Converting large .dwg to .ipt

[Anonymous]

Hey Guys, I started out with a 50mb .obj file which I optomized with 3ds to a 3mb .dwg file (attatched). I'm now trying to import the .dwg file into inventor with open-> import .dwg. I can navagate the options fine, however when i hit "finish." My computer runs for a number of hours with no noticable progress.

If anyone could help, I'd greatly appreciate it. 

Specs:

Iventor 2015 (student)
64 bit service pack 1 update 2

3ds max 2013

64 bit

Computer

Windows 7 64 bit

Intel 2.7Ghz Processor

8 Gb Ram

[JDMather]

The geometry is planar faceted mesh.

Why do you want this in Inventor?

[JDMather]

I converted the file to an Inventor *.ipt file for you.

Click on the image below to download the file.

Drag the red End of Part marker down to reveal the geometry.

[Anonymous]

I'd like put it into an assembly that is currently in inventor and make
changes to the ipt as necessary.

[JDMather]

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@Anonymous wrote:
.... and make changes to the ipt as necessary.

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Making changes to a coarse mesh model will not be worth the effort.
I would start over from scratch making a proper model in Inventor.

[pcrawley]

Is that a Bixler 1 or 2?!  Nice.

Back in max, you could optimize that mesh some more, then add the "STL Check" modifier to close any small holes.

Export the max model as .STL and import it into Inventor.

If you did the STL Check setp, your model should be a solid rather than a surface.  However, poly-face mesh to solid conversion is always going to be ugly.  I'd be tempted to use the imported geometry to re-model the object using conventional modelling tools.