Other Preferences tab (My Inventor Preferences)

Use this tab to set the preferences for:

  • Controlling the PLM objects of a Inventor file that can be attached to the business process.
  • Downloading large structures.
  • Linking to Item.
  • Troubleshooting.
Table 1. Attached to Workflow
Preferences Description
Attached to Business Process The PLM objects of an Inventor file that can be attached to the business process. Possible values:
  • Documents Only
  • Items Only
  • Both
Attach related Models/Drawings If this check box is selected, the PLM objects(items, documents) of the Models or Drawings associated with the Inventor file are attached to the business process.
Note: The objects are attached based on the value set in the Attached to Business Process field.
Attach all related objects If this check box is selected, the PLM objects (items, documents) of all the components in CAD structure, of an Inventor file are attached to the business process.
Note: The objects are attached based on the value set in the Attached to Business Process field.
Allow edit Workflow If this check box is selected, Workflow from CAD application can be modified.
Action for objects locked by Business Process The action that must be taken if one or more objects are locked by another business process. Possible values:
  • Attached as unlocked: The object is unlocked before being attached to the business process.
  • Do not attach: The objects that are locked are not considered for dispatch.
  • Cancel action: The dispatch operation is canceled.
Attach Draft Objects Only If this check box is selected, only the draft objects (items/documents) are attached to the business process.
Attach all Items If this check box is selected, all the items linked to the document are considered for dispatch.
Note: If this check box is cleared only the default item is considered for dispatch.
Table 2. Download of Large Structures
Preferences Description
Resolve missing Content Center files during download If this check box is selected, the missing file links during the download are resolved and the Content Center library files are relinked from the standard library location.
Note: Normally assembly files use Content Center library files from the standard library location. Sometimes users copy files from Content Center library files to a non-library location and use the files for an assembly that is saved in PLM. Consequently, when this file is downloaded from PLM, the file has broken references.
Skip replace references of component files During Download If this check box is selected, file links are not replaced during the download.
Update CAD structure which are out of date with Drivers If this check box is selected, all the downloaded files in the structure are updated automatically and saved to display the latest changes in design after the files are downloaded.
Note: If this check box is cleared, only the root file is updated and saved.
Skip Save of root file after Download If this check box is selected, the files downloaded from PLM to local machine, are not saved. This improves the application performance.
Defer automatic updates to drawings during Download If this check box is selected, the drawing files are not updated automatically when the files are downloaded from PLM.
Skip CAD and PLM structure comparison If this check box is selected, PLM and CAD structure comparison is skipped during download. However, only the attribute values are compared.
Do not process library files during download If this check box is selected, Content Center files must not be processed during the download.
Open assembly in last active level of detail representation If this check box is selected, the assembly is downloaded in the last active LOD (Level of Detail) representation.
Note: An assembly can be opened in Inventor, in different LOD (Level of Detail) representations (All Components Suppressed/ All Parts Suppressed etc.) to reduce memory consumption.
Table 3. Link to Item Dialog
Preferences Description
Create Item Check box Default If this check box is selected, the Create Item check box in the Link to Item window is selected by default.
Table 4. Troubleshooting
Preferences Description
Generate Log files If this check box is selected, log files are generated.