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Open ➢ Save Copy As. Some of these formats are read or written in less common
tools, such as when inserting an image into a sketch.

TABLE 14.1 External data formats Inventor systems can import or export

Import Export Format Purpose

✔ ✔

.idw

Inventor 2D drawing file format

.dwg ✔ ✔ Inventor, Autodesk ® Inventor ® Fusion, and

Autodesk ® AutoCAD ® drawing file format

.ipt

✔ ✔ Inventor part file format

✔ ✔

.iam

Inventor assembly file format

✔ ✔

.ipn

Inventor presentation file

✔ ✔

.ide

Inventor library feature format

.dwf , .dwfx ✔ ✔ Autodesk® Design Review Markup file

.dxf ✔ ✔ Autodesk 2D exchange file format

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.sat

ACIS kernel-based exchange format

✔ ✔

.igs , .ige ,
.iges

Product-neutral 3D surface file formats

✔ ✔

.stp , .ste ,
.step

Product-neutral 3D solid file formats

✔ ✔

.x_b , .x_t

Parasolid binary and text-based exchange
formats

.prt , .asm ✔ ✔ Creo Elements/Pro (formerly Pro/ENGINEER)

part and assembly file formats

.g , .neu

✔ ✔ Creo Elements/Pro (formerly Pro/ENGINEER)

kernel-based exchange format

✔ ✔

.prt ,
.sldprt , ​
.asm ,
.sldasm

SolidWorks part and assembly formats

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