What happens to AutoCAD layers in Autodesk Inventor LT?

AutoCAD Drawings (.dwg) imported into Autodesk Inventor LT

When you import an AutoCAD file into Autodesk Inventor LT, you select the layers to translate and the type of Autodesk Inventor LT file to be the destination.

The selected layers in the DWG file are placed on one or more sketches in the Autodesk Inventor LT file, depending on your translation choices.

• If you translate the 2D data to an Autodesk Inventor LT part file (.ipt), the geometry and associated dimensions are placed in one or more sketches in the part file. You can set the mapping of layers to sketches.

  Unassociated dimensions and other symbols and annotations are not translated.

• If you translate the 2D data to an Autodesk Inventor LT drawing file (.idw), the geometry and associated dimension are placed on one or more sketches in the drawing. You can set the mapping of layers to sketches.

  Unassociated dimensions and other symbols and annotations are placed on the drawing sheet.

The display and visibility of elements in Autodesk Inventor LT drawings are controlled in several ways:

Color	Drafting standards, dimension styles , and text styles control the colors of dimensions and other annotations in a drawing. Layers retain the color and color overrides during translation.
Dimensions	Dimension style control the attributes for dimension, tolerances, hole notes, and other dimension objects in a drawing.
Line type	Drafting standards control format and color of line types in a drawing. Layers that are translated retain the same line type definition as in AutoCAD.
Visibility	Layers that are off or frozen in AutoCAD are translated to Autodesk Inventor LT, and the layers visibility is set to off. Design views control the visibility of geometry in drawing views. You can use menu options that hide or display dimensions, annotations, and other drawing elements.

AutoCAD Drawings (.dwg) and Autodesk Inventor LT Drawings (.dwg) opened in Autodesk Inventor LT

When you open an AutoCAD file in Autodesk Inventor LT, the layers:

• Display exactly as they do in AutoCAD.
• Retain the same definitions as in AutoCAD.

Use the Styles Editor to edit the color, line type, and visibility properties a layer.

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