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Inventor dwg shows .idw in model tree

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 23:00:40 GMT

Hi all. Thanks for looking.

We use a macro to export an idw to dwg formal for archiving. However, on one person's computer here all of the file names in the Model tree show up with the .idw extension visible. Then when they export the file, the file name ends up like this: 85195.idw.dwg. It is actually recognizing that file extension as part of the text of the file name.

He is pulling the same drawing templates as everyone else and is the only one with this problem. Am I missing a setting somewhere??

Thanks!

PS - AutoCAD Inventor 2014

Re: Inventor dwg shows .idw in model tree

brendan.henderson — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:51:30 GMT

I had something similar with an old macro I no longer use. It stripped the last 4 characters off of the IDW file (so it removed .idw) and replaced it with something else. But this only worked properly if I had Windows Explorer setup to show file extensions. Not sure if this helps you but have a look at the OS differences between the PC where the macro doesn't work and the others.

Re: Inventor dwg shows .idw in model tree

mrattray — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:56:19 GMT

My first thought was the same as Brendan's: perhaps it's as simple as his folder view settings in Windows is set to show file extensions and your other user's are not.

Re: Inventor dwg shows .idw in model tree

Cadmanto — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 02:55:19 GMT

Nathan,

Has this macro ever worked on this persons machine? Is it at all possible that this macro became corrupt on this particular machine?

Are all the system settings the same on the other machines as on this one?

Does this macro not work on other files as well as this one, or is this the only file seeing this issue?

Are these drawing templates on the network and pulling from there?

If this solved your issue please mark this posting "Accept as Solution".

Or if you like something that was said and it was helpful, Kudos are appreciated. Thanks!!!!

Re: Inventor dwg shows .idw in model tree

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:31:01 GMT

You were correct! Just a windows setting to 'show file extensions' for known file types. Picture attached.

Thanks!

Nathan