Saving Inventor file as dwg
Saving Inventor file as dwg
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I have a client who needs one of my Inventor Assembly drawings so he can work with it in a 3d program. He needs a .dwg file.
Is there a way to save an Inventor Assembly File (.iam) as a .dwg?
There is nothing in Inventor's "Save Copy As", or "Export".
This client needs to work with a 3d autocad file of this assembly.
I am currently using Inventor 2010.
ANY help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Is there a way to save an Inventor Assembly File (.iam) as a .dwg?
There is nothing in Inventor's "Save Copy As", or "Export".
This client needs to work with a 3d autocad file of this assembly.
I am currently using Inventor 2010.
ANY help would be appreciated.
Thanks





RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg
In Inventor savecopyas your model to a .sat file
Autocad can easily import .sat files.
RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg
If I can't make a .dwg file from the .iam, I'll have to see if his program can use a different file extension.
His first preference was a .dwg extension.
RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg
iges/stp/stl (I bet it can import at least one of those)
Or better yet what program is he actually using.
RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg
I will have to ask what other format he can use.
He originally said his first choice was .dwg.
Thanks
RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg
But I'd think he could use other formats that might be better/easier for you to provide him with..
RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg
I am going to send it to customer and see if that's okay.
I was going to do the same for a Inventor Presentation drawing, but I see you cannot export to a .sat from a presentation drawing. I guess he won't get an exploded view. If you know of a way for that, please let me know
Thanks again.
RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg
In your assembly or part go to Applications (2009) or Environments (2010) and select AEC Exchange. Then select the Save as DWG solids command.
For the Presentation file, just create an animation yourself and render it to an AVI or WMV for him.
Although if he is using the DWG solids he should be able to pull things apart himself.
RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg
RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg
Save your assembly with a different name, say Exploded.
Then move your parts apart or with constraint offsets.
Applications (or Environments in 2010) AEC Exchange>Save as DWG Solids.
Make sure you know what version of DWG they need. You might need to open in AutoCAD or DWG True View and set to earlier release of AutoCAD.
RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg
RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg
How is that any different than the first response to this thread?
RE: Saving Inventor file as dwg