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Inventor Parts in Onshape for an Assembly
brayden_sinicki671
Member Posts: 2 ✭
so for my now online class we were given parts that were made on inventor (IPT file) and im not sure how to get them onto onshape to assemble them.
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john_mcclary
Member, Developers Posts: 3,942 PRO
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/uploadfiles.htm?Highlight=import
All you need to do is import the .ipt and it will translate automatically.
You will need to mate assemblies manually.
It says you can import Inventor 9 to 19. I assume that includes .ipt
if it doesn't translate then export your parts to Step or something else that is on the list here:
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/translation.htm?Highlight=%22Import%20Formats%22
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All you need to do is import the .ipt and it will translate automatically.
You will need to mate assemblies manually.
It says you can import Inventor 9 to 19. I assume that includes .ipt
if it doesn't translate then export your parts to Step or something else that is on the list here:
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/translation.htm?Highlight=%22Import%20Formats%22