This Beta cut of AliasStudio also contains a
beta cut of the next version of DirectConnect 2009. This version
will not overwrite previous released versions of DirectConnect.
New InventorImport
Autodesk Inventor 2008 part and assembly files
can now be imported.
Autodesk DirectConnect lets you import Autodesk
Inventor® part and assembly files (*.ipt and *.iam) into supported
Autodesk software, provided you have Inventor 2008 or the free Inventor
View installed and licensed on your machine. No Autodesk Direct
Connect license is required.
NoteTo enable this translator
on systems where no licensed Autodesk Inventor 2008 product is available,
download and install the free Inventor View 2008 product from http://www.autodesk.com/inventorview.
Software prerequisites
- Install
the Autodesk product where you will be importing files using this
format. (The Autodesk DirectConnect software is installed at the
same time.)
- No
Autodesk DirectConnect license is required to import this file format,
but you must install and license Inventor 2008 or Inventor View
2008 on the same machine.
Types of data imported
NURBS are imported for this file format. The
following additional information is maintained on import:
- BREP
Bodies
- Data
organization
- Tolerances
and units
- Material
Colors and simple transparency
Limitations
- WorkSurfaces,
Display Meshes and 2D/3D Sketches are automatically excluded when an
Autodesk Inventor® file is imported.
- Some
cylindrical surfaces (pipes) may not be trimmed properly.
