Mastercam X2 CAD/CAM software has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2009 software by the Certified Applications Program. To be certified, the product must meet certain guidelines and demonstrate a high level of quality as well as compatibility with Autodesk Inventor. Certification is given only after the product has been tested and approved.

Now, the flow from design to manufacture becomes easier for both Inventor and Mastercam customers, where the designer can be assured that the part designed in Inventor is precisely the part that is machined with Mastercam.

Mastercam X2 has a direct add-in for Autodesk Inventor, a new way to boost productivity. Free to the Mastercam and Autodesk communities, Mastercam Direct enables users to open a model in Mastercam while in an Invetnor session, and then update tool paths to reflect changes to the model. Mastercam X2 is able to read in native Inventor files to design purposes and toolpath generation.