InterOp:Connect/Inventor/Inventor Reader
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The Inventor Reader component reads Inventor files. The component is in the form of shared libraries.
InterOp Connect supports the translation of the following file formats and versions:
Refer to Format and Version Support for a list of file formats and versions that InterOp Connect supports for translation.
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Features
Features of the Inventor Reader component include:
- Support for Inventor part and assembly
- Supports file extensions of type ".ipt" for Inventor part files and ".iam" for assembly files.
- Support for units
- The Inventor Reader exports unit information (centimeter, foot, inch, meter, micron, millimeter) saved in .ipt and .iam files from Inventor version 7 onwards.
Options for Inventor Reader
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TranslateAllStates | False | This option controls whether to translate unfolded bodies from the Inventor file. |
1 Not available for the Parasolid product line.
Assembly
- Support for Inventor Assembly
- Supports translation for Inventor assembly file versions 11, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
BRep
The Inventor Reader supports reading BRep (topology and geometry) data from Inventor part (.ipt) files.
- Support for Sheet Metal Bodies
- The translator supports translation of sheet metal bodies for Inventor files version 11 onwards. Refer to the TranslateAllStates option for additional information.
Limitations
The Inventor Reader component has the following limitations:
- Limited support for Inventor assembly
- Assembly attributes such as colors and layers are not supported.
- Assembly level features are not supported. For example, an instance can be marked as suppressed (that is, not visible) in an Inventor assembly. Because the translator does not support reading suppressed information, suppressed instances are translated.
- No support for Sketches
- The translator currently does not support sketches from Inventor files.
- Limited entity support for Inventor 11, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012
- The translator currently does not support some specific entities resulting from advanced feature Inventor operations such as Lofting.
- No support for attributes
- The translator does not support translating attributes such as colors and layers.
- No support for hidden flags
- The translator does not support filtering hidden bodies. Thus, all hidden bodies are translated as well.
- No support for Welding Symbols
- The translator currently does not support Weld Symbols from Inventor files.
