How can you import AutoCAD DWG geometry into an Autodesk Inventor drawing sketch using VBA?

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Inventor allows you to import 2D AutoCAD geometry into a sketch within an .idw file. This can be done manually or automated via VBA/iLogic.

Manual Steps (for reference)

Open your .idw file.
Start a new drawing sketch.
Use Insert → ACAD from the ribbon.
Select the .dwg file.
Choose layers and objects to import.

This converts AutoCAD geometry into Inventor sketch entities.

Example VBA Snippet (Conceptual)


Sub InsertDWGIntoSketch()
    Dim oDoc As DrawingDocument
    Set oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

    Dim oSheet As Sheet
    Set oSheet = oDoc.ActiveSheet

    ' Start a new sketch
    Dim oSketch As DrawingSketch
    Set oSketch = oSheet.Sketches.Add

    ' Simulate command to insert DWG
    ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions.Item("DrawingInsertDWGCmd").Execute
End Sub

Archana Parikh
Apr 07, 2026

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Can ClientView be used to display AutoCAD DWG files in Inventor?

Teresa Billy
Mar 23, 2026

Yes, you can use ClientView to view Inventor documents -but not directly for AutoCAD .dwg files.

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jones
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These tools typically work by:

Exporting Inventor geometry to a neutral format like STEP or STL.
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Some known tools or workflows include:

SuperMC (from FDS Team, China): A powerful GUI-based tool that supports CAD-to-MCNP conversion.
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Simple custom scripts: Some users write their own Python or MATLAB scripts to parse STL files and generate MCNP geometry.

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I wanna scale an AutoCAD file inside the Sketch ambient of Inventor 5.3. Anybody knows some plug-in to do that?

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