Autodesk Inventor

[#1]

Hi all

I am trying to copy/paste some sketch geometry from ACAD to Inventor and move it to the origin point using the following process:

-Copy from ACAD

-Paste into Inventor sketch

-Select all (except projected origin point)

-Move

-Select base point (at this stage, the geometry seems free to move i.e. it follows the cursor)

-Select projected origin point to move to

-Error Dialog "The selected geometry could not be moved.  Check constraint settings for sketch edit tools."

It gives me no option to relax constraints etc.

Any ideas???

Thanks

Grant

[#2]

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-Copy from ACAD

-Chose Paste inside Inventor

 -Right click for more options

-Finish Paste into Inventor sketch

-Select all (except projected origin point)

-Move

-Select base point (at this stage, the geometry seems free to move i.e. it follows the cursor)

-Select projected origin point to move to

-Error Dialog "The selected geometry could not be moved.  Check constraint settings for sketch edit tools."

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Check out the extra step

[#3]

In addition to other suggestions - you might create an Inventor Sketch Block of the geometry for easier control.

[#4]

I always just move the geometry to 0,0 in AutoCAD first. Create a new sketch in Inventor and then use insert AutoCAD file.