Format version of Inventor DWG

[kstate92]

Currently, we only have Inventor 11 installed. What file version is used when Inventor drawings are saved as DWG? I assume it is the 2007 DWG format, but I can't find specifics. I'm also curious if Inventor DWGs could be saved in the 2000 DWG version by default.

[mcgyvr]

You want to look into DWG True Connect enablers.

[Anonymous]

Did you pick the options button before saving?

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[kstate92]

I shouldn't have used the phrase 'save as'. I meant using DWG files as the default Inventor drawing format instead of IDW files. I can't recall what version of Inventor began to offer that as an option.

[Anonymous]

2008

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[kstate92]

Thanks,



So is the Inventor 2008 DWG file fixed to just the AutoCAD 2007 format, or can it be set to default to the 2000 format instead?

[Anonymous]

It's the other way around. The Inventor DWG file is
not associated to a specific AutoCAD version, but you will need to install
an object enabler in AutoCAD to open the Inventor DWG file. This is true for
AutoCAD versions prior to DWG TrueConnect.

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Thanks,



So
is the Inventor 2008 DWG file fixed to just the AutoCAD 2007 format, or can it
be set to default to the 2000 format instead?

[djohnson1976]

AutoCAD 2007 and later can open up native Inventor DWG files. To open up an Inventor DWG file in an earlier version of AutoCAD, follow the attached steps.

Note: The user with the Inventor seat will have to "prepare" the drawing for the user who only has the earlier version of AutoCAD. This involves disconnecting the associative link between the drawing and the Inventor model...essentially saving it from a native Inventor DWG file to an AutoCAD DWG file.

[kstate92]

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{quote:title=djohnson1976 wrote:

}{quote}AutoCAD 2007 and later can open up native Inventor DWG files....




{color:#333333}Thanks for the info - though it is odd that one of the 'save as' options shown in your attachment is AutoCAD 2007. I'm guessing that means while Acad2007 can open an IV DWG, the file can't be edited and saved from within Acad2007 while it is still linked to an Inventor model?{color}

[mcgyvr]

There is some confusion in this thread that I can hopefully clear up.

First there is an Inventor DWG file type and an Autocad DWG file type and they are different.



To open an "Inventor DWG" file in Autocad older than 2007 (might have to with 2007 also) you need to download and install the appropriate DWG True Connect Object Enablers available in this link http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/search?la=en&siteID=123112&catID=2334116&linkID=9242018&qt=d...

Then you can simply open the Inventor DWG in Autocad... (no need to do a "save copy as" to autocad .dwg file type). Doing it this way allows you to make simple changes to the Inventor DWG file in Autocad and have those changes show up in Inventor when you reopen the Inventor DWG file. There are some limitations...see the read me file for the object enablers you need from the link above.



If all you want is to do a "save copy as" from Inventor to save it as an Autocad DWG file (like if a customer is requesting an autocad file if they don't have Inventor) then you simply do a "save copy as" from your idw or Inventor DWG and before you hit save, press the options button and select the version of Autocad you want it to be compatible with.

[kstate92]

Thanks.





The 2007 Enabler Readme just says 'view Autodesk Inventor drawing files', but I'm guessing that's an oversimplification.