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Open Inventor and Cosmo
Open Inventor
is a 3D file format from Silicon Graphics Inc., with no relation
to Autodesk Inventor software.
Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of Open Inventor ASCII or binary
(*.iv) files, or Cosmo 3D
scene binary (*.csb) files into the Autodesk Alias,
Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Showcase, and Autodesk Opticore Studio software.
See installation information in
Install Autodesk DirectConnect. (page 7).
Import Open Inventor or Cosmo files
1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product:
File > Open or File > Import > FileAutodesk Alias
File > Open Scene or File > ImportAutodesk Maya (Windows version)
File > Import > Import FilesAutodesk Showcase
File > ImportAutodesk Opticore Studio
2 Browse to and select an Open Inventor (*.iv) or Cosmo (*.csb) file.
3 Click OK, or Open.
The translator launches and imports the file.
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