Can you open Inventor assemblies in SOLIDWORKS?

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Can you open Inventor assemblies in SOLIDWORKS?

You can open Autodesk Inventor 2018 files in SOLIDWORKS 2018 SP01. To open Autodesk Inventor part (. ipt) or assembly (. iam) files in SOLIDWORKS as features, you must have Autodesk Inventor 11 or later installed.

How do I convert an Inventor to a SOLIDWORKS assembly?

If you have Solidworks and Inventor installed on the same computer then you can do the following:

  1. Open Solidworks.
  2. Import a Inventor part / assembly file.
  3. Solidworks will open Inventor in the background and convert the part / assembly file.

How do I open a EDRW file in SOLIDWORKS?

To open a file:

  1. Click Open. or File > Open .
  2. Set the Files of type to one of the following: eDrawings Files (*.eprt, *.easm, *.edrw)
  3. Select a file, then click Open. If you import a DXF/DWG file that has XREFs, eDrawings tries to automatically resolve the XREF.

How do I open an IPT file in SOLIDWORKS?

Click Open (Standard toolbar) or File > Open. In the Open dialog box, set Files of type to Inventor Part (*. ipt) or Inventor Assembly (*. iam) and click Options.

Can you open Edrawing in SOLIDWORKS?

You can open the following file types in eDrawings. eDrawings also supports display of SOLIDWORKS Simulation and SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress data, when available, in eDrawings part or assembly files. For more information, see SOLIDWORKS Simulation Data. Pro/ENGINEER drawings cannot be imported.

Is Inventor compatible with SolidWorks?

Solution: Only SolidWorks assembly (. SLDASM) and part (. SLDPRT) are supported in Inventor.

Can Inventor export to SolidWorks?

Importing Data as a Solid Body You can import your Inventor parts and assemblies as solid bodies into SOLIDWORKS, similar to as if you are working with a neutral file type, like STEP or IGES.

How do I open an Inventor file in SolidWorks 2020?

To open an Autodesk Inventor part or assembly:

  1. Click Open (Standard toolbar) or File > Open.
  2. In the Open dialog box, set Files of type to Inventor Part (*.
  3. In the System Options dialog box, set the options and click OK.
  4. In the Open dialog box, browse to a file and click Open.
  5. At the prompt, select Features or Body.

How do I export from Inventor to SolidWorks?

SolidWorks >> Inventor

  1. To export a STEP file choose File -> Save as…, as file type choose STEP-Format (step, stp) and go to Options.
  2. Under Output as the following options can be selected:
  3. Solid/Surface geometry: the geometry will be exported as solid and surface bodies.

What kind of files can eDrawings open?

All versions of eDrawings can open eDrawings files (*. eprt, *. easm, *. edrw), SOLIDWORKS files (*.

How do I open a .easm file?

You can open EASM files in Dassault Systems eDrawings Viewer (Windows, Mac) or the mobile versions of eDrawings (iOS, Android). Both applications include tools that allow users to switch between drawing views and examine models in-depth.

Can you convert IPT to Sldprt?

ipt to . sldprt by saving the . ipt as IGES and/or STEP files, opening in Solidworks then saving as . sldprt.

Can eDrawings Open Inventor files?

eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor is a plug-in for Autodesk Inventor that allows users to publish, share, and collaborate representations of 2D and 3D product design data from Autodesk Inventor files as read only eDrawings files.

Is Inventor harder than SolidWorks?

Features. Compared to Autodesk Inventor, SOLIDWORKS has much more powerful solid feature options, allowing for much more complex geometries to be created faster and easier.

How do I convert Inventor to STP?

How do I convert Autodesk to SOLIDWORKS?

There are two possible solutions:

  1. EXPORTTOAUTOCAD. A new dwg will be created which converts all specific Plant-components like pipe, equipment, to 3D Solids. This converted file can be imported to Solidwords.
  2. Using Export-function and selecting iges-format. Afterwards import the iges-file into SolidWorks.

How do I open Autodesk Inventor Files?

Open in Inventor View

  1. Click File Open.
  2. In the dialog box, select the appropriate file type.
  3. Browse to the folder that contains the Inventor file.
  4. Select the part from the list.
  5. To open the file, double-click the Inventor file name in the list, or click Open.

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