You can now create 3D Inventor parts associative to the source 2D geometry created in AutoCAD. The associative projected geometry can be used to locate Inventor models in an Assembly. The 3D part created in Inventor associatively updates when the 2D geometry changes in AutoCAD.
Use the Import command in the 3D Model tab, Create panel to insert an AutoCAD DWG file with no conversion as an associative DWG underlay.
The following workflows are now available:
- Use the Project DWG Geometry command to project single geometry elements, polylines, open or closed loops, and DWG blocks. Then you can use the projected sketch geometry to create associative model features.
- Right-click the AutoCAD file in the browser to open the new Layer Visibility dialog box. You can select the individual layers you want to display, or control the layer visibility for the whole DWG.
- Reposition the DWG data in the part file by using Triad either moving or rotating with a specified value.
- In an assembly file, you can use the Joint, Constrain, and Assemble commands to create relationships between DWG underlay geometry and a part.
- In an assembly file, you can project DWG geometry in another part that is also open for edit.
- When the original DWG file is updated in AutoCAD, the corresponding Inventor files are updated if the geometry or position changes.
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