You can export Autodesk Inventor parts and assemblies to other CAD system formats. The export operation does not maintain associativity with the Autodesk Inventor file. As a result, changes to the Autodesk Inventor file after the export operation do not affect the exported part or assembly. Likewise, changes to the exported part or assembly do not affect the Autodesk Inventor file.
The objective of the Autodesk Inventor export operation, for part and assembly files, is to create files as if they were created in the native CAD system format. As a result, use of the exported files in the native CAD system is typically seamless. However, take care before using the exported files since all features may not export exactly as they appear.