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RECORD LOCATED / 2026.03.26
Inventor to SolidWorks Export
A conversation-specific public summary of inventor to solidworks export, distilled from the supplied export. The detailed excerpts remain available in the released note file.
CHAT-0219REV EXPORT-03
AI narration using Robert's voice. Inventor to SolidWorks Export / short introduction.
A CLOSER LOOK
Keep the assembly tree through the export
- Output
- .stp / .step
- Options named
- AP214 or AP242
- Setting
- Export assembly structure ON
CLASSIFICATIONSYS
STATUSRECOVERED / SPECIFIC NOTE
MATERIALCHAT EXPORT / BUILD & TOOLS
DISPOSITIONPUBLIC CONVERSATION EXCERPTS / REDACTED
TECHNICAL NOTES///
Conversation-specific knowledge extracted from the inventor to solidworks export discussion.
EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TOFROM CONVERSATION
QUESTION / CONTEXTIs there a way to export an assembly and all of its parts from inventor to a native solid works file structure
IMPORTANT GUIDANCE
- --
- Open your assembly (.iam)
- Go to File → Save As → Save Copy As
- Choose:
- STEP (*.stp / *.step)
- Use Options → AP214 or AP242
- Make sure:
- ✔ Export assembly structure = ON
Extracted from the conversation’s assistant responses and edited for public clarity. See the released note for additional redacted excerpts.
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY///
2026.03.26EXPORT-04
Matched to the supplied export; key guidance is surfaced separately and the raw transcript remains unpublished.
SPECIFICATION///
SourceSupplied ChatGPT export
CategoryBuild & Tools
Conversation2 user turns / 2 assistant turns
Attachments2 references detected
Public detailExtracted knowledge + excerpts
RELEASED MATERIAL///
WHERE THIS STANDS
RECOVERED / SPECIFIC NOTE
The record keeps what is known at this revision. Unfinished tests stay unfinished here.