Working with imported geometry.
How do I know what type it is? If your supplier sends you a file that imports as loads of triangles, it is a mesh file and in most cases will be difficult to work with. These are most commonly found in STL files and Inventor has limited editing tools for this. If you have access to Fusion 360, this program is much better equipped to deal with mesh files and I would recommend that route over Inventor. If the file is a solid model, you are good to go, but if it's a surface you may need to do some extra work on it. The easiest way to tell the difference is to look in the browser. Solid bodies will appear under the Solid Bodies folder and surfaces in the Surface Bodies folder. A surface will also have an orange icon whilst a solid is usually blue. Another way to check is to use the half section view command on the view tab. A solid model with have a mottled texture inside: Whilst a surface model will be hollow: How do I make it into a solid? Solid models are usually ...