Save as in Inventor

[MKR]

Hello everyone

I have been forced to work in Inventor for a client.
After 11 years in Alibre, it's a bit of a challenge.

Does anyone know if I, like in Alibre, can save an assembly as and rename all the files that are included?

/Michael

 

[Ken226]

Hello everyone

I have been forced to work in Inventor for a client.
After 11 years in Alibre, it's a bit of a challenge.

Does anyone know if I, like in Alibre, can save an assembly as and rename all the files that are included?

/Michael

No, not that I remember. When you save-as an assembly file in Inventor, it only gives you the option of naming the assembly file. You have to rename the part files the old fashioned way.

 

[HaroldL]

In the SAVE AS dialog you can rename the main assembly and all the parts in it. When it first opens you can select a new folder location or select one from the dialog. To rename a part double click on the part name and rename it, when you TAB out of the name field it will indicate a New part. It just takes some time and I think you need to select the SAVE ALL AS option.

 

[jfleming]

I thought you could just go in and change them to .stp file extensions and they will open???

 

[HaroldL]

If you want the parts or assemblies in STEP format you need to Export them and select the file type in the Export dialog.

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[DavidJ]

Harold, Jason - the OP was asking about use of Inventor, and if it has a similar capability to what he's used to in Alibre.