import 3D dwg model

[AvdK]

Hi,

I am trying to import 3D dwg model to inventor.

Question

1 - Is there an direct way? (open / import in inventor starts an *.idw)

2 - export the dwg model it to ???? and import this in Inventor.

     (When I use sat files it only exports the solids and not the 3D blocks.)

Thanks in advance

Arnold

[Leanderjk]

Have you tried googling your question?

http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/import-autocad-3d-dwg-files-into-inventor-tip8528

"You can run the Feature Recognition function on imported solids to restore the construction features (fillets, holes...)"

[JDMather]

1. File Open

2. Select file, but before clicking Open select Options and set to Import.

3. Follow the wizzard.

[AvdK · Accepted solution]

Thanks for response.

Basically the problem are the blocks in Autoacad, they won't always import correctly when opening in Inventor.

My solution is to explode all blocks and export the drawing to a sat file. Then import this file into inventor.

For exploding all block (even the nested ones) i have found a lisp routine on the internet.

;**************************************************************;

; Explode ALL Blocks even Block inside Block ;; From Bred & Patrick_35 ;; Routine: EXPBS ;; ATTENTION : no error management, so ...

(defun c:expbs (/ N NB X)  (vl-load-com)   (while (setq n (ssget "_X" '((0 . "INSERT"))))          (setq x 0             nb 0)       (repeat (sslength n)         (vla-explode (vlax-ename->vla-object (ssname n x)))         (vla-delete (vlax-ename->vla-object (ssname n x)))         (setq nb (+ (sslength n) nb))         (setq x (+ x 1)))       )   (if nb     (princ (strcat "\n" (rtos nb) "Bloc(s) explosé(s) dans le DWG "))     (princ "\No Blocks in the drawing "))   (princ) )