What's the Difference?

[Toonz]

Hoping for a quick and simple response on this.

 

While browsing thru Mastercam's website and checking the Download section, there is a file called: Direct Conv. - Mastercam X3 Direct for Autodesk® Inventor

 

What is the difference between that and this: X3 Translator Update - AutoDesk Inventor View 2009 (x86 and/or x64)

[gcode]

The translator converts Inventor files into Mastercam files..

From inside Mastercam you File/Open the Inventor file and it opens in Mastercam.

You DONOT need a copy of Inventor

 

Inventor Direct requires that you have a copy of Inventor installed on your computer.

While in Inventor, you launch Inventor Direct.

It opens a session of Mastercam and pushes your Inventor file into Mastercam

[Toonz]

Thanks gcode, that solves my confusion.

[Slixmix]

I just got done installing Mcam X4 and Inventor 2010 on my new system I installed the Direct for Inventor feature when installing Mcam. Is there supposed to be a icon in Inventor to launch the part into Mastercam? I don't see it if there is. Thanks.

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

Mcam doesn't support 2010 yet, I don't think

[Tony35]

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Mcam doesn't support 2010 yet, I don't think

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i have been opening inventor 2010 parts with no problems

[Slixmix]

How? I can open them from Mastercam but isn't Direct for Inventor supposed to allow you to launch your part into Mastercam from Inventor?

[Tony35]

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How? I can open them from Mastercam but isn't Direct for Inventor supposed to allow you to launch your part into Mastercam from Inventor?

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yes i believe so, but i dont use it i have both open anyway so i just go and get the solid i dont need 20 MCs open i have enough bugs with just 1 or 2 open

[Slixmix]

Got it. I guess the additional 20 seconds to open Mastercam and get the file won't hurt too bad.

[moeh]

OK - I finally talked my boss into letting me install X4 (apparently afraid of change) - In X3, I could drag and drop an Inventor file into Mastercam - X4 is not allowing me to do this. I can open the file from Mastercam, but not drag and drop. Is this a new feature, or do I have a setting out of whack?