How do I open an Inventor in Solidworks?

How do I convert an Inventor File to SOLIDWORKS?

If you have Solidworks and Inventor installed on the same computer then you can do the following:

1. Open Solidworks.
2. Import a Inventor part / assembly file.
3. Solidworks will open Inventor in the background and convert the part / assembly file.

How do I open an Inventor File?

Open in Inventor View

1. Click File Open.
2. In the dialog box, select the appropriate file type.
3. Browse to the folder that contains the Inventor file.
4. Select the part from the list.
5. To open the file, double-click the Inventor file name in the list, or click Open.

Can Solidedge Open Inventor Files?

Solid Edge does not support the import of Inventor assembly features such as weld beads. To open Inventor documents you must have Autodesk Inventor View installed on the same machine as Solid Edge.

How do I open IDW in SOLIDWORKS?

Open – Match Faces and Edges of Imported Features

1. Open a file containing an imported feature.
2. In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the imported feature, and select Edit Feature. The Open dialog box appears.
3. Browse to select the edited file to import. …
4. Select the Match faces and edges check box. …
5. Click Open.

Which is better Inventor or SOLIDWORKS?

Features. Compared to Autodesk Inventor, SOLIDWORKS has much more powerful solid feature options, allowing for much more complex geometries to be created faster and easier. Extrude/revolve start and end conditions must be a surface.

How do I open IPT files in SOLIDWORKS?

Click Open (Standard toolbar) or File > Open. In the Open dialog box, set Files of type to Inventor Part (*. ipt) or Inventor Assembly (*. iam) and click Options.

What is an IDW file?

IDW files are the native Inventor format. You can open them only in Inventor or Inventor View. This file type results in smaller file sizes. The DWG file type is native to AutoCAD®. You can open DWG files in AutoCAD, Inventor, or DWG TrueView.

What 3D files can Inventor import?

You can import OBJ and STL files in Autodesk Inventor. The data is imported as mesh objects and are contained in a mesh browser node.

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Color.

• obj.
• stl.
• stla.
• stlb.

How do you fix gaps in Solidworks?

To repair a model:

1. Click Attempt to Heal All.
2. If faults remain, repair faulty faces first. Right-click a face in the list and select from the menu.
3. Repair gaps last. Right-click a gap in the list and select from the menu.
4. When all repairs are complete, click .