Need to Resize a Drawing Template Imported from AutoCAD

[Anonymous]

Hello All,

I recently opened an AutoCAD customized drawing template with Inventor. In inventor, the format of the template (sheet size, outline, etc.) is tiny - smaller than 1" by 1" - compared to the A sheet size. I cannot find a way to scale the format up to fit the sheet size. Any ideas? I do not want to have to recreate this template.

Thanks in advance

[Cadmanto]

Welcome to the forum.

Why are you trying to scale the Autocad format in Inventor? 

Are you trying to create a new format?

Is it possible it is a units issue?  Autocad format is in inches and you are bringing it into a mm environment?

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[Anonymous]

I have an assembly and parts created in inventor from which I need to create drawings. The template is .dwg (created in AutoCAD I believe). Does the problem make sense? I am not trying to create a new format, just size up the old one. I do not think it is a units issue but I am not sure how to check the units of the format.

[JDMather]

In AutoCAD

-dwgunits (with the preceding - sign just as typed), what does it report as the document units?

[Mark.Lancaster]

@JDMather 

I believe the OP is using the Inventor .DWG drawing format and its not actually an AutoCAD drawing.

@Anonymous   In the drawing browser, Sheet 1 & right mouse click on it and select edit sheet.  Define the size that you want.

[JDMather]

>template is .dwg (created in AutoCAD I believe). 

Attach the *.dwg here.

[Anonymous]

I have attached the resulting command lines when opening the drawing in AutoCAD and the screenshot of what is going on. The sheet is the correct size (A), but as you can see the layout is tiny in comparison.

Thanks in advance for your help! Came over from Solidworks

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Another option to check is MEASUREMENT. Open the dwg file in AutoCAD and execute command MEASUREMENT. Set it to 1 and save it. Does it work better now?

If not, please share the example here or send it to me directly (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com). I would like to understand the behavior better.

Many thanks!

[Cadmanto]

Where did this .dwg come from if you are guessing it was done in Autocad?

If you are looking to make drawings, my suggestion would be to copy the standard out of the box template and create your own from there.  With all of the time you have already wasted with this .dwg file, you could have an actual template with some smarts in it that is a true Inventor drawing template.

Just my 2 cents.

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[JDMather]

Are inch units what you are expecting?

Are you using inch units in Inventor?

Is there a reason you have not Attached your file(s) here?

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi! Theo sent me the files. Without disclosing the design in detail, I can describe the situation. The AutoCAD dwg file contains a viewport in Paper space. Inventor cannot use it as a source to create title block or border.

Here is the workflow to make it work.

1) Open the dwg file in AutoCAD and go to the Layout. Use "EXPORTLAYOUT" command to export the viewport to Model Space in a new dwg file.

2) Open the exported dwg file in AutoCAD. The geometry should be in Model Space.

3) Start Inventor and open an idw/dwg template.

4) Expand Drawing Resources node in the browser -> right-click on Border -> select the appropriate border or define new.

5) Right-click on Title block node -> Define New Title Block -> go to AutoCAD and copy the title block geometry -> paste it to Inventor.

6) Repeat the similar steps for other drawing resource like Sketch Symbols.

Many thanks!