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The INVENTOR Creo View Adapter

Theorem’s Visualize 3D product for INVENTOR to Creo View is also known as The INVENTOR Adapter for Creo View.

It is a direct data converter from INVENTOR to Creo View, PTC’s visual collaboration product. The Adapter rapidly and accurately publishes 3D mechanical design geometry parts, assemblies and 2D drawings, together with attribute information to the compact formats used by the Creo View application.

Designed to be compatible with other PTC Creo View Adapters, the Adapter can be integrated into Windchill, DIVISION Graphics Server or other PDM environments.

The AutoDesk Inventor Object Adapter allows the user to translate Inventor assemblies (.iam files) and part (.ipt files) from their original Inventor format into the PTC Creo View .pvs and .ol file formats. In addition to this it also supports the translation of Inventor drawings (.idw files) into DWF format. The adapter is developed using the AutoDesk Apprentice Application Programming Interface (API) and therefore must be installed onto a machine that also has the ability to run an Apprentice API application.

Output file characteristics are configured using the standard PTC Recipe File Editor.

The Adapter may be installed on a number of machines each accessing a central network floating license.

Primary Product Features

  • Converts part geometry including analytic data, solid models, and surfaces to the Creo View “.ol” file format

  • Converts assembly structure and part orientations to the Creo View “.pvs” file format

  • Converts attribute data such as meta-data, colour and layer information and INVENTOR properties

  • Retains accuracy of data in Creo View allowing accurate measurements, sections etc.

  • Configuration compatible with other PTC Creo View Adapters

  • Optional integration with Windchill, DIVISION Graphics Server as a standard “Worker” application. Also able to be integrated with other PDM environments

  • Operates in both command-line and batch modes

  • Configurable to output earlier versions of Creo View data

  • The Creo View data created using this Adapter can be imported into the Arbortext IsoDraw CADprocess

Primary Product Benefits

  • Direct conversion from INVENTOR to Creo View reduces processing time, simplifies integration and retains accuracy of the model

  • Improved communication and collaboration by visualizing INVENTOR data in Creo View across the enterprise

  • Reduce costs and risks associated to accessing the wrong version of data by integrating the publishing process into all related business processes

  • With over 20 years industrial use Theorem’s product robustness and quality is well proven, reducing your business risk

Getting Started

Installation Media

The latest copy of Theorem software can be found on the Product Release Notes page.

Installation

The installation is run from the CD or ZIP file download provided.

To install the translator, select the Setup.exe file and follow the installation process. For a full guide to the process, please see our ‘Translator Installation Process’ demonstration video located here.

License Configuration

In order for the translation to run successfully, the Theorem license file provided to you needs to be configured using FlexLM. For a full guide to this process, please see our ‘FlexLM License Set Up and Configuration’ demonstration video located here.

Running the Product

Once configured and licensed, the product is ready to be run.

Running the translator via the Command Line:

The Command Line Interface provides a direct method of invoking the translator. It can be used directly on the command line or called via a third party application as part of a wider process requirement. Full compatibility with PTC’s Windchill Visualization Service (WVS) is supported and is detailed in PTC’s Windchill Installation and Configuration Guide Inventor_Creo View.