Hi all,
I have a Solidworks file that is a sheet metal part in Solidworks...
I need to know how to open this file in Inventor so that I can access the features (eg. Flange, Hole, etc.) in Inventor.
We are recieving the Solidworks file from a design firm and once our work with them is done, we need to be able to edit the file ourselves.
I am open to all suggestions.
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File>Open files of type *.sldprt
Set the sheet metal style to correct thickness.
Edit the features that are incorrect and therefore need editing.
you might be able to use this to get some of the features in:
http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/feature_recognition/overview/
@ JDMather
The problem is that when I open the Solidworks file there are no features to edit...even after setting the thickness.
@Anonymous wrote:@ JDMather
The problem is that when I open the Solidworks file there are no features to edit...even after setting the thickness.
I can edit parts with no feature tree (of course there are still features - even without a history tree) without significant issue. What problem are you experiencing in editng parts?
Even SolidWorks does not preserve a history tree going backwards - but is it still possible to edit the part without a history tree in SWx as well.
Three choices:
1. brute force.
make a cut to remove the existing bend from the solid body. extend the cut to match the ends of the new radius. Make an extrusion with the new radius to suit.
2. Inventor Fusion may help. See Autodesk Labs
3 Buy Solidworks
Next time make sure that your subcontractors use the same CAD package as you.
Steve Walton
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@Anonymous wrote:How do you change the bend radius on a flange in Inventor when the file doesn't have any features to edit?
...or #4 The Easy Way
Delete Face with Heal
Bend
I am currently downloading Fusion and I will be giving that a try shortly.
I'll let you guys know what comes of it.
Otherwise, I will be entertaining some of the other ideas you gents posted.
Okay, Fusion is uninstalled.
It did not appear to have what I am looking for.
What if the Design firm where to export their Solidworks files as something else (.stp or other)? Would there be a file format that they could export to that would allow me to then open the file with features?
Not sure how someone can do an evaluation of Fusion that quickly?
The only way you are going to have a feature tree is through native files (SolidWorks does not even support backward migration within SolidWorks, let alone going to another program) or by using Feature Recognition.
Of course, feature history is not needed to edit solids (in virtually and CAD program that I am aware of).
Is everthing wrong with these files you are getting? Maybe the solution is to communicate with the source and get correct geometry in the first place.
The files aren't terribly incorrect...I just prefer working with features = more efficient.
I guess I'll have to brute force my way through it.
You can but you will not be able to edit like a sheet metal part. All history is lost and you have a dumb model. Faster to redraw from scratch if you want to use the sheet metal functions.
Hi! Another solution is to use a 3rd-party tool to convert SWX files to Inventor files with sketches, dimensions, and closest features. Also, drawings can be translated. Please take a look at GotoInventor by ITI.
https://www.iti-global.com/gotoinventor
Many thanks!
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