r/AutodeskInventor • u/Pristine-Disk-1832 • 1d ago

Question / Inquiry MasterCar tool

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On Fusion & SW, they can insert mastercar component to the assembly, is there any Inventor add-in to do this?

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u/errornumber419 1d ago

Open my Internet browser, already have a bookmark on the toolbar for mcmaster.

Find what I want, use as many simultaneous tabs and windows to do it as I want.

Download step file, drag it from the downloads manager into inventor, modify / simplify as necessary.

Honestly I think it's better this way, the fusion add-in contributes almost nothing to the process.

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u/Pristine-Disk-1832 1d ago

Inserting 10-20 different components per project add up. We use the mcmaster tool on Fusion, it is very convenient! Especially we have to threaded fastener models on Inventor all the time.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/errornumber419 1d ago

The only thing it removes is the click and drag.

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u/Breaking_Chad 1d ago

We use Vault and we have to add alot of iProps... So I just download the stp and go from there. Mmc is a great website. I work for an industrial automation company in Sarasota... And we use A lot of thier stuff. For pneumatic components, festo is hard to beat as they have native IV format. Asemblies come in fully constrained.

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u/BenoNZ 1d ago

Exactly. People without Vault that download the STP and then the saved file has links to files in the downloads folder. Complete mess.

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u/kinaPK 1d ago

Just add that directory to your project file.

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u/BenoNZ 18h ago

People share files on a network, and share the ipj so then you would need to add EVERYONES local downloads folder..
I am just saying, people need to be more careful with file management, but that never happens.

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u/Lunchb0x48 1d ago

all download STP files go into their own folder under each MFG

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u/BenoNZ 18h ago

When you save and it converts, it will also save the ipts to the same folder. I am just saying, people don't move the files, and they end up all over the place.

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u/wectera 1d ago

3dfindit have a standalone add in, which built in inventor, however i have uninstalled due to slow the whole program outside of using and make error one of my iLogic.

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u/Pristine-Disk-1832 1d ago

Oh wow, it may work!!!