Open AutoCAD 2D layouts in Inventor

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After you have worked on a factory design layout in AutoCAD Architecture,

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AutoCAD Mechanical, or AutoCAD MEP,

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you can open that 2D drawing in Inventor to continue working on the layout in 3D.

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To start, in AutoCAD, in the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.

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Navigate to and open an existing layout DWG file.

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To follow along with this tutorial, navigate to the …\FDU Tutorials\Tutorial 1-3 folder

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and open the drawing file named New Cell 002.dwg.

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From the Factory tab, Cross-Product Workflows panel, select Open in Inventor.

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As the factory assets update, a progress bar displays.

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When it is finished processing, Inventor opens and displays a 3D version of the 2D layout you created in AutoCAD.