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Cannot import dxf to inventor file

harrelsontrumpets — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:28:44 GMT

I have searched far and wide for weeks with no answer. Inventor is extremely limited in functionality, but this takes the cake. I cannot import a dxf file INTO an existing part file to USE AS GEOMETRY. Instead, Inventor insists that dxf files be opened separately and can never be used in a part file. Has anyone found a way to defeat this ridiculous nonsense? In Rhino, this is a 2-click operation that works flawlessly.

Re: Cannot import dxf to inventor file

jhackney1972 — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:58:05 GMT

This is a very easy process. Take a look at the screencast for the process. By the way, this process depends on having DWG Trueview installed which is normally installed along with Inventor unless you prevented it.

Re: Cannot import dxf to inventor file

harrelsontrumpets — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:15:22 GMT

Thanks for your video, this is helpful and I have not seen this information anywhere before. I really don't see why they created a button for "ACAD" nor do I understand what it means. DXF is a far more common term and the standard in the industry. Also, why is this option NOT available when I choose FILE, IMPORT? Would that not make more sense?

I'm thinking there's either something wrong with my installation of Inventor or some other issue, but when I follow your instructions, Inventor stops working for around a minute even when importing the simplest of dxf files. I tried a regular sized file and it stopped altogether.

Do you think there is a setting I need to change or is this "coffee break" lag normal with Autodesk?

Re: Cannot import dxf to inventor file

johnsonshiue — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:40:06 GMT

Hi! I suspect there is geometry specific behavior here. Something is wrong. It should be fairly straight forward. Please share the DXF file here or send it to me directly (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com).

Many thanks!

Re: Cannot import dxf to inventor file

harrelsontrumpets — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:09:33 GMT

There is nothing wrong with the dxf file. I have opened this entire folder of dxf files in Rhino, Corel and Solidworks multiple times. All of them are slow or crash Inventor.

Re: Cannot import dxf to inventor file

johnsonshiue — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:25:39 GMT

Hi! Could you share one with me (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)? I would like to try it on my machine.

Many thanks!