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Hello, Long time Revit user, new to inventor (just using it to create families from .STEP files recieved from clients).
I am trying to import a STEP file as an assembly so I can Simplify it and Export it to a Revit family, but it appears to be inserting it as a part I think. I followed the same workflow with a STEP file that I had work correctly and compared the import options, and it is missing the drop down box for Assembly Options.
Am I missing a step or is there something I need to do to the STEP file before I try the import? It has been a few months since I have had to do this so I do not 100% remember if I am skipping a step.
This picture below is the one that works:
The picture below is the one that is not working properly:
Thanks in advance for the help!
Solved! Go to Solution.
It means your STEP contain only 1 solid body or 1 part.
So 1 part is not an assembly.
Some STEP files are imported as Multisolid.
You can turn this multi solid into an assembly.
Go to MANGE and select Make Component
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