Open the Inventor Parts (.ipt) or Inventor Assembly (.iam) file in Autodesk Inventor,.To save the solid model as an STL 3D mesh On the File tab click the yellow folder icon next to Project folder and set the desired location.In the Tools menu select Application Options.Inventor saves the new projects in your document folder. Delete Original: Deletes the selected mesh features after conversion.Composite: Converts the selected mesh features to a single composite feature.

To create solids, the mesh features must form closed meshes.

Solid/Surfaces: Converts the selected mesh features to multi-solids or individual surfaces.

In the dialog box select the output you need and click OK.

In the browser right-click the MeshFeature1 element and select Convert to Base Feature.

To convert an STL mesh file to a solid model

On the Applications tab select Autodesk Mesh Enabler.

In the Tools menu select the Add-in Manager.

Double click the downloaded AutodeskMeshEnabler.msi file and complete the installation.

Install the Autodesk Inventor Mesh Enabler Install the Mesh Enabler add-in Download the Autodesk Inventor Mesh Enabler

On the Translators tab select the STL Import and STL Export translators.

In the Tools menu open the Add-in Manager.

You can download most of them for free from the Internet. stl files add the STL Import and STL Export add-ins to Adobe Inventor.stl files are used to transfer 3D print designs between computers. The Mesh Enabler application converts mesh features to solid base features or surface features.To enable Autodesk Inventor to open and save. This function can be applied to individual or multi-selected mesh features or mesh feature folders.

After installing Mesh Enabler, right click on one or more imported mesh features of interest, and convert them into Base features (solids, surfaces, or composites) through a new context menu command. The graphical mesh data is converted into B-Rep Model data that can be used similar to imported solids and surfaces. Informationen zu dieser Version Version 1.0.7. You need to change the load behaviour in the Add-in Manager, this is accessed through the 'Tools' tab & then the '+ Add-Ins' Icon. If you tick 'Load Automatically' (bottom right hand corner) it should activate the add on every time you start inventor. Downloaded 3D DXF from manufacturers website Opened DXF in Inventor: Locks up Opened DXF in Rhino 5: OK Saved as STL and 3ds-file with Rhino 5 Imported STL in Inventor: OK, I see the mesh, but it's no solid. Applying Mesh Enabler on imported STL/Saved as IPT: Locks up Imported 3dm in Inventor: Result is an 'empty' modelfile Downloaded 3D DXF again from manufacturers website and gone trough the whole process again: No change I have no 'mesh knowledge' Please, what now? I need the solid.

Mesh Enabler for Inventor 2015