes
packages/kerf-fem/src/kerf_fem/modal.py
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| Controls — classical (Routh/Bode/RL/PID tune)D9 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/controls/system.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Controls — state-space / LQR / KalmanD9 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/controls/system.py
|
no source ↗ |
| AC load-flow (Ybus / Newton-Raphson)D10 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
no source ↗ |
| Solar PV (system + partial shading)D10 |
yes
packages/kerf-energy/src/kerf_energy/solar.py
|
no source ↗ |
| PLC IEC 61131-3 (ST/Ladder/FB/motion)D10 |
yes
packages/kerf-plc/src/kerf_plc/power_flow.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Firmware build/upload/monitor/debugD10 |
yes
src/components/FirmwareActions.jsx
|
no source ↗ |
| GD&T data model (ASME Y14.5)D11 |
yes
packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt/feature_control_frame.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Tolerance stackup — 1D (WC/RSS/MC)D11 |
yes
packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt
|
yes source ↗ |
| Limits & fits (ISO 286)D11 |
yes
packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt
|
yes source ↗ |
| Process capability (Cpk/Ppk)D11 |
yes
packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt
|
no source ↗ |
| Reliability (FMEA/MTBF)D11 |
yes
packages/kerf-gdnt/src/kerf_gdnt
|
no source ↗ |
| Paraxial ABCD ray transferD12 |
yes
packages/kerf-optics/src/kerf_optics/ray_transfer.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Acoustics (ISO 9613, RT60, weighting, mass-law TL)D12 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
no source ↗ |
| Jewelry (41 modules)D13 |
yes
src/components/JewelryConfiguratorPanel.jsx
|
no source ↗ |
| BIM (walls/slabs/framing/stairs/IFC4)D13 |
yes
packages/kerf-bim/src/kerf_bim
|
no source ↗ |
| Should-cost (6 processes, Boothroyd-Dewhurst)D14 |
yes
packages/kerf-lca/src/kerf_lca
|
no source ↗ |
| Material selection (Ashby)D14 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/matsel/multi_objective.py
|
partial source ↗ |
| LCA (full ISO 14040/44 4 phases)D14 |
yes
packages/kerf-lca/src/kerf_lca/phases.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Process simulation (moldflow/weld/AM/forming)D14 |
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
Corrections welcome. These rows are read off published documentation on the date shown and go stale as products ship. If a row is wrong, open an issue — the source file is public/compare/inventor.md and every claim in it carries a link.