Importing STEP file opens a nesting

[Anonymous]

Hi

I have some problems with nesting tool.

When I try to open a STEP file, and import it as an assembly, Inventor tray's to import it by nest tool.

When I try to open only step file - Inventor ribbon is switching to Nest tool.

Also, when I'm trying to import a STEP file to an assembly.

Inventor ribbon switches to nest tool. The assembly ribbon disappears.

There is no problem, when I'm importing singe part step.

Does anyone knew how to fix that problem?

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Anonymous

Reviewing your screen image, it appears your entire ribbon is messed up and standard ribbon tabs are not appearing.

Have you rebooted your machine?

[Anonymous]

Hi

I have tried to restart computer, still the same problem.

I uploading a vidio showing the problem.

[Frederick_Law]

Project setting?

Using wrong template?

Don't have nesting, so I'm just guessing.

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Have you tried using Inventor Reset Utility? Go to All Programs -> Autodesk -> Inventor Pro 2019 -> Tools -> Inventor Reset Utility -> reset 2019 back to install default. Does it work better now? Have you installed 2019.1 update?

Many thanks!

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi.

I solved my problem.

In my Inventor, I have a custom template directory. In that directory, I had only templates files with custom names.

When I changed one of an assembly files name to "Standard.iam", the problem has disappeared.

In my company, we are sharing templates on the server. So, on every computer, we have set the template directory to the server.

Before I have solved the problem, I have installed nesting utility on another computer, and I had the same problem. I tried to reset Inventor as johnsonshiue adviced. It didn't help (still the same problem), because as I found, during nesting utility installation the standard.iam file (from default template directory) was changed ( I don't know how). That Standard.iam file seemed like Standard.inest file name was changed to Standard.iam. When I have inserted a new Standard.iam file in default template directory, the problem has disappeared. 
So I have inserted Standard.iam file on the server directory and the problem has disappeared on all computers.

Why was Inventor behaving like so when he doesn't have Standard.iam file? The problem was occurring, only when I was trying to import STEP file as an assembly?

[klbosch]

Just helped another user with this issue. it turned out that he had the standard.iam file in place but they were opening the step file directly from Windows. Using the open tool in inventor and changing the file type resolved the issue for him.

[Anonymous]

I had the same issue, wasnt a consistant issue however only some step files.

The solution i found was to rename the standard neesting file to Standard Nesting, this fixed it without restart or reset.

The problem seems to be that the conversion is looking for a file called Standard.ipt or .iam.

As i have modified my local tmeplates file so i onlt use the Stardard (mm) files, it was randomly defaulting to the nesting file which is called Standard.

So renaming the nesting template seems the easiest fix allowing the system to locate the defaul IAM or IPT file easier.

Know this is likely an old topic but it is first in the google search list and restarting or resetting inventor isnt the best solution.

[Frederick_Law]

Hence I keep my templates as Standard.*

Inventor default to use Standard.* in lots of process.

It cause lots of problems if the files are missing.

[geraldvalk]

 erased

[danielGW92Q]

It helped me, i delited all my inest templates because i dont need them, you dont for sure need to delite them all but engaging to do something about inest templates will definetly help you