About Autodesk Inventor project files

By default, Autodesk Inventor uses project files to organize the files that are referenced within a specified set of models. However, the document management features in the Meridian product suite minimize the need for using project files to several specific scenarios:

• When Pack and Go is used to export assemblies created by other users, and local workspace is enabled on the vault
• When Content Center components are stored in the vault

If neither situation applies, all Autodesk Inventor users should then select the Default project installed with Autodesk Inventor. If a project file must be used to support these scenarios, then all Autodesk Inventor users should utilize a single common project file that is placed in the root folder of the Meridian vault.

Warning If you do not use a common project file, you may experience problems if you use Pack and Go when local workspace is enabled. This is because Pack and Go will try to resolve references to the last active reference, which may be in the local workspace folder of a different computer.

The common project file options must be configured as in the following table: