What is a .IAM file?
IAM is an Autodesk Inventor assembly of several parts. Created and opened by Inventor.
- Did you know
- Inventor models its geometry with ShapeManager, Autodesk’s own kernel forked from the ACIS modeller in 2001.
- An Inventor assembly does not store part geometry itself; it references separate .ipt part files and records how they are positioned and constrained together.
- Inventor’s parametric models let a single change, such as a hole’s diameter, ripple automatically through the linked parts and the assembly.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify CAD files and read header metadata: AutoCAD DWG (DXF now opens as a 2D drawing preview - see Diagrams), SolidWorks (SLDPRT, SLDASM, plus .sldreg Settings Wizard backups - release year, settings groups and the saved registry keys - and SOLIDWORKS Visualize .svap appearances and .svpj projects, opened as the ZIP packages they are), Fusion 360 (F3D), Inventor (IPT, IAM), Rhino (3DM) and Grasshopper (GH, GHX), SketchUp (SKP), 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini, ZBrush, Maya, CATIA, Eagle, and KiCad.
- Depth of analysis
- .IAM is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .IAM file
- Drag a .IAM file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.