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Message 1 of 11
Anonymous
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‎02-12-2003 09:16 PM
‎02-12-2003 09:16 PM

importing mdt file

Trying to migrate a MDT file into IV but when I hit options it will only let
me pick the option for a AutoCAD Mechanical file. It is drawn in MDT 6 and
it opens fine in MDT 6. It even says it is a MDT file. Is there a setting I
am missing? Thanks for the help.
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Gary M. D'Andrea
Drafter A
Mestek, Inc
Koldwave / Spacepak
413-564-5512
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous
‎02-13-2003 01:14 AM
‎02-13-2003 01:14 AM

Try opening it in MDT first and then doing the migrate.

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"Gary D'Andrea" wrote in message
news:04A284500D57A4CABD6811CF61E8EB4F@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Trying to migrate a MDT file into IV but when I hit options it will only let
> me pick the option for a AutoCAD Mechanical file. It is drawn in MDT 6 and
> it opens fine in MDT 6. It even says it is a MDT file. Is there a setting I
> am missing? Thanks for the help.
> --
> Gary M. D'Andrea
> Drafter A
> Mestek, Inc
> Koldwave / Spacepak
> 413-564-5512
>
>
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous
‎02-13-2003 02:11 AM
‎02-13-2003 02:11 AM

tried that still nothing. it won't let me translate any files.

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Gary M. D'Andrea
Drafter A
Mestek, Inc
Koldwave / Spacepak
413-564-5512
"Kent Keller" wrote in message
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> Try opening it in MDT first and then doing the migrate.
>
> --
> Kent
> Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
>
>
> "Gary D'Andrea" wrote in message
> news:04A284500D57A4CABD6811CF61E8EB4F@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Trying to migrate a MDT file into IV but when I hit options it will only
let
> > me pick the option for a AutoCAD Mechanical file. It is drawn in MDT 6
and
> > it opens fine in MDT 6. It even says it is a MDT file. Is there a
setting I
> > am missing? Thanks for the help.
> > --
> > Gary M. D'Andrea
> > Drafter A
> > Mestek, Inc
> > Koldwave / Spacepak
> > 413-564-5512
> >
> >
>
>
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous
‎02-13-2003 02:26 AM
‎02-13-2003 02:26 AM

Hello Gary,

It is VERY important that you have the latest service pack in MDT and
probably not a bad idea to have the latest Inventor SP. I haven't done a
lot of translations in V6, but in the past the service pack was the most
important thing. I'm sure you saved after opening in MDT... I hated to
ask, but it's important.

If it's not to big, put a copy out in customer files and I'll give it a
try...

--
Mark Case, P.E.
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
CaseCAD Engineering
(509) 773-7305
web: http://w3.gorge.net/casecad

"Gary D'Andrea" wrote in message
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> tried that still nothing. it won't let me translate any files.
>
> --
> Gary M. D'Andrea
> Drafter A
> Mestek, Inc
> Koldwave / Spacepak
> 413-564-5512
> "Kent Keller" wrote in message
> news:231A468FEE52F04E1B8221383A1CEC6A@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Try opening it in MDT first and then doing the migrate.
> >
> > --
> > Kent
> > Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
> >

>
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous
‎02-13-2003 03:37 AM
‎02-13-2003 03:37 AM

I just upgraded to SP2 for IV. tried to translate, didn't work. Tried a
repair on the program, still didn't work. Another guy here with same
settings as me can translate without a problem. Is there a setting to allow
translation? The funny thing about I was able to do it before. I opened MDT
and saved, then tried nothing. tried closing before opening in IV nothing.
It will let me translate to a 2d idw. When I click on options I can't pick
anything except AutoCAD or AutoCAD Mechanical file. It even tells me
"opening this MDT file using AutoCAD options does not allow import of the
assembly structure or parametric models". So it is recognizing it as an MDT
file but I can't tell it to use it as a MDT file.

--
Gary M. D'Andrea
Drafter A
Mestek, Inc
Koldwave / Spacepak
413-564-5512
"Mark Case" wrote in message
news:CB99655FD5AB4652446A4A0DC5AFFB3A@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Hello Gary,
>
> It is VERY important that you have the latest service pack in MDT and
> probably not a bad idea to have the latest Inventor SP. I haven't done a
> lot of translations in V6, but in the past the service pack was the most
> important thing. I'm sure you saved after opening in MDT... I hated to
> ask, but it's important.
>
> If it's not to big, put a copy out in customer files and I'll give it a
> try...
>
> --
> Mark Case, P.E.
> Sr. Mechanical Engineer
> CaseCAD Engineering
> (509) 773-7305
> web: http://w3.gorge.net/casecad
>
> "Gary D'Andrea" wrote in message
> news:1CBCF1D6C0E877C2228845E0B1D89059@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > tried that still nothing. it won't let me translate any files.
> >
> > --
> > Gary M. D'Andrea
> > Drafter A
> > Mestek, Inc
> > Koldwave / Spacepak
> > 413-564-5512
> > "Kent Keller" wrote in message
> > news:231A468FEE52F04E1B8221383A1CEC6A@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > Try opening it in MDT first and then doing the migrate.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kent
> > > Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
> > >
>
> >
>
>
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous
‎02-13-2003 05:08 AM
‎02-13-2003 05:08 AM

Mark is right. It's essential that MDTR6 has SP4 installed!

Mike Gauvin
INCAT

"Gary D'Andrea" wrote in message
news:122CFA2AF191963D0A8843CCF7ABA47B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I just upgraded to SP2 for IV. tried to translate, didn't work. Tried a
> repair on the program, still didn't work. Another guy here with same
> settings as me can translate without a problem. Is there a setting to
allow
> translation? The funny thing about I was able to do it before. I opened
MDT
> and saved, then tried nothing. tried closing before opening in IV nothing.
> It will let me translate to a 2d idw. When I click on options I can't pick
> anything except AutoCAD or AutoCAD Mechanical file. It even tells me
> "opening this MDT file using AutoCAD options does not allow import of the
> assembly structure or parametric models". So it is recognizing it as an
MDT
> file but I can't tell it to use it as a MDT file.
>
> --
> Gary M. D'Andrea
> Drafter A
> Mestek, Inc
> Koldwave / Spacepak
> 413-564-5512
> "Mark Case" wrote in message
> news:CB99655FD5AB4652446A4A0DC5AFFB3A@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Hello Gary,
> >
> > It is VERY important that you have the latest service pack in MDT and
> > probably not a bad idea to have the latest Inventor SP. I haven't done
a
> > lot of translations in V6, but in the past the service pack was the most
> > important thing. I'm sure you saved after opening in MDT... I hated to
> > ask, but it's important.
> >
> > If it's not to big, put a copy out in customer files and I'll give it a
> > try...
> >
> > --
> > Mark Case, P.E.
> > Sr. Mechanical Engineer
> > CaseCAD Engineering
> > (509) 773-7305
> > web: http://w3.gorge.net/casecad
> >
> > "Gary D'Andrea" wrote in message
> > news:1CBCF1D6C0E877C2228845E0B1D89059@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > tried that still nothing. it won't let me translate any files.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Gary M. D'Andrea
> > > Drafter A
> > > Mestek, Inc
> > > Koldwave / Spacepak
> > > 413-564-5512
> > > "Kent Keller" wrote in message
> > > news:231A468FEE52F04E1B8221383A1CEC6A@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > Try opening it in MDT first and then doing the migrate.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Kent
> > > > Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous
‎02-13-2003 08:51 PM
‎02-13-2003 08:51 PM

MDTR6 SP4 installed. still won't let me do it.

--
Gary M. D'Andrea
Drafter A
Mestek, Inc
Koldwave / Spacepak
413-564-5512
"Mike Gauvin" wrote in message
news:3FBA5535D78467CB8302EC0A077A336D@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Mark is right. It's essential that MDTR6 has SP4 installed!
>
> Mike Gauvin
> INCAT
>
> "Gary D'Andrea" wrote in message
> news:122CFA2AF191963D0A8843CCF7ABA47B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > I just upgraded to SP2 for IV. tried to translate, didn't work. Tried a
> > repair on the program, still didn't work. Another guy here with same
> > settings as me can translate without a problem. Is there a setting to
> allow
> > translation? The funny thing about I was able to do it before. I opened
> MDT
> > and saved, then tried nothing. tried closing before opening in IV
nothing.
> > It will let me translate to a 2d idw. When I click on options I can't
pick
> > anything except AutoCAD or AutoCAD Mechanical file. It even tells me
> > "opening this MDT file using AutoCAD options does not allow import of
the
> > assembly structure or parametric models". So it is recognizing it as an
> MDT
> > file but I can't tell it to use it as a MDT file.
> >
> > --
> > Gary M. D'Andrea
> > Drafter A
> > Mestek, Inc
> > Koldwave / Spacepak
> > 413-564-5512
> > "Mark Case" wrote in message
> > news:CB99655FD5AB4652446A4A0DC5AFFB3A@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > Hello Gary,
> > >
> > > It is VERY important that you have the latest service pack in MDT and
> > > probably not a bad idea to have the latest Inventor SP. I haven't
done
> a
> > > lot of translations in V6, but in the past the service pack was the
most
> > > important thing. I'm sure you saved after opening in MDT... I hated
to
> > > ask, but it's important.
> > >
> > > If it's not to big, put a copy out in customer files and I'll give it
a
> > > try...
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mark Case, P.E.
> > > Sr. Mechanical Engineer
> > > CaseCAD Engineering
> > > (509) 773-7305
> > > web: http://w3.gorge.net/casecad
> > >
> > > "Gary D'Andrea" wrote in message
> > > news:1CBCF1D6C0E877C2228845E0B1D89059@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > tried that still nothing. it won't let me translate any files.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Gary M. D'Andrea
> > > > Drafter A
> > > > Mestek, Inc
> > > > Koldwave / Spacepak
> > > > 413-564-5512
> > > > "Kent Keller" wrote in message
> > > > news:231A468FEE52F04E1B8221383A1CEC6A@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > > Try opening it in MDT first and then doing the migrate.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Kent
> > > > > Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
> > > > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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Message 8 of 11
cadsysmgr
in reply to: Anonymous
‎02-14-2003 12:40 AM
‎02-14-2003 12:40 AM

This is not related to your problem maybe, but since you

installed SP4 did you go back and get the assembly.arx fix

for SP4. Just mentioning this so your Mcad 6 is correct

and won't cause you trouble in the future do to the ARX.
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Message 9 of 11
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous
‎02-14-2003 12:56 AM
‎02-14-2003 12:56 AM

When you installed IV6, did you install the migration software? Just a thought
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous
‎02-14-2003 01:37 AM
‎02-14-2003 01:37 AM

Try a fresh reboot of your computer. I have had trouble with mdt files on import. Try not opening any other files in IV before you import.

JimC
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous
‎02-14-2003 03:29 AM
‎02-14-2003 03:29 AM

I got it to work. I had to uninstall 6 and
reinstall it. got sick of messing around with it. it works like a charm now. I
even compared all the files between mine and a coworkers hard drive and all
related files were the same. I don't know. works now so I'll shut up and knock
on wood it keeps working.


--
Gary M. D'Andrea
Drafter A
Mestek, Inc
Koldwave /
Spacepak
413-564-5512


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Try
a fresh reboot of your computer. I have had trouble with mdt files on import.
Try not opening any other files in IV before you import.

JimC

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