Buy Autodesk Inventor CAM for Inventor-Hosted CNC Programming
Choose the release that matches your installed Autodesk Inventor version, Windows environment, and CNC post-processor requirements before ordering.
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Inventor CAM: Versions and Prices
| Version | Price |
|---|---|
| Inventor CAM Ultimate 2027 for Inventor 2027 | |
| Inventor CAM Ultimate 2026 for Inventor 2026 | |
| Inventor CAM Ultimate 2025.1 for Inventor 2025 | |
| Inventor CAM 2024.1.0 for Inventor 2024 | |
| Inventor CAM 2023.2 for Inventor 2023 | |
| Inventor CAM 2022 for Inventor 2022 | |
| Inventor CAM 2021 for Inventor 2021 | |
| Inventor CAM 2020 for Inventor 2020 | |
| Inventor HSM Ultimate 2019 Add-on for Inventor (Pro) 2017-2019 | |
| Inventor HSM Ultimate 2018 Add-on for Inventor (Pro) 2016-2018 |
Keep CAM Programming Inside Autodesk Inventor
Inventor CAM is an Autodesk Inventor-hosted CAM product: Inventor must be installed before Inventor CAM. The CAM workflow stays inside the Inventor environment for machining toolpaths and post processing into CNC code.
Autodesk identifies Inventor HSM as the earlier name for Inventor CAM. The 2018 and 2019 Inventor HSM Ultimate offers therefore belong to the same historical product lineage; their older name does not make them a separate CAM product family.
Match Inventor CAM to the Inventor Host
Inventor-host compatibility changes by CAM release. The offered 2018-2024 families have verified multi-version host ranges, while Inventor CAM 2025 and later require the same major Inventor version.
| CAM offer | Verified compatible Inventor releases |
|---|---|
| Inventor CAM Ultimate 2027 | Inventor / Inventor Professional 2027 |
| Inventor CAM Ultimate 2026 | Inventor / Inventor Professional 2026 |
| Inventor CAM Ultimate 2025.1 | Inventor / Inventor Professional 2025 |
| Inventor CAM 2024.1.0 | Inventor / Inventor Professional 2022-2024 |
| Inventor CAM 2023.2 | Inventor / Inventor Professional 2021-2023 |
| Inventor CAM 2022 | Inventor / Inventor Professional / Inventor LT 2020-2022 |
| Inventor CAM 2021 | Inventor / Inventor Professional / Inventor LT 2018-2021 |
| Inventor CAM 2020 | Inventor / Inventor Professional / Inventor LT 2017-2020 |
| Inventor HSM Ultimate 2019 | Inventor / Inventor Professional / Inventor LT 2016-2019 |
| Inventor HSM Ultimate 2018 | Inventor / Inventor Professional / Inventor LT 2016-2018 |
For an Inventor 2024 host, Inventor CAM 2024.1.0 at $55 is the lowest-priced offered release with verified Inventor 2024 compatibility. For Inventor 2023, Inventor CAM 2023.2 at $50 is the lowest-priced verified qualifying offer; 2024.1.0 also supports Inventor 2023 at a higher price.
Windows Compatibility Across Inventor CAM Releases
| Windows version | Offered releases with verified matching requirements |
|---|---|
| Windows 11 64-bit only | Inventor CAM Ultimate 2027 |
| Windows 10 or Windows 11 64-bit | Inventor CAM Ultimate 2026; Inventor CAM Ultimate 2025.1; Inventor CAM 2024.1.0; Inventor CAM 2023.2 |
| Windows 10 64-bit | Inventor CAM 2022; Inventor CAM 2021 |
| Windows 7 or Windows 10 64-bit | Inventor CAM 2020 |
| Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 64-bit | Inventor HSM Ultimate 2019; Inventor HSM Ultimate 2018 |
Windows 11 support begins with the offered 2023.2 generation, while Inventor CAM Ultimate 2027 requires Windows 11. Apply the Inventor host table as a separate compatibility gate.
Release Breakpoints That Change the CAM Workflow
Inventor CAM 2021: Autodesk removed Distributed CAM. If distributed calculation is a hard requirement, avoid the 2021 offer rather than assuming that workflow remains available in that release.
Inventor CAM Ultimate 2025.1: the 2025 generation improved Adaptive calculation time on large parts, and 2025.1 added Blend/Flow linking fixes for lollipop tools. If Inventor 2025 is the host and those changes matter, the offered 2025.1 build is $60.
Verify the CNC Post Processor Before Purchase
The post processor translates CAM toolpaths into machine-specific CNC code. Verify a suitable processor for the exact machine or controller before purchase; when the required post is not available as a standard library option, customization may be necessary.
Post-engine compatibility is a separate release constraint. A newer post script can require a newer post engine than an older Inventor CAM installation provides; in that case, an older compatible post revision or a newer CAM update is required. Windows and Inventor-host compatibility alone do not prove that the post workflow will run unchanged.