Resolving checked out files

Under certain circumstances, documents may incorrectly appear checked out in Autodesk Inventor regardless of their correct Meridian workflow status. When documents are in this state, the File Status properties on the Autodesk Inventor Status page will appear similar to the following figure:

If these properties are set, then you will not be able to save the documents in a single user project even if they are checked out to you.

Note    The files can be saved in a shared project, but shared projects are being phased out by Autodesk, so we do not recommend using them.

This problem will also become apparent if you attempt to save the files. An error message may display or the Save dialog may display the status of documents as Checked out to another user.

To resolve this problem:

1. Open the file in Autodesk Inventor.
2. On the File menu, select Save As.
3. Select a location on your computer.
4. If a dialog box appears warning that the selected location is not in the active project, click Yes to continue.
5. Close the file in Autodesk Inventor.
6. Drag and drop the newly saved file from your computer onto the original file in the Meridian vault. A shortcut menu will appear.
7. Select Replace Document Content.

The File Status properties will now be cleared and you can save the file as expected.