The Bottom Line

Take your models from Inventor to Autodesk Building Systems. If you frequently need to take your Inventor models to ABS, then BIM Exchange can help you in this process with three simple steps. Inventor provides a variety of ways to simplify the model and author it. Such models can be published in ABS.

Master It You can do this with the following three steps: model simplifying, authoring, and publishing. You can also save a DWG as a solid.

Create AutoLimits (design sensors). You use AutoLimits to monitor design parameters in which you are interested.

Master It You want to use AutoLimits for every dimension in your model. How many AutoLimits can you use at once?

Manage design data efficiently using Inventor tools. There are ...

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