5 answers

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  Manolis Theofilos over 1 year ago

  This tutorial is very usefull when you need to share a 3D model with a partner that has no 3D modeling software installed.

  Wobbler Engine

  1. Step 1

     Inside Inventor choose open

     

  2. Step 2

     Navigate to the folder your model is located. For this tutorial I will use my model "Wobbler Engine" in iam format. The same apply for step, iges and any other format Inventor can import.

     

  3. Step 3

     After our model is imported we go click the Inventor icon (red arrow) and the drop down menu appears.

     

  4. Step 4

     We go to export -> export to DWG

     

  5. Step 5

     we choose a name and a location and click save

     

  6. Step 6

     Lets see how our model looks like in autocad. We open Autocad (for this tutorial autocad mechanical 2012 is used. A standard version of autocad can also be used)

     

  7. Step 7

     We click open and find our dwg file we just created

     

  8. Step 8

     After autocad opens our file this is what our screen should look like.

     

  9. Step 9

     Lets move it around a bit. In the ribbon go to View->Navigate->Orbit-> Free Orbit

     

  10. Step 10

      As you can see our model is in full 3d.

      

  11. Step 11

      Lets make a render out of this. Go to the Quick Acces Toolbar and choose 3d Modeling

      

  12. Step 12

      In the Ribbon go to Render->Render->Render

      

  13. Step 13

      After we wait a bit our rendered model looks like this. Notice that autocad automatically uses the colour style our model has in Inventor.

      

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  Kevin Dobson over 1 year ago

  Great tutorial. Nice to see an Autodesk related tutorial. Thanks for posting

  1. 
     Manolis Theofilos over 1 year ago

     Thanks Kevin

• 
  William over 1 year ago

  Yeah Manolis great little addition to GrabCAD and some wicked little Auto desk tutorial....

  We need more of this on GrabCAD do to with Auto Desk....
  :)

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  james lenane 11 months ago

  Great tutorial and repeating what's already been said,nice to see Autodesk related tutorial's,much appreciated....we do need more as there is a big number of Inventor user's and growing all the time:)

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  sameer 10 months ago

  awesome work guys.......
  if any one know how we can create flat sheet coil profile (like clock spring ) please post.

  thanks