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Default for Inventor 2015 is DWG

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kstate92
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Default for Inventor 2015 is DWG

http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2014/04/dwg-the-default-file-type-for-inventor-201...

 

Anyone else see this posting?  I assume this was done for a reason.  Perhaps the starting point of phasing out the idw format?

KState92
Inventor Professional 2020
AutoCAD Mechanical 2022.0.1
Windows 10 Pro 64 bit - 1903
Core i7-8700 32 GB Ram
Quadro P2000
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Message 21 of 29

I'm starting to envision a battle-scarred no-mans-land that cuts through Autodesk HQ, with the AutoCAD army in one set of trenches, and the Inventor army on the other side.

 

The now-bleached white bones of Mechanical Desktop lay littered about the pock-marked moonscape.

KState92
Inventor Professional 2020
AutoCAD Mechanical 2022.0.1
Windows 10 Pro 64 bit - 1903
Core i7-8700 32 GB Ram
Quadro P2000
Message 22 of 29
mrattray
in reply to: kstate92


@kstate92 wrote:

I'm starting to envision a battle-scarred no-mans-land that cuts through Autodesk HQ, with the AutoCAD army in one set of trenches, and the Inventor army on the other side.

 

The now-bleached white bones of Mechanical Desktop lay littered about the pock-marked moonscape.


Do they call a truce on Christmas day and eat dinner together in the middle of the no-man's-land?

Mike (not Matt) Rattray

Message 23 of 29
Ray_Feiler
in reply to: kstate92

They no longer get Inventor but do get Alias Design Smiley LOL

 

 

"Then there's this:

 

http://www.autodesk.com/suites/autocad-design-suite/included-software

 

Which was in a Design News Product Info email about Morgan Motor Company.

 

Notice anything missing?"


Product Design & Manufacturing Collection 2024
Sometimes you just need a good old reboot.
Message 24 of 29
kstate92
in reply to: Ray_Feiler

I could understand that for the swoopy surfacing stuff, but the more mechanical bits?

KState92
Inventor Professional 2020
AutoCAD Mechanical 2022.0.1
Windows 10 Pro 64 bit - 1903
Core i7-8700 32 GB Ram
Quadro P2000
Message 25 of 29
Ray_Feiler
in reply to: kstate92

As far as I know Inventor can open Alias files but AutoCAD can't.


Product Design & Manufacturing Collection 2024
Sometimes you just need a good old reboot.
Message 26 of 29


@Anonymous wrote:

They no longer get Inventor but do get Alias Design Smiley LOL

 

 

"Then there's this:

 

http://www.autodesk.com/suites/autocad-design-suite/included-software

 

Which was in a Design News Product Info email about Morgan Motor Company.

 

Notice anything missing?"


 

unbelievable

Inventor 2023
Message 27 of 29

Now that I did not know.......

Message 28 of 29
kstate92
in reply to: mrattray


@mrattray wrote:

@kstate92 wrote:

I'm starting to envision a battle-scarred no-mans-land that cuts through Autodesk HQ, with the AutoCAD army in one set of trenches, and the Inventor army on the other side.

 

The now-bleached white bones of Mechanical Desktop lay littered about the pock-marked moonscape.


Do they call a truce on Christmas day and eat dinner together in the middle of the no-man's-land?


Depends on the quarterly sales numbers.

KState92
Inventor Professional 2020
AutoCAD Mechanical 2022.0.1
Windows 10 Pro 64 bit - 1903
Core i7-8700 32 GB Ram
Quadro P2000
Message 29 of 29
smithar
in reply to: kstate92

Thank you all for your feedback surrounding the drawing default in Inventor 2015.   DWG was selected as the new default option in Inventor Home in order to promote interoperability advantages for file sharing and viewing, as well as give new users a clear starting point.  We definitely understand that many Inventor users prefer IDW – for a multitude of reasons.  Rest assured, you can easily switch your default drawing format to IDW in your application options.  More info here.

 

Also, there have been a few concerns raised about the future of IDW - please know that IDW file format isn’t going anywhere.  Thank you again for your lively feedback, we appreciate it, and hope you enjoy Inventor 2015! 

 

-Adam Smith

Product Manager for Inventor

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