I did my best to show how you could use the Import Diagnostics tool to diagnose topological issues on the model at import. The presentation I gave on imported geometry almost a half decade ago was fine (well, some people clapped!), but the methods I was forced to use to integrate the imported geometry was, at best, hacky and kludgy. Using Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD data in SOLIDWORKS – better than ever ” In this blog, I cover why but be sure to view my recoreded webcast to see how easy it is to use native Inventor files right in SOLIDWORKS today. I presented a webcast on how easy it is today to “ Convert Autodesk Inventor CAD Data to SOLIDWORKS. It made the process of switching to a new 3D CAD system a painful process. This includes the modeling kernel in use, the information set, and versioning concerns.Ībout four years ago, I presented at a SOLIDWORKS User Group on a topic I titled, “Imported Geometry: The Dirty Laundry of CAD.” Back then, third-party CAD data was exactly that. Your 3D CAD platform of choice has many disparate features that come together to present you with the interfaces you associate with terms like “Creo files,” “Inventor files,” and so on. If you’ve ever tried importing third-party 3D CAD data into your native 3D CAD software, you’ve probably most commonly associated this process with one word: pain.
