numberOCD Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I am a bit lost getting a 3D model made in AutoCAD into Inventor to animate. Any tips? Both are 2012 edition. FYI, I am completely new in Inventor and needing to take a crash course within 2 weeks. Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Santo Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 "How to insert 3D model from AutoCAD into Inventor?" I usually 'export' the AutoCAD model as a .sat file. Then drag and drop into Inventor. "AutoCAD into Inventor to animate" No idea I never got around to playing with 'studio', I render my parts for the front page of a file and that's about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 There is no need to export the dwg as *.sat. Inventor will open dwg files directly. File Open> Select the file and click Options Set to Import (you can set this as your default in your Application Options). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Santo Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 There is no need to export the dwg as *.sat.Inventor will open dwg files directly. File Open> Select the file and click Options Set to Import (you can set this as your default in your Application Options). I really don't like doing it that way, it's a personal preference thing for me. If I want to take one model from a .dwg file to use in an Inventor assembly I don't like to faff about importing, I save as a .sat file and throw it in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.