Geometric, a provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions and technologies, has released version 6.1 of eDrawings Professional for Autodesk Inventor. This version includes major enhancements to support Autodesk Inventor 2009, textures, iParts and iAssemblies.

A 15-day trial version of eDrawings Professional for Autodesk Inventor can be downloaded free of cost from edrawings.geometricglobal.com

eDrawings Publishers are lightweight intuitive collaboration tools for 3D models that are available on Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA V5, NX, Autodesk Inventor, SolidEdge and Google SketchUp.

The Publishers help to generate compact eDrawings files with compression of up to 95 percent, compared to the original CAD file. They enable users to share and receive feedback on product designs with review-enabled eDrawings files and collaborate with an unlimited number of recipients. Going further, users can manage, track, and merge comments from various team members and share design data with password-protected and self-extracting eDrawings files.

Additional features allow users to measure the geometry in part, assembly, and drawing files when dimensions are absent. On the other hand, users can also disable the measurement feature to protect sensitive design data.