Autodesk® Inventor® is a 3D mechanical design, product simulation, tooling creation, and design communication software.
Autodesk® DirectConnect supports the import of Autodesk Inventor part (*.ipt) and assembly (*.iam) files into the Autodesk® Alias®, Autodesk® Maya®, Autodesk® Showcase®, and Autodesk® Opticore® Studio software. See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect.
Import Autodesk Inventor files
- Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product:
Autodesk Alias File > Open or File > Import > File Autodesk Maya (Windows version) File > Open Scene or File > Import Autodesk Showcase File > Import > Import Files Autodesk Opticore Studio File > Import - In the browser, select an Autodesk Inventor *.ipt or *.iam file.
- Click OK, or Open to launch the translator and import the file. Note: To maintain the original positioning and orientation of part files in your scene, import the assembly file. Importing part files before the assembly file positions all of them at the origin (0,0,0), and removes the original positioning.
Types of data imported
NURBS are imported, and the following information is maintained on import:
- Brep bodies
- Data organization
- Tolerances and units
- Material colors and simple transparency
- Weld maps (beads only)
- Thread maps
- Decals
For locating the imported data, see Locations of Imported Data.
Limitations
- Work sources, display meshes, and some 2D/3D sketches are automatically excluded when importing an Autodesk Inventor file.
- Some cylindrical surfaces (pipes) do not trim properly.