About this tutorial (continued)

In the first half of this tutorial, the data exchange direction is from AutoCAD Electrical to Inventor.

In the second half, the exchange direction is from Inventor to AutoCAD Electrical.

You do not need both programs to derive benefit from this exercise. The two XML files generated in this workflow are also included in the tutorial sample files. Therefore, if you have only one program, you can still perform the XML import operation.

If you have only Inventor, you can review the AutoCAD Electrical portion of the tutorial. Then you can perform the import steps and subsequent steps on the Import the AutoCAD Electrical data page. You are directed to perform this import at the appropriate point.

Note: This tutorial was created using AutoCAD Electrical 2011 and Inventor 2011 Professional (you need the Professional or Routed Systems versions for the Cable and Harness functionality).

Before proceeding, ensure the sample DWG file is accessible. For Windows 7 and Windows 8, copy all files located in:

Documents and Settings\{username}\My Documents\Acade {version}\Aedata\Tutorial\Aegs\Interoperability

to

Users\{username}\Documents\Acade {version}\Aedata\Proj\Aegs

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