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Best PracticeInventor Project File and Vault Folder Structure
Autodesk Inventor Project File
▪ Locate the project file in Vault root folder $/
Relative path for Content Center Files
Relative path for custom libraries
▪ Create Inventor workspace as subfolder
Single entry point for Inventor designs
▪ “Content Center Files”
Using this name works with anylocalization
▪ “Designs”
Default name for Vault Autoloader
Equal name of IPJ file and workspace folder preferred by Vault Autoloader
▪ Single entry point for custom libraries
Expected setting for Vault Autoloader
“Neutral” name to adopt any other sub-folder/-libraries name
Basics | Naming Convention
Project File ConfigurationDetails
Working folderMapped to Vault
root ($)Source in local working folder
C:\<Working folder>\Templates\Design Data\Materials*.adsklib
Source in local working folderC:\<Working folder>\Templates\Design Data\Materials*.adsklib
Workspace
Libraries (Textures,
iFeatures, iLogicrules)
Mapped to Vault $/Libraries
Source in local working folderC:\<Working folder>\Templates\Inventor
Source in local working folderC:\<Working folder>\Content Center FilesMapped to Vault $/Content Center Files
Autodesk Inventor Project File
▪ Inventor Project File content may have changed over the years
▪ General recommendation
▪ After Inventor upgrade create a new IPJ file and replace the existing one (as a new revision)
Migration/Update
Vault Settings
▪ Enforce working folder location
▪ Makes all download options predicable
▪ Easy to maintain
▪ Allow common working folder syncsettings
▪ Enforce single project file
▪ Ease of use
▪ Required to flexible re-use data
▪ Secures consistent settings for allusers
Working Folder Options
Folder Structure
▪ Recommended folder structure reflects
▪ Autoloader compatibility
▪ PDMC workflows, like FDU
▪ Vault Data Standard
▪ iLogic
▪ Multi-Language and replicated environments
▪ Compare for reference:
▪ Inv-Samples database
▪ Vault Quickstart Samples
▪ MFG-2019-PRO-EN
▪ MFG-2020-PRO-EN
Material & Appearance
▪ Manage (Custom) Material & Appearance libraries alongside with other Design Data
▪ To keep the content under control use template lifecycle to manage states & permissions
Autodesk Inventor Templates
▪ Include templates subfolder
▪ Metric, English
▪ Add-ins use these based on units
▪ Include Design Data (complete)
▪ Include Presets
▪ new since Autodesk Inventor 2019
Note – 2020 Language switch option applies to Inventor default template path only
Managing Factory Assets
▪ Factory Asset Library Source
▪ Keep source files used for asset publication
▪ E.g., creating new variants
▪ Restrict to CAD Admins only
▪ Factory Asset Library
▪ Published Assets Packages
▪ Source for asset browser
▪ Factory Assets
▪ Consumed asset instances location
▪ “Hardcoded” path in ipj workspace
Managing Factory Assets
▪ Factory Configuration - Vault
▪ Defines path where Vault Factory Asset Library is located (server setting)
▪ Vault Factory Integration requires
▪ All Library Assets vaulted1
▪ Enforce single IPJ, used by
▪ AutoCAD FDU,
▪ Navisworks FDU
For detailed instructions how to setup Factory Configuration and Factory Options, please review Vault Factory Design best practice
Managing External iLogic Rules
▪ Centralized rules through Vault enable better use/update across teams
▪ Update path in Inventor accordingly
Recommendation – Include iLogic rule files in Vault Revision Management
Managing iLogic Setting
▪ Application Option reflect user access
▪ Use Vault to push application settings to any client
Recommendation – manage RulesOnEvents settings
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