Recent content by BOPman

I'll third and fourth that notion. I have a SpaceExplorer from 3DConnexion. It pays for itself when you are constraining your first assembly. Plus the ability to program the buttons is priceless. I would seriously look into getting one.

I have not experienced that scenario with the privileges, but I have experienced the first part about the register and Paint being the default.

I thought it could, but I sent a .dwg to someone I know that uses Solidworks and they said that it came up blank. More importantly, can it be edited through Solidworks as a .dwg?

An agreement with our partner that we will provide them with soft, editable drawings. Unfortunately, the higher ups don't bother asking about any of this, they of course know better. So we did our work in Inventor and the partner operates in Solidworks. And here we sit...

Models can import using .stp, .iges, and .sat file formats. Drawings on the other hand I can't find an acceptable format. I am trying to import 2D drawings with rendered isometric views. Thanks for the help. -Brian

I have created the same thread in the "Inventor" forum, but I would like to know if anyone knows what file type I need to save an Inventor drawing in to be able to open/edit it in Solidworks?

If that doesn't work (which it should) you could make a derived part and insert the scale there. 25.4 for inches into mm .0369 for mm into inches

You could try moving the assembly your drawing is currently directed to and re-open the drawing. It'll ask you for the location of the assembly. At that time you would re-direct it to the top level assembly you are wanting to use. Design Assistant might also be a better way to do this.

No it won't. Inventor knows the difference between units of measurement.

For the assembly drawing, leave it like you have it. For the part drawings, you might try re-inserting the parts list and selecting 'Parts Only' on the pull down. Not sure if it is the fix you need, but it's worth a shot.

What is the best file format for exporting from Inventor into Solidworks? It will be .idw's with rendered isometric views that i'm exporting.

Stupid question assuming it's a fillet weld, is the leg length longer than the thickness of the pipe?

I have had a similar instance happen to me. When a weldment view is updated, the assembly changes orientation and looks as if all the materials involved have been changed to "weld." Everything surface looks like a bead of weld. I know for a fact that it doesn't have anything to do with the video...

What do you mean by "through the API"? I know you can link to any dimension by accessing "Parameters" through the Tools pull-down menu. Is that what you're referring to?

Just something to look at, if you're using a release earlier than 2008 you cannot have any kind of gap between the two components being welded together.