Inventor 2014 fails to export to DWG on Win 8.1

[geeksqd94]

I installed inventor 2014 on my laptop with windows 8.1, and export to DWG does not work. When i go to export, the options button doesnt work. when i click save, it pops up a windows and says "Problems encountered while saving the document." On my desktop with 2014 it works perfectly. I have the newest sp1. Does anybody know how to fix this and make this actually work.

[mcgyvr]

The fix is to wait for Autodesk to release an update..

Timeframe = unknown

[samiharada]

Thank you for reporting issue.

We confirmed the behavior you described, and logged this issue as DID 1506731

Best,

-Sami Harada

Inventor Framework QA

Autodesk, Inc.

[samiharada · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Would you mind trying the following step and see if this fixes your issue?

1) Press [Windows] key to open the Windows' start page

2) Type "cmd" to find "Command Prompt" > right mouse click on it

  > select "Run as administrator"

3) On "Administrator: Command Proompt" window, type

  cd "c:\program files\autodesk\Inventor 2014\bin"

then

   inventor /install

4) Wait for 1 min (inventor will be executed background then exit silently)

Hope this helps,

-Sami Harada

Inventor Framework QA

Autodesk, Inc.

[geeksqd94]

Yes that does fix it.

Thanks you. It helps alot.

[ross.bateup]

Thx Sami

Don't know what that did but it works down with cut and paste and inserting autocad drawing

Ross

[g_petkov]

Yes. This solves the problem. Thanks!

[bgarden]

Just wanted to add: this issue is not only for Windows 8.1 .  We have also seen this with Windows 7 and the same solution applies. 

[utahtransplant]

this did not solve my problem my system still cannot export a drawing file or any other kind of file

[smarlb3]

Fixed my problem of importing dwg files into inventor.  Now I can see them.  But the 2d to 3d converter is not recognizing the file.  At least one more step on the road.

[keironcalder]

I have a student licence of Inventor 2014.

I tried the command fix but I get a message saying "inventor" is not recognised as an internal or external command.

To further complicate things I am running windows 8.1 as a virtual drive on Parallels.

Is their anything else I can do to fix this issue?

[luke.burkey]

Thanks for the description. However, I'm having an issue with  command prompt. Affter running administrator I get this response after running "c:\program files\autodesk\Inventor 2014\bin":

"'c:\pogram' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

I desperately need to get these DWG files redy for a project. I have also atatched an image describing the issue.

[matteo.tognin]

Yes. This solves the problem. Thanks!

[matteo.tognin]

Hi luke.burkey, you must use the symbol " at the beginning and end of the path. Example:
"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor 2014\Bin\inventor.exe" /install

[tpascual]

Great !!!!

[podajdlugopis]

That worked on my 8.1 x64 Windows 🙂 AMAZING!!!!!!!!! Thank you very much!!!!!

[mertcansagir]

It didn't help to me ı should import today it an emergence situation pls help

[spascual]

Hi Sir,
Problaly you must switch off antiviruses program and UAC and then execute line above

[Godzilla967]

I have an ASUA laptop with windows 8.1 and can not run Inventor 2014. It keeps giving error 000142. Please any idea on what to do?

[blair]

Make sure that you have installed all the SP's and Updates. Link is at the bottom of this page.