Setting the link options

The Autodesk Inventor link options control how the link behaves during actions that affect the document in the vault.

Autodesk Inventor link options
Option	Description
Activate BC browser	Shows the BlueCielo browser whenever a component is opened from a vault so that you can see the related components, their locations, and workflow status.
Show file open options dialog	Shows the Autodesk Inventor File Open Options dialog when opening assemblies.
Show a message if the document is read-only	If an open component needs to be updated, shows a warning message if it is not checked out to you. Select one of the available options to control what action is performed for read-only components.
Use the Under Change state to modify the document	If an open component needs to be updated, it is first routed automatically to the Under Change state of the document type workflow that is assigned to the document type. If a workflow definition has been assigned to the document type, this option is cleared.
Save or update DWF file	When an open component is saved, also creates or updates its corresponding DWF file to reflect the current design of the component.
Show file save options dialog	Shows an Options button in the Inventor Save Copy As dialog when saving assemblies. You may click this button to show the Inventor File Save Options dialog.

Autodesk Inventor link options

Option

Description

Activate BC browser

Shows the BlueCielo browser whenever a component is opened from a vault so that you can see the related components, their locations, and workflow status.

Show file open options dialog

Shows the Autodesk Inventor File Open Options dialog when opening assemblies.

Show a message if the document is read-only

If an open component needs to be updated, shows a warning message if it is not checked out to you. Select one of the available options to control what action is performed for read-only components.

Use the Under Change state to modify the document

If an open component needs to be updated, it is first routed automatically to the Under Change state of the document type workflow that is assigned to the document type. If a workflow definition has been assigned to the document type, this option is cleared.

Save or update DWF file

When an open component is saved, also creates or updates its corresponding DWF file to reflect the current design of the component.

Show file save options dialog

Shows an Options button in the Inventor Save Copy As dialog when saving assemblies. You may click this button to show the Inventor File Save Options dialog.

Tip This option dialog box can also be shown by clicking the Options button in the Autodesk Inventor Open and Save dialogs.

Related concepts

About the Autodesk Inventor link

About Meridian Enterprise Derive

Managing Autodesk Inventor iParts

Autodesk Inventor project file settings

About the Inventor Migration Tool

About Autodesk Inventor dialogs

Related tasks

Working with the BlueCielo browser

Synchronizing title block and summary data

Editing properties in AutoCAD

Using the Autodesk Inventor link

Displaying iParts variations

Resolving checked out files

Configuring the Autodesk Inventor project file to use Content Center

Replacing components


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