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    Registered: ‎06-04-2009

    best method = conversion old .idw to new .dwg template

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    12-05-2012 11:24 AM

    I want to convert our drawings from one template to another (attached).  Conversion is from .idw to .dwg. What's the best method?

     

    Thanks, Greg

     

    Dell T3500

    Intel Xenon CPU

    15 MB RAM

    64-bit operating system

    NVIDIA Quadro 5000

     

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    Re: best method = conversion old .idw to new .dwg template

    12-06-2012 01:18 PM in reply to: PENengr

    You would not be able to convert one file extension to another in sometype of a transfer. If you are just looking to swap out the template information then you can try the "Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard" in the tools menu of the program group.

     

    Regards,

     

    Don

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    Re: best method = conversion old .idw to new .dwg template

    12-06-2012 01:32 PM in reply to: PENengr

    Hi PENengr,

     

    You can use Task Scheduler to convert your IDW files to DWG:

    http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2012/Help/0073-Autodesk73/0684-Collabor684/0698-Share_da69...

     

    And then use the Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard previously mentioned, to add or exchange titleblocks, border, sketched symbols, etc.

    http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2012/Help/0073-Autodesk73/0684-Collabor684/0725-Tools725/0...

     

    I hope this helps.
    Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
    Curtis
    http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com



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