When I attempt to attach geometry from Autodesk Inventor, the following error occurs: “Failed to write to an IPC Port: The pipe is being closed”, followed by “Unable to start CAD system”. Why might this occur?

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When I attempt to attach geometry from Autodesk Inventor, the following error occurs: “Failed to write to an IPC Port: The pipe is being closed”, followed by “Unable to start CAD system”. Why might this occur?

When I attempt to attach geometry from Autodesk Inventor, the following error occurs: “Failed to write to an IPC Port: The pipe is being closed”, followed by “Unable to start CAD system”. Why might this occur?

Tagged: 18.2, Autodesk Inventor, CAD Imports, Inventor, mechanical, structural-mechanics

- June 5, 2023 at 7:05 am
  
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  Autodesk Inventor is blocking the Ansys plugin. Open Inventor, go to Tools > Add-Ins. Scroll down to Workbench 18.x” Remove the check mark “Block” in order to grant the Ansys Workbench plugin access to Inventor.

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When I attempt to attach geometry from Autodesk Inventor, the following error occurs: “Failed to write to an IPC Port: The pipe is being closed”, followed by “Unable to start CAD system”. Why might this occur?

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