Datasheet

Bill of Materials
Assembly Level Storage of Custom Columns
Custom columns are now stored in the assembly file,
making it much easier to share custom BOM data.
BOM Editor Usability
The Bill of Materials dialog box now supports a
spreadsheet usage paradigm.
•UsetheShiftorCtrlkeyonyourkeyboardtocontrol
selection.
•Useagrippointinthebottom-rightcornerofaselec-
tion to expand a single cell or block of cells. If the
original selection contains a single row or column,
values are copied to the expanded rows or columns.
•CopyBOMcellswithintheBOMtable,toanother
BOM view, or to an external editor. Copying preserves
BOM formulas.
•DraganddroprowsintheBOMtable.Thefunctional-
ity is also available for noncontiguous selection sets.
•Commandsareavailableinthecontextmenu(Copy,
Paste, Capitalize, Find, and Replace).
•CopyandpastedatabetweentheBillofMaterials
dialog box and Microsoft Oce Excel. Noncontiguous
selection sets in the BOM table are supported.
Open from BOM Editor
Use the Open command to open a part or assembly
file from the Bill of Materials dialog box. The Open
command is available in the right-click menu for a
selected (highlighted) component in the BOM table.
Better Integration of BOM Editor and Graphics
Window
The BOM Editor has been enhanced so you can now
pan, rotate, and zoom the model while working
in the BOM Editor. In addition, you now see parts
and assemblies highlighted when you select the
corresponding cell or row in the BOM dialog box.
Similarly, selecting a component in the assembly
browser or graphic window will highlight the
corresponding row in the BOM dialog.
Licensing, Installation, and Deployment
Dynamic Licensing
Customers with a mix of Autodesk Inventor seats
(Inventor Suite, Simulation, Routed Systems, or
Professional) and who use the network license manager
typically install the higher-level Inventor flavor on
all machines so that each user can run the version of
Inventor that best meets their needs at the time.
In the past, switching from one version, such as
Autodesk
®
Inventor
®
Suite software, to another
version, such as Autodesk
®
Inventor
®
Professional
software, required you to close Inventor and restart it
again. With Inventor 2010 this is no longer necessary.
Inventor 2010 installations using network licenses
always start with an Inventor Suite license and
dynamically switch licenses only when you invoke a
command that requires a higher-value license. This
enhancement optimizes license usage since users only
consume higher-value licenses when required.
FLEXnet
The license manager for Inventor 2010 uses FLEXnet in
place of FLEXlm.
Multiple Language Support
Inventor 2010 installer provides support for language
packs, allowing you to select the language during
installation or during the creation of a deployment.
For 2010 the English language pack is included with the
localized product in North and South America and all
Asia regions except Japan. It is not available in EMIA
regions.
Combined CAD Manager Control Utility
The CAD Manager Control Utilities for AutoCAD
®
software and Inventor have been combined into a
single utility.
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