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us i n g t h e Br o w s e r
In this section, you will explore the behavior of the browser pane when working in Inventor by
opening an assembly and making an edit to one of its parts:
1. Go to the Get Started tab, and click Open.
2. To ensure that you are looking at all the files in the Mastering Inventor 2011 project
(and only the files in this project), click Workspace in the Open dialog box, as shown in
Figure 1.19.
3. Check to see that the Files of Type box is set to Autodesk Inventor Files as shown in
Figure 1.19 and then browse for and open the file called mi_1a_001.iam, in the Chapter
01 folder.
Turning on File Extensions
It’s often helpful when working with Inventor files to be able to view the files extensions. By default
Windows has the extensions for known files types turned hidden. To show file extensions follow
the steps below for your operating system:
Windows XP: Open any folder, and then select “Folder Options...” from the Tools menu. Next select
the View tab, and uncheck the Hide Extensions for Known File Types option.
Windows Vista: 1. Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button, then clicking Control Panel,
then clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options. Uncheck the Hide
Extensions for Known File Types option.
Windows 7: 1. Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button, then clicking Control Panel, then
clicking Folder Options. Next select the View tab, and uncheck the Hide Extensions for Known File
Types option. (If Folder Options is not available, change “View By” to “Large Icons” at the top right
of the Control Panel.)
Figure 1.19
Opening a file from
the Tutorial Files
folder
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