Im no math wiz but at a few hundred dollars per person that equates to a lot more than just a few bucks. I have no doubt that there are thousands of people in my same shoes willing and capable to pay for what they need and not a bunch of extras that MIGHT be used. Because I cannot get the add in directly for Autodesk I am going to pay someone else for nearly the exact same thing.

You mention that Autodesk does this to entice the end user to maintain a subscription but in my case it has done the exact opposite. I have become very proficient with inventor and never used the maintenance package after the first 60 days so why keep paying for it? All im getting at is that it would be nice to have access to the add ins without paying for a bunch of other stuff that isnt needed. I dont feel I need to pay for a product that I have had no use for. You could also process this solid further by taking it into Inventor Fusion.Some apparent reason? Sarcasm isnt necessary, friend. However this new base feature behaves as a solid allowing you to add in place features, such as holes. The end result is still faceted, like a mesh would be.

The final result! A solid feature, ready for you to start working with.Īs you can see from the illustration, the mesh converting tool doesn’t do magic. You will be presented with a few options, including converting the mesh into a solid or surface, and deleting the original mesh. To convert the mesh into a more useful solid, simply right click and choose ‘Convert to base feature’. Select the file you wish to import, and chose ‘Open’. In the open file dialogue, pick the file type you wish to import from the drop down list – or select ‘all files’. Once you have your test files, open Inventor and click on the big ‘I’.

There are some sample files that you can download on the labs web site. Just unzip the folder and run the exe for your version of Inventor.

EXE installers for both Inventor 2012 and Inventor 2013. The download contains a zipped file with. The Autodesk Inventor mesh enabler preview plugin is available to trial until January 31st 2013 from the Autodesk Labs web site. Whop-de-do! but what next? Well – next up is the ability to convert those meshes into water tight solids. Autodesk Labs – Autodesk Inventor mesh enablerĪutodesk Inventor 2012 onwards can already import many mesh formats. If you regularly need to use Catia, JT or STL files inside of Autodesk Inventor, then check out this new tool that might just help you out. This week sees the release of a new tool for converting mesh objects to solids. The Autodesk Labs team just love to keep on giving.

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