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3 Click OK, or Open to launch the translator and import the file.
NOTE To maintain the original positioning and orientation of part files in
your scene, import the assembly file. Importing part files before the assembly
file positions all of them at the origin (0,0,0), and removes the original
positioning.
Types of data imported
NURBS are imported, and the following information is maintained on import:
■ Brep bodies
■ Data organization
■ Tolerances and units
■ Material colors and simple transparency
■ Weld maps (beads only)
■ Thread maps
■ Decals
For locating the imported data, see
Locations of Imported Data (page 47).
Limitations
■ Work sources, display meshes, and some 2D/3D sketches are automatically
excluded when importing an Autodesk Inventor file.
■ Some cylindrical surfaces (pipes) do not trim properly.
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