These dimensions are associated with the sketch and change if you move or edit sketch geometry. To place sketch dimensions on a sheet in a drawing file select Promote Dimensions to Sketch.
In the DWG File Import Options dialog box, continue with one of the following steps:.If you are importing a DWG file, click Options. In addition, all the AutoCAD data is selectable for copy and paste so you can open an AutoCAD DWG file in Autodesk Inventor, and then copy and paste AutoCAD entities into any Autodesk Inventor sketch.įor more information, see Use your AutoCAD geometry.Ĭlick Open and select the appropriate file. Objects display exactly as they do in AutoCAD. If you do not require AutoCAD objects translated into Autodesk Inventor objects, you can directly open any AutoCAD DWG (.dwg) file in Autodesk Inventor, and then view, plot, and measure the file contents.