There are Six Seven methods to copy an Autodesk Inventor design file (that I know of). It can be! So it’s worth considering your options before you start.

I’ve also included an extra bonus chapter on copying assemblies with the Pack n Go tool – check out the download link at the end of the post. NEW! Since I wrote this post, it has been viewed over 20,000 times! As a thank you, I have written it up as a free PDF eBook for you to download and print out.

Note: Some of these techniques can also be applied to copying Drawing files (DWG or IDW) If you copy, move and rename all the sub components of an Assembly, you will also need to repair all those Internal Hyperlinks.

If you are copying files within a Project, you will also need to re-name all the components, otherwise Inventor may find the wrong version of the component that you intended to be used in the new Assembly.Īnd that’s not all! An Assembly file contains a list of Hyperlinks to other Assembly and part files. If you want to create a copy of an Assembly, you also need to copy all the Sub Assembly and Part files (Components) that go with it.Īnd that’s not all. This is because an IAM file only contains a list of links to other Assembly and part files. If you are new to Inventor, you can get tripped up when it comes to copying an Assembly (IAM) file. There have been a lot of questions around Copying Inventor designs on the Autodesk discussion groups, so I thought I’d put together this guide for you.

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