Best way to export Inventor assemblies/parts to MSC Adams

[Anonymous]

Hi, I am in the process of making parts and assemblies in inventor that I would like to test it's dynamics in MSC Adams. I don't know how to make parts or assemblies in Adams, and figured it would be better to import my work from Inventor. What is the best way to do this?

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Adams is very popular in automotive industry. STEP is the common currency of data exchange. The following fact sheets confirms that it supports STEP.

http://media.mscsoftware.com/sites/default/files/ds_adams_ltr_w.pdf

Inventor has a very robust STEP translator. You can export an assembly or part to STEP. Adams should be able to import it so you can perform dynamic simulation there.

Many thanks!

[Anonymous]

Is there any extra any input from the user or is it built in? Let me reiterate that question: "Is there anything I have to do before I try to import from within ADAMS application, or is STEP something thats built into the applications, making file translation automated?"

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Most of the professional-grade CAD/CAE systems can import STEP files. I am not familiar with Adams and I cannot comment on specifics. But, I believe it should be able to import STEP files easily. For more detail, please contact MSC. This is Autodesk Inventor forum.

Many thanks!

[jeffsteiger6735]

Based on my experience here with our license of ADAMS, it is preferable to export from Inventor using the parasolid xb option.