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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 Introducing Autodesk Inventor
- 2 Creating Sketches
- 3 Working with Sketched Features
- 4 Creating and Editing Placed Features
- 5 Creating and Editing Work Features
- 6 Using Projects to Organize Data
- 7 Managing Assemblies
- 8 Placing, Moving, and Constraining Components
- 9 Creating Assemblies
- 10 Analyzing Assemblies
- 11 Using Design Accelerator
- 12 Setting Up Drawings
- 13 Creating Drawing Views
- 14 Annotating Drawings
- Annotation Tools
- Using Styles to Format Annotations
- Working with Tables
- Creating Dimensions In Drawings
- Controlling Dimension Styles
- Placing Center Marks and Centerlines
- Adding Notes and Leader Text
- Using Hole and Thread Notes
- Working with Title Blocks
- Working with Dimensions and Annotations
- Printing Drawing Sheets
- Plotting Multiple Sheets
- Tips for Annotating Drawings
- 15 Using Content Center
- 16 Autodesk Inventor Utilities
- Index
NOTE To review definitions of all project options, click the Help button on the
Project Editor dialog box.
Legacy Project Types
In the Project wizard, semi-isolated and shared project types are unavailable
by default. Autodesk
®
Vault is the recommended solution for managing
multi-user projects. If, however, you have legacy projects and have a
requirement to create and use them, consider the following points:
■ Click Tools ➤ Application Options ➤ General table. Select the check
box for Enable creation of legacy project types. The legacy project types
can then be created with the Project wizard.
■ Use the Help topics to learn how to set options, set up workspaces and
workgroups. Multi-user projects have additional restrictions and capabilities
from single-user projects.
■ Do not use Design Assistant Manager to change files that are checked out
in a semi-isolated or shared project. Always make sure that all files are
checked in to the shared storage location.
Resolving File Links
When one Autodesk Inventor file references another file, the relative path
from the first project location containing the referenced file, the file name
and library name (if it is in a library location) is saved in the referencing file.
Autodesk Inventor uses this information to locate the referenced file the next
time the source file is opened. The first file found that matches validation
conditions and reference information stored in the source document is loaded.
The location must be in a defined project path to be resolved automatically.
NOTE An exception is if no project location is defined, such as when using the
default project or when a source file and its referenced files are both copied outside
a project.
Autodesk Inventor cannot find a file if:
■ The file is no longer located in a location defined in the active project.
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