To Export a Part or Assembly Model as an Inventor File
1. In an active part or assembly click
File >
Save As >
Save a Copy. The
Save a Copy dialog box opens.
2. Select Inventor (*.iv) in the Type box.
3. Accept the default name or type a new model name in File name.
4. Click OK to export the part or assembly model using the default export profile options or click Options to customize the export settings in the Inventor iv Export Profile Settings profile editor.
5. If you selected Options, customize the export settings in the Inventor iv Export Profile Settings profile editor or click Load Profile to load and use an existing export profile with options specific to the Inventor format.
6. Click OK in the Inventor iv Export Profile Settings profile editor.
7. To set additional export options, select the Customize Export check box before you click OK in the Save a Copy dialog box. The Export Inventor dialog box opens.
8. For assembly models, select one of the following options in the Export Inventor dialog box:
◦ All Parts—Exports the entire assembly.
◦ Include—Allows you to select parts you want to include in the file.
◦ Exclude—Allows you to select parts you want to exclude from the file.
9. Change the values of the following Deviation control options for the additional control of tessellation:
◦ Chord height
—Controls the distance between a chord and a surface while tessellating the model surface.
◦ Angle control—Regulates the additional improvement of the curves with small radii after tessellation.
◦ Step size—Controls the aspect ratio, size, shape, and the quality of the triangles while exporting facet geometry.
|  The values that you specify for Chord height, Angle control, and Step size are stored as the Most Recently Used (MRU) values. |
10. Select the following options for assembly models:
◦ Use proportional chord heights—Sets the maximum chord height proportional to the size of each component.
◦ Use proportional step sizes—Sets the maximum step size proportional to the size of each component. Use this option with Step Size.
11. Select the Include quilts check box to include quilts in the exported models.
12. Select the Include datum curves check box to include datum curves in the exported models.
13. Type the name of the file without the extension or accept the default name in File name.
14. Click Apply to export the part or assembly or click OK to export the model and close the dialog box.