inventor to SW problems
inventor to SW problems
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I'm trying to open inventor files with SW 2005 but solidworks says that there is no solid data in the file. I can open it using the inventor view but I can't get any dimensions from the part. Without re-exporting the file, does anyone know how to look at the inventor files.
Thanks
Charlie
Thanks
Charlie






RE: inventor to SW problems
http://www.mcadforums.com
What format is the exported file?
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RE: inventor to SW problems
Charlie
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SW07-SP3
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http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=308720
Here are two examples, obviously there are more but I'm sure you'll get the picture
Thanks
Charlie
RE: inventor to SW problems
First of all you stated that the problem was opening in SWX therefore I expected an ACIS (*.sat). STEP (*.stp) or IGES (*.igs) exported from Inventor as well as the ipt file. SWX will only open old Inventor files. You need to Save As a neutral file format.
Second it is common practice to roll up the End of Part marker and zip the file to reduce file size.
Third, the Inventor sketches were not fully constrained indicating a lack of professional training. You might want to read this document
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matherjd ... The largest file size was only 186KB. Not worth the effort to zip.
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Perhaps I will install a newer version of SW on my machine and work from there.
Thanks
Charlie
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If you upgrade your SW you may be able to show your customer the benefits ... like opening Inventor files.
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Chris
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