When you import an AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, or Autodesk Inventor Fusion file in Autodesk Inventor, or export an Autodesk Inventor drawing to AutoCAD format, specify various settings for the translated files.
To make the process more efficient, you can save a group of settings as a configuration, and use the configuration to set the translation options automatically. You can save as many configurations as needed. Configuration settings are saved in a file with an .ini extension.
To save a configuration, set the options for opening or saving a DWG (.dwg) file. In the final dialog box, provide a file name and click the Save Configuration before clicking Finish.
To use an existing configuration, click Browse in the DWG/DXF File Wizard dialog box, and then find the appropriate configuration file. When you specify a configuration file, you do not need to select any other options.
You can set the default behavior for an AutoCAD DWG in the Drawing tab of Application Options. Use the drop-down under Non-Inventor DWG file to specify Open or Import.
If you do not require AutoCAD objects translated into Autodesk Inventor objects, you can directly open any AutoCAD DWG (.dwg) file in Autodesk Inventor. You can view, plot, and measure the file contents. Objects display exactly as they do in AutoCAD. In addition, all the AutoCAD data is selectable for copy and paste. You can open an AutoCAD DWG file in Autodesk Inventor, and then copy and paste AutoCAD entities into any Autodesk Inventor sketch.
For more information, see Use your AutoCAD geometry.