Sycode launches Inventor file-import plug in

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Nov 26, 2009

Sycode has released an Autodesk Inventor file-import plug in for AutoCAD.

The plug in allows users to import Inventor part and assembly files into AutoCAD without an Inventor licence on the computer or network.

Inventor Import for AutoCAD can read Inventor part IPT files from Inventor 6 to Inventor 2010 and assembly IAM files from Inventor 11 to Inventor 2010.

The plug in is powered by 3D Interop technology for proprietary CAD file format data exchange, from Spatial.

3D Interop also offers repairing and healing features that are extensively used in Inventor Import for AutoCAD.

Repairing involves checking the file for corrupted data and fixing the invalid data, while healing corrects the differences in precision.

Inventor Import for AutoCAD also creates a detailed log file for identifying data-translation problems and aids in locating and fixing errors.

Inventor Import for AutoCAD works with AutoCAD 2000 through to AutoCAD 2010 - 32 bit as well as 64 bit - and is available as a fully functional trial.

The plug in comes with an installer and detailed documentation in the form of a compiled HTML help file, which contains a step-by-step tutorial to get the end user started in the shortest possible time.