Once you replace the reference file, Inventor will prompt you to update the file. Make sure you replace or overwrite the original file. In order to update your Inventor model, save the updated non-native file to the same location as the original reference files. If the source file – SolidWorks in this case – changes, you will want to have that update reflect in your Inventor model. What’s more, the material properties information from the original SolidWorks file came through to Inventor as well. Notice that I changed the appearance and added a few cut extrudes in the picture below. If needed, make your direct edits to the model. Once you click “OK”, your file will come into Inventor as a Part or Assembly, based on what you decided to import. This will maintain associativity between your new files and the original non-native data.
Make sure you have “Reference Model” selected as the Import Type. The dialog box below will first appear when you open the file. (Note: Make sure you change the “Files of Type” selection at the bottom of the dialog box) Use the Open dialog and browse to the desired file to import. Take a look at the process below which shows the An圜AD workflow. Importing the file is one thing, but maintaining file links to foreign data is a completely different endeavor. Instead of spending time and effort on maintaining many pieces of software, you can stay in a single tool and insert non-native assemblies with full associativity without any issues. Small engineering firms are at the mercy of outside designers, suppliers, vendors, and customers using different CAD systems. Surely this helps large organizations, but what does it do for the single user? Any direct edits are lost and need to be rebuilt. If the source file changes, the entire export and translate process needs to start from scratch. Then comes the issue with design changes. In the past, you would need to export as a generic file type – something like IGES or STEP- to be opened in the secondary tool.
The problem lies in getting proper communication and collaboration within the differing CAD systems. This can be due to multiple divisions, company acquisitions, or maintenance of legacy data. There are many situations in which companies work in multi-CAD environments. Read on to learn why this is so important. Any changes to the original non-native file will be recognized and reflected in the Inventor environment. With Inventor, users can import SolidWorks, Catia, STEP, ProE, and more into their Inventor models and maintain associativity to the original file. Users no longer need to maintain a multi-software environment, and the process of repeated file translation is a thing of the past. Inventor introduced An圜AD, a feature that translates non-native CAD data into Inventor with associative connections.
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