The following options are available when you are working with DWG files:
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Use the Open command to open AutoCAD (.dwg) data directly in Autodesk Inventor. When you open an AutoCAD DWG (.dwg) file in Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD data remains as AutoCAD data. You can then 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. |
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You can save an Autodesk Inventor drawings natively in DWG format without translation. Autodesk Inventor drawing data remains associative to the model. When opening the file in AutoCAD the Autodesk Inventor drawing data looks just like it does in Autodesk Inventor. You can view, plot, measure and minimally edit the Autodesk Inventor drawing data in AutoCAD. Portions of the Autodesk Inventor data are reusable in AutoCAD as blocks. Open AutoCAD DWG files directly to view, plot, or measure native AutoCAD data in Autodesk Inventor or when you want to translate (copy/paste) AutoCAD data selectively into an Autodesk Inventor sketch. Use Autodesk Inventor's native DWG format if you must have Autodesk Inventor drawing files that can be viewed, plotted, or measured in AutoCAD and remain associative to the Autodesk Inventor model data. |
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When you import an AutoCAD DWG file into Autodesk Inventor the AutoCAD data is translated into an Autodesk Inventor part or drawing file, based on your import settings. The original AutoCAD file is left intact and unchanged. When you export an Autodesk Inventor file into AutoCAD DWG, the Autodesk Inventor data is translated into AutoCAD objects in a new DWG file. Translated AutoCAD data is not associative back to the Autodesk Inventor model, but the AutoCAD data is fully editable in AutoCAD. Use import or export if you need fully editable data in AutoCAD or Autodesk Inventor. |
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