You can import an Autodesk Inventor model and use it as the basis for creating drawing views.
In order to work with drawing views, you must first place a base view onto a paperspace layout. A base view is the first view created in a drawing. Other views are then derived from the base view.
You are currently working in a blank drawing. To create a base view, on the Home ribbon, expand the View panel and click the Base split button. There are actually two tools. The Base View from Model Space tool generates a base view of a model that already exists in model space, while the Base View from File tool generates the base view from a model that must first be imported from an Autodesk Inventor file. Since this is a blank drawing, however, clicking either button would produce the same results.
Click the Base View from File tool. As soon as you do, the program displays a Select File dialog. In the Files of type drop-down, you can choose any type of Inventor assembly, part, or presentation file. Navigate to the folder containing the Inventor file. When you select it, you can see a preview of the model. Click Open.
Next, the program prompts you to enter a new or existing layout name to make current. If you enter the name of an existing layout, the base view will be created on that layout, or you can enter a new layout name, in which case AutoCAD will first create a new layout. In this case, simply press ENTER to accept the default, which is to place the base view onto Layout1.
The ribbon changes to the Drawing View Creation contextual ribbon. As soon as AutoCAD reads in the Inventor file, the program prompts you to specify the location of the base view. There are a number of options, many of which can also be controlled using the tools in the ribbon. Additionally, you can control the type of view (a base view only or a base view and projected views), as well as the orientation of the base view, and its view style and scale. When working with Inventor models, you can also select the representation you want to show in the base view. For example, you can show a design view or a positional representation; and you can control the level of detail representation to show in the base view. You can also select the weldment state, a member from an iAssembly or iPart factory, the sheet metal view, or the presentation view to show in the base view. But be aware that not all representation types may be available in a particular model.
When working with Inventor models, there are also a number of additional visibility settings. For example, you may be able to control the visibility of bend extents, thread features, and presentation trails. For this exercise, simply use the default settings.
AutoCAD automatically sets an appropriate scale so that the view you are creating will fit onto the layout. You can change the scale now, or later, after you have placed it onto the sheet.
By default, the orientation of the view is the Front view, but you can also change the view orientation if you wish.
For now, simply use the default settings and click to place the base view near the lower-left corner of the layout. As soon as you do, AutoCAD prompts you to select an option and displays a list of possible options. Again, although you can certainly change any of these options now, it is generally easier to simply place the view now and make any necessary changes later, after you have placed other views within the layout. Press ENTER to complete the placement of the base view.
Notice that now, the program prompts you to specify the location of a projected view. If you are ready to place other views projected from this base view, you can do so now. If you prefer, you can press ENTER one more time to exit from the command and then come back later to place other projected views.
When you move the cursor above the base view, you immediately see the projected view. You no longer see the Drawing View Creation contextual ribbon, because projected views are child views of the parent view, which in this case is the base view. That means that, by default, the projected view automatically takes on the properties of the base view. So it will have the same scale and view style as the base view. After placing the view, you can always change that later.
Click to specify the location of the projected view.
As soon as you do, you can see the top view. The command is still active and AutoCAD is prompting you to specify the location of another projected view. The next projected view is still based on the original base view. Move the cursor to the right and place a right-side view.
As soon as you do, the prompt repeats and you can place yet another projected view. When you move the cursor off at an angle, you can create an isometric view. The isometric projection depends on where you move the cursor. Move the cursor to the upper-right corner and then click to specify the location of that view.
When you are finished placing projected views, you must press ENTER to exit from the command.
As soon as the command ends, the views all update to reflect the view style, which in this case is wireframe with hidden edges.
Source: Autodesk
