DWG

This will export an AutoCAD dwg.

Drawings

When opening the following 2D drawing formats in Inventor or InventorServer, AutoCAD 2000 - .dwg files can be created for them (via the TranslatorAddin):

• Inventor IDW

• Inventor DWG

• AutoCAD DWG

Configuration

When exporting multisheet IDW or DWG files, separate dwg files are created foreach sheet by default.
To pack them into a single zip file - which has the same name as the dwg destination file - the “Pack and Go” option can be enabled by setting the flag USE TRANSMITTAL to Yes.

Sample configuration - DWG_2D.ini

[EXPORT SELECT OPTIONS]
Export_Acad_IniFile=C:\ProgramData\coolOrange\powerJobs\Modules\Export\DWG_2D.ini
AUTOCAD VERSION=AutoCAD 2000
CREATE AUTOCAD MECHANICAL=No
USE TRANSMITTAL=No
USE CUSTOMIZE=No
CUSTOMIZE FILE=C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 2015\Design Data\DWG-DXF\FlatPattern.xml
CREATE LAYER GROUP=No
PARTS ONLY=No
REPLACE SPLINE=No
CHORD TOLERANCE=0.001000
[EXPORT PROPERTIES]
SELECTED PROPERTIES=
[EXPORT DESTINATION]
SPACE=Model
SCALING=Geometry
ALL SHEETS=Yes
MAPPING=MapsBest
MODEL GEOMETRY ONLY=No
EXPLODE DIMENSIONS=No
SYMBOLS ARE BLOCKED=Yes
AUTOCAD TEMPLATE=
DESTINATION DXF=No
USE ACI FOR ENTITIES AND LAYERS=No
[EXPORT LINE TYPE & LINE SCALE]
LINE TYPE FILE=C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 2015\COMPATIBILITY\Support\invANSI.lin
Continuous=Continuous;0.
Dashed=DASHED;0.
Dashed Space=DASHED_SPACE;0.
Long Dash Dotted=LONG_DASH_DOTTED;0.
Long Dash Double Dot=LONG_DASH_DOUBLE_DOT;0.
Long Dash Triple Dot=LONG_DASH_TRIPLE_DOT;0.
Dotted=DOTTED;0.
Chain=CHAIN;0.
Double Dash Chain=DOUBLE_DASH_CHAIN;0.
Dash Double Dot=DASH_DOUBLE_DOT;0.
Dash Dot=DASH_DOT;0.
Double Dash Dot=DOUBLE_DASH_DOT;0.
Double Dash Double Dot=DOUBLE_DASH_DOUBLE_DOT;0.
Dash Triple Dot=DASH_TRIPLE_DOT;0.
Double Dash Triple Dot=DOUBLE_DASH_TRIPLE_DOT;0.

Inventor Models

When opening the following 3D documents in Inventor or InventorServer, .dwg files can be created for them (via the TranslatorAddin):

• Inventor IAM

• Inventor IPT

Configuration

Sample configuration - DWG_3D.ini

[EXPORT SELECT OPTIONS]
Solid=True
Surface=True
Sketch=True
DwgVersion=23

Sheet Metal Parts

Unfolder Inventor sheet metal ipt files can be opened and converted to .dwg files in Inventor and InventorServer (via DataIO).

Configuration

A complete list of arguments for the DataIO addin can be found here.

A spline is a curve that passes through a set of points which influence the shape of the curve.
To disable the replacement of splines with linear segments, the flag SimplifySplines must be turned off.
This setting is activated by default and the corresponding chord tolerance (see option “Linear Tolerance (A)”) can be ajusted with the setting SplineTolerance.
When this double value is set to 0, the spline passes directly through the fit points. With larger tolerance values, the spline passes near the fit points.

How the various ini-settings relate to the Inventor user interface:

Warning

It is NOT possible to use .ini-files created by Inventor for this export!
The sheetmetal export internally uses DataIO, which is not compatible to the configuration files created in the Inventor user interface (see the Autodesk forum for more details).

Sample configuration - DWG_SheetMetal.ini

[EXPORT SELECT OPTIONS]
AcadVersion=2000
TangentLayer=IV_TANGENT
OuterProfileLayer=Outer
ArcCentersLayer=IV_ARC_CENTERS
InteriorProfilesLayer=IV_INTERIOR_PROFILES
BendLayer=IV_BEND
BendUpLayer=IV_BEND
BendDownLayer=IV_BEND_DOWN
ToolCenterLayer=IV_TOOL_CENTER
ToolCenterUpLayer=IV_TOOL_CENTER
ToolCenterDownLayer=IV_TOOL_CENTER_DOWN
FeatureProfilesLayer=IV_FEATURE_PROFILES
FeatureProfilesUpLayer=IV_FEATURE_PROFILES
FeatureProfilesDownLayer=IV_FEATURE_PROFILES_DOWN
AltRepFrontLayer=IV_ALTREP_FRONT
AltRepBackLayer=IV_ALTREP_BACK
UnconsumedSketchesLayer=IV_UNCONSUMED_SKETCHES
TangentRollLinesLayer=IV_ROLL_TANGENT
RollLinesLayer=IV_ROLL
ExportUnconsumedSketchProperties=1
SimplifySplines=1
SplineTolerance=0.01
AdvancedLegacyExport=1
MergeProfilesIntoPolyline=0
RebaseGeometry=0
InvisibleLayers=