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Viewbase command doesn't work with ipn files from inventor!

ali_jahed — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 05:56:18 GMT

Hi All,

I did an exploded view in Inventor as in presentation file with snapshot view in it(ipn file).

When I call that via Viewbase in AutoCAD(General not Mechanical), it doesn't show it up to drop it on the paperspace like it does with iam files.

My Inventor and AutoCAD are 2024.

Any thoughts?

Re: Viewbase command doesn't work with ipn files from inventor!

pendean — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:28:20 GMT

@ali_jahed Test with MECH2024 (as suggested in your other identical posts from yesterday I believe): that software free to any active AutoCAD subscriber to install and use, get it from your accounts page.

Also consider asking in the INVENTOR forum, what you want may just not be an option.

Re: Viewbase command doesn't work with ipn files from inventor!

j.palmeL29YX — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:45:06 GMT

@ali_jahed wrote:

I did an exploded view in Inventor as in presentation file with snapshot view in it(ipn file).

???

What exactly do you do?

I don't understand: What file do you point to while the viewbase command and how was created this file?

Re: Viewbase command doesn't work with ipn files from inventor!

draftsmanggliii — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 05:20:38 GMT

autcad View base command not working

Re: Viewbase command doesn't work with ipn files from inventor!

j.palmeL29YX — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 09:28:50 GMT

Let us know more details please. What do you have, what do you do, what do you expect, what happens?

Re: Viewbase command doesn't work with ipn files from inventor!

manieshkumar.suresh — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:14:27 GMT

Hi @ali_jahed

Could you confirm whether viewbase is not working for all files or only with the files containing .ipn ?

Follow these steps:

In Inventor, check that the correct project file for the location of the Inventor files is being used.
Check for duplicate copies of either the AutoCAD or Inventor files within the project file.
Delete them or move them outside the project file scope.
Create the Base view again in AutoCAD.

Re: Viewbase command doesn't work with ipn files from inventor!

teklemelese17 — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:58:05 GMT

view base is not working or extract viewproj

Re: Viewbase command doesn't work with ipn files from inventor!

j.palmeL29YX — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:27:57 GMT

See >Post #5< .