Hi flim

re:
> What you mentioned is BricsCAD Communicator, that required a seperate ($610) license.

It's on the BricsCAD Communicator page, but what it says is (bolding added):

All editions of BricsCAD export drawings and models in ACIS, DWG, 2D PDF, and a variety of raster formats.

That's a sentence just after it says what BricsCAD Communicator additionally supports.

But I guess it doesn't matter if it's not accurate anyway.

Sorry but I don't think it will be possible to export solid models from MoI to BricsCAD without their communicator module - that's a decision that they made to limit BricsCAD's import/export functions like that. I don't expect to support DWG in MoI, it's a difficult format to work with, there is no documentation for it and Autodesk even goes out of their way to encrypt it to make it difficult for other programs to work with it.

- Michael

Hi Michael,

Would you consider Teigha libraries for dwg support?

Hi flim,

re:
> Would you consider Tiegha libraries for dwg support?

The last time I checked they were pretty expensive, and their base level licensing for commercial products only allowed distributing 100 licenses which seemed pretty weird so it didn't seem like it would work for me.

It would make sense to license it if DWG support was a really core central focus of the product (like for an AutoCAD "replacement") but for MoI that isn't the case.

- Michael

Hi Pilou,

since the OP does not reply to our suggestions, i tried it myself.

Because MoI exports .dxf as 2D drawings one has to use free
Software like Autodesk 123D Design or Inventor Fusion etc.

MoI = .step -> Autodesk 123D Design = .DWG -> BricsCAD ;-)

Regards
Stefan

And I believe that free https://www.turbocad.com/content/doublecad-xt-v5
can also make the trick! ;)
Worked fine also for SketchUp! ;)

Hi Stefan,

Thank you for suggestion. However 123D is no longer available now.

Not sure about DoubleCAD as it is 2D only I think.

Regards
Frederick

Hi Frederick,

yes, it is discontinued. But the Windows version is still available at Softpedia.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Science-CAD/Autodesk-123D.shtml

Regards
Stefan

Or Autodesk Fusion 360 might work for that purpose.

- Michael

Hi Stefan,

Thanks. I will check it out.

Regards,
Frederick

Hi Michael,

To convert format it must upload to A360 cloud and download another format via email link. Very inconvenient.

Regards,
Frederick

<< It's only 2D (Double CAD)

I used it like this :)
Import format skp (3D) inside Doublecadxt (free) export as DXF 2000 2003 for Blender (3D)

Sorry I can't test it anymore because i have not more it!

Having never used BricsCAD, it appears that:
ACIS solids (.SAT) CAN be imported, by typing the ACISIN command, (without communicator.) (???)
Please see the next two links:
https://forum.bricsys.com/discussion/23380/acis-import-and-export-no-longer-supported-under-v14-without-communicator (FALSE)


https://forum.bricsys.com/discussion/18131/supported-import-format
.....Bricscad can also import/export ACIS solids (.SAT) via the ACISIN and ACISOUT commands. There are also third part opti.....


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A free manual:
https://www.bricsys.com/bricscad/docs/en_INTL/V18/BricsCAD-V18-for-AutoCAD-Users.pdf (Page153-156)


- Brian

SYCODE had an import addin for versions 8,9,10, but was acquired by 3DSystems, (and seems to have disappeared?)

But i refound that! (with the complicity of Patrick ;)
so cost = 0 $ except for Autocad & Moi if more than simple export DWG needed on another process wanted! :)
SketchUp Make free on local computer is now only SketchUp Make 2017 : https://www.sketchup.com/download/all/

(Moi export) --> Format Skp --> DoubleCad -->DWG ---> Autocad (Briscad etc...
(take export SKP V 8 for more compatibility)

So can be directly Moi --> DoubleCad --> AutoCad etc... :)

Hi Brian,

i can confirm ACIS support. I looked at the trial (Platinum Edition) and under the Insert Menu
one can import / export .sat files from or to MoI! :-)

Regards
Stefan

Hi,

There is also ViaCad, which is relatively inexpensive and can serve as a converter.
Older versions can be found for cheaper on amazon.

Marc

Hi Pilou,

re:
> (Moi export) --> Format Skp --> DoubleCad -->DWG ---> Autocad (Briscad etc...
> (take export SKP V 8 for more compatibility)

.skp format can only contain polygon meshes, so you won't get a transfer of the original CAD solids and surfaces if you use this method.

- Michael

Hi Frederick

> To convert format it must upload to A360 cloud and download another format
> via email link. Very inconvenient.

.sat format by the ACISIN/ACISOUT or insert menu item as described above should be the way to go.

For importing into MoI you may need to use an option to make older version of .sat like v8 format so that it generates regular NURBS surfaces and not specialized ACIS surface types in the generated .sat file.

- Michael

Don't know what is the final objective... so it was just a method! :)

Hi Brian,

Good found. Thanks a lot!

I confirm that I can use ACISIN command in BricsCAD, and import model export from MoI.

Thanks all for help.

Cheers
Fredeick

Hi Fredeick,
Thanks to STEFAN, Michael, and yourself for checking it out, and their knowledge.
- Brian