Prepare an Inventor assembly for import – Vertex Help Center

If you want to import an Inventor assembly, save all of the assembly’s files to a new folder.

Create a folder where you want to save all of your assembly’s files.

Important: If you’re going to package your assembly as a .zip file, (see step 4b), you must give the folder the same name as the top-level assembly file.
In Inventor, open your assembly.
Choose File → Save As → Pack and Go.
In the Pack and Go dialog, do the following:
1. In Destination Folder, browse to the folder you created in step 1.
2. Under the Options section, set the following:
  1. Select Model files Only.
  2. Ensure that Skip Libraries is cleared.
  3. It is recommended to zip files with 5,000+ parts before importing. Select Package as .zip.
3. Click Search Now, ensure that the files found are correct, and then click Start.
You can now import the assembly or the zip file into Vertex.

Notes:

Parts that you want to collaborate on should be unhidden or unsuppressed. If they’re not, they’ll appear as gray (unavailable) in the BOM.
For more detailed instructions on how to save content using Inventor, see Pack and Go Overview.
This documentation is based on Inventor 2020. If you’re using another version and Pack and Go isn’t the same, use Inventor’s help and search for “pack and go”.