Setting preferences

The PLM preferences control the way the PLM integration for Autodesk Inventor works. To access the PLM preferences, in Autodesk Inventor, click Open PLM Inventor Integration Preferences in the PLM toolbar. As a result, the PLM Integration Preferences dialog box appears.

The PLM Integration Preferences dialog box is comprises of the various properties grouped under following categories:

In these tabs, you can perform the following:

  • Specify whether IDs must be system-generated or manually entered.
  • Specify neutral files to be created.
  • Specify whether to create only documents, and not items.
  • Specify whether to link a document to an existing item.
  • Specify the location of folders in which to open files.
  • Specify the location of folders in which to view files.
  • Specify how to handle files after they have been checked in.

The admin level preference can be set only by the administrator, using the All Users Preferences pane. The user level preference, can be set by the individual users. The user level preferences are specific to each user, that is, settings of a user do not affect the preferences of another user. However, the admin preference are common for all the users and cannot be changed by the users.

Note: The administrator can use the All Users Preferences to specify the Permission of a preference, that is, admin or user.