topic Re: Custom content centre file in Inventor Forum

Custom content centre file

lkirit2000 — Wed, 18 May 2022 23:23:10 GMT

Can I use these custom content center files in other applications Ex: solidworks, Solidedge, Creo....

Thanks

Re: Custom content centre file

pcrawley — Thu, 19 May 2022 00:39:55 GMT

If you are talking about the libraries (the .idcl files - or .mdb if using Vault) - No.

If you have already placed parts from those custom libraries into an assembly, then open the assembly in "other CAD" - then yes (because they are treated as simple part files).

You can export the Family table as Excel - then providing other-CAD supports a similar format for custom libraries, import that Excel table.

Re: Custom content centre file

lkirit2000 — Fri, 20 May 2022 02:11:49 GMT

Thanks for your response.

Please describe clearly how to export table?

Also how the CAD files will be import when import the excel file?

Thanks

Re: Custom content centre file

pcrawley — Fri, 20 May 2022 03:24:46 GMT

To export the table, you need to:

Open Content Center Editor
Select the family you want
Edit the family table
Click the Excel icon - then copy and paste the data to your new destination.

Remember that the "Content Libraries" are not part files. The "Library" is the list of parameters and metadata which define how the parts is built.

From the wording of your question, I think this will be very hard work.

It might pay to employ your reseller to assist.