Understanding the Autodesk Inventor link

TeamWork includes a link to Autodesk Inventor. This link provides:

• Automatic management of Autodesk Inventor’s complex file relationships. References between files are always maintained, even if the files are moved or renamed within the TeamWork file system.
• The ability to map TeamWork properties to Autodesk Inventor properties (iProperties). iProperties can then be added to drawing file (IDW) title blocks, thereby enabling title block linking between TeamWork and Autodesk Inventor.
• A tool for importing legacy assemblies and parts into the TeamWork vault, while keeping the references between files.
• The Inventor Migration Tool for updating the Autodesk Inventor file version of all levels of assemblies stored in a vault. For more information, see theBlueCielo TeamWork User’s Guide.
• Automatic updating of replaced parts or assemblies when replacements are available.
• Autodesk Inventor browser integration.
• Integration with the Autodesk Inventor Create Component command to ensure that new parts are created in the TeamWork vault.
• Integration of the Autodesk Inventor Viewer or AutoVue 3D (optional) for viewing Autodesk Inventor files within the TeamWork vault.

Note    For performance reasons, BlueCielo recommends that the vault be configured to utilize the Local Workspace feature whenever Autodesk Inventor files are managed in the vault. All documentation relevant to the Autodesk Inventor link assumes that Local Workspace has been enabled.

Note    It is important to keep the Autodesk Inventor document type templates up to date with the version of Autodesk Inventor that you are currently using. This includes IAM, IPT, and IDW documents. This also applies to existing Autodesk Inventor documents in the vault. Failing to update the documents and templates can result in problems when resolving references and synchronizing document properties. If you have a large number of Autodesk Inventor files in the vault that need to be updated, we recommend that you use the Inventor Migration Tool that is installed by the Autodesk Inventor link and described in theBlueCielo TeamWork User’s Guide.

You configure the Autodesk Inventor link by editing an INI-like text file that is stored in a hidden area of the vault. The file can be edited in Configurator as described in the following topics.