PLM embedded menu and toolbar
After installing the Infor PLM for Discrete Integration for Autodesk Inventor, the PLM toolbar menu is added to your Autodesk Inventor toolbar, and a drop-down menu is added to the Autodesk Inventor menu bar.
These menus and toolbar options are available:
| Option | Refer |
|---|---|
| Connect | Connecting to PLM. |
| Disconnect | Disconnecting from the PLM integration. |
| Capture Design Variants | Managing Design Variants. |
| Link to Item | Link to Item. |
| Save to PLM | Saving to PLM. |
| Save and Unlock | Saving and unlocking a file. |
| Check In | Checking in a file. |
| Check Out | Checking out a file. |
| Check Out Major | Checking out a file. |
| Change Ownership | Changing ownership of a file. |
| Take Ownership | Enables ownership of a file. |
| Open in Document Structure | Opening a file in an PLM workspace. |
| Open in Item Structure | Opening a file in an PLM workspace. |
| Update Item | Using Infocard Option. |
| Update Document | Using Infocard Option. |
| Update File | Using Infocard Option. |
| Associate Mapping | Associate mapping rules. |
| Display mapping | Display mapping. |
| Remove Mapping | Removing mapping associations. |
| Show Meta Data | View PLM data. |
| Delete Local Files | Delete Local Files. |
| Clear Storage Information | Clear Storage Information. |
| Generate Thumbnails | Thumbnails. |
| Synchronize PLM Info | Sync PLM Info. |
| Preferences | Setting preferences. |
| About | Contains product and system information as well as additional sources for professional assistance. |
Note: All the PLM operations are performed on the active "document". The PLM commands are enabled only when the current user is authorized to perform those operations.