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Learn how to open a 2D AutoCAD layout in Inventor to create a 3D version of it.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
1 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
After you have worked on a factory design layout in AutoCAD Architecture,
00:08
AutoCAD Mechanical, or AutoCAD MEP,
00:12
you can open that 2D drawing in Inventor to continue working on the layout in 3D.
00:19
To start, in AutoCAD, in the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:25
Navigate to and open an existing layout DWG file.
00:30
To follow along with this tutorial, navigate to the …\FDU Tutorials\Tutorial 1-3 folder
00:39
and open the drawing file named New Cell 002.dwg.
00:46
From the Factory tab, Cross-Product Workflows panel, select Open in Inventor.
00:54
As the factory assets update, a progress bar displays.
00:58
When it is finished processing, Inventor opens and displays a 3D version of the 2D layout you created in AutoCAD.
Video transcript
00:03
After you have worked on a factory design layout in AutoCAD Architecture,
00:08
AutoCAD Mechanical, or AutoCAD MEP,
00:12
you can open that 2D drawing in Inventor to continue working on the layout in 3D.
00:19
To start, in AutoCAD, in the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:25
Navigate to and open an existing layout DWG file.
00:30
To follow along with this tutorial, navigate to the …\FDU Tutorials\Tutorial 1-3 folder
00:39
and open the drawing file named New Cell 002.dwg.
00:46
From the Factory tab, Cross-Product Workflows panel, select Open in Inventor.
00:54
As the factory assets update, a progress bar displays.
00:58
When it is finished processing, Inventor opens and displays a 3D version of the 2D layout you created in AutoCAD.
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