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■ You cannot open or edit a proxy file.
■ Proxy files are updated only when you open or save the assembly that uses
the corresponding Mechanical Desktop file.
■ Proxy files contain the Mechanical Desktop design data for a single part,
translated to the Inventor data format.
■ Design properties (iProperties) are stored in proxy files, and are lost if you
lose the proxy file.
Workflow overview: Set Library locations for Mechanical Desktop parts and
proxy files
1 Verify that all Inventor files are closed.
2 In the Project Editor, double-click a project to activate it.
3 In the lower pane, right-click Libraries, and then click Add Path on the
menu. Add a new named path for the Mechanical Desktop file.
4 Right-click the newly created library location, and then click Add Proxy
Path on the menu.
5 Continue to define libraries as needed, assigning a descriptive name to
each library.
Library Locations for iParts and iAssemblies
If you plan to store iPart or iAssembly factories on a network and share them
with others, add the factories as libraries. You need to specify a proxy path.
If no proxy path is used, when you insert an iPart or iAssembly in an assembly,
a subfolder is automatically created in the same location as the factory. The
subfolder has the same name of the factory and stores the members.
When you use a proxy path, the subfolder is created in the proxy path and
the members are created in the subfolder in the proxy path.
Keep these guidelines in mind:
■ Store iParts and iAssemblies in a named library and the corresponding
published members in the associated proxy library.
■ You cannot change the location or name of a proxy library.
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