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    Contents


Notes about Installation and Uninstallation

General

  • If you are using Windows 7 on a 64-bit system, please verify that you have the Microsoft fix for user mode callback exceptions KB976038. This fix ensures that Autodesk receives the correct data from Inventor error reports. For more information, and access to this fix and related Microsoft downloads, see Autodesk Technical Solution 15492718.
  • Update your operating system before you install Autodesk Inventor 2018. Reboot your system after all security updates, etc., are installed.
  • Close all Autodesk applications before installation, maintenance, or uninstallation of the software.
  • If you download the source files to a local folder with a name that contains non-English characters, ensure that the language in Regional Settings is consistent with the language name of the local folder.

Installation

  • All Autodesk 2018 Beta products that use Autodesk Licensing Service 5.1.1 (shows as 5.1 in control panel) must be fully removed using Autodesk uninstall tool (not control panel) prior to installing Autodesk applications that use subsequent versions of Autodesk Licensing Service. Examples of applications that must be fully removed before installing:
    1. Autodesk Inventor 2018 Beta
    2. Autodesk AutoCAD 2018 Beta
    3. Autodesk Recap (version 3.1.2.5 or version 4.0.0.5)
  • Autodesk Inventor 2018 installs .NET 4.6 to your operating system.
  • If the installer prevents you from installing one or more products, pause the cursor over the red 'prohibited' circle beside the product name for more information.
  • Make sure the Inventor install path does not contain double-byte characters when installing Inventor on a single-byte operating system.
  • Installation is sometimes slow due to Microsoft security update KB2918614. If so, the installation will require 2-3 hours to complete. For more information, please refer to Microsoft support page.
  • A Warning 1946 dialog may be seen during installation. This is a benign Microsoft warning and can be safely ignored. Simply click OK on the dialog.
  • When you try to extract Autodesk SFX files on Windows 7 without an internet connection, a message displays indicating the publisher cannot be verified. To resolve this issue, see Installation Files Not Extracting from SFX Download.

Uninstallation

  • During uninstallation, if error 1910 displays, click OK to continue. Then delete the shortcut that remains on the desktop. This is a Microsoft issue. Additional issues can be viewed on the Microsoft tech page. There is no solution for these issues now.
  • Autodesk Inventor 2018 includes a Uninstall Tool that uninstalls the following components:
    • Autodesk Inventor Professional 2018
    • Autodesk ReCap
    • Autodesk Inventor Content Center Libraries 2018 (Desktop Content)
    • Autodesk Inventor Electrical Catalog Browser 2018
    • Autodesk Revit Interoperability for Inventor 2018
    • Autodesk Design Review
    • Autodesk Material Library 2018
    • Autodesk Material Library Base Resolution Image Library 2018
    • Autodesk Material Library Low Resolution Image Library 2018
    • Autodesk DWG TrueView 2018 - English
    • A360 Desktop
    • Autodesk Desktop Connect Service
    • Autodesk Guided Tutorial Plugin
    • Inventor Connected Design

    Installation includes the following components, but the Uninstall Tool does not uninstall them. You can uninstall them from the control panel:
    • Autodesk Desktop App
    • FARO LS 1.1.600.6(64-bit)
    • Autodesk Configurator 360 addin
    • Eco Materials Adviser for Autodesk Inventor 2018 (64-bit)
  • Autodesk Inventor 2018 supports Windows 7 SP1 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit and Windows 10 64-bit .
  • Verify that you have administrator privileges on your local machine before installing Autodesk Inventor 2018.
  • The multimedia learning solutions require Flash player 10 (or higher). Download from get.adobe.com/flashplayer.
  • Adobe Reader is required to read documentation provided in PDF format. Download from get.adobe.com/reader.
  • Verify that you have 18 GB of free hard disk space or more for the self-extracted package.

    Disk Requirements - Autodesk Inventor 2018


    Includes Inventor disk requirements and Inventor prerequisites disk requirements.


    SystemActual Disk Required
    Windows 64 bitTotal - 18.5 GBSystem drive (required) – 14.7 GB

    Desktop Content LibraryActual Disk Required
    ANSI1,406.9 MB
    DIN 433.6 MB
    GOST927.6 MB
    ISO275.5 MB
    JIS & GB781.9 MB
    Feature3.2 MB
    Other1,827.9 MB
    Parker49.4 MB
    Routed Systems6.4 MB
    Sheet Metal45.3 MB
    Mold Metric58.3 MB
    IDF standard Content0.79 MB

Installation Instructions

Before you begin...

  1. Install all Windows Updates that are pending on your machine and reboot:
    1. Windows 7 SP1 64-bit: Windows Update is in the Control Panel, which is accessible from the Start menu.

      Windows 8.1 64-bit: Windows Update is in the Control Panel, on the desktop Charms Bar, Settings menu.

      Windows10 64-bit: Windows Update is in the Setting menu, which is accessible from the Start menu.

      Note: It may be necessary to perform Windows Update multiple times to completely update your operating system.

  2. Verify that enough disk space is available on your machine to install Autodesk Inventor 2018.

To install Autodesk Inventor 2018:

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    For Electronic Fulfillment users only:

  1. Download the appropriate Inventor 2018 installation files to a temporary location on your computer hard drive.
  2. To access the installer, double-click the self-extracting executable file, which will extract to your temp folder. If this temporary location is nested too many levels deep, your operating system may display an error indicating the path to the EXE is too long.
  3. We recommend that you use the default destination folder, which is 'C:Autodesk', as the self-extracting destination folder name. After the file is extracted, the Inventor install wizard launches automatically. If it does not launch, browse to the folder where all files were extracted and double-click setup.exe.
  4. To set preferences, in the Install > Configure Installation dialog box, click the expandable arrow.
  5. After configuration, begin the installation.
  6. When the installation is done, click Finish.
  7. A system reboot is sometimes required.

    For DVD users only:

  1. The Inventor installer wizard launches automatically after you insert the DVD. If it does not launch, open the DVD disc and double-click setup.exe to start the installation.
  2. After configuration, confirm all your preferences are set as required before starting the installation.
  3. When the installation is done, click Finish.
  4. A system reboot is sometimes required.

    For more detailed instructions, please refer to the installation instructions provided with your delivered media containing Autodesk Inventor 2018.

    To verify the installation was successful, start Inventor. On the Help menu, select About Autodesk Inventor. If the About box displays: Build: 112, Release: 2018, the installation was successful.

  • We recommend that you use a certified graphics card, and that your graphics card driver is up to date. See the Autodesk Inventor 2018 Release cards and drivers.
  • For laptop computers with both an NVidia GeForce GPU and an Intel integrated GPU, change graphics from discrete GPU to Intel HD integrated graphics to ensure that Inventor 2018 works correctly.
  • Inventor uses TrueType and OpenType fonts. Other fonts are not supported.
  • For the document window title, Autodesk Inventor 2018 follows the setting 'Hide Extension for known file types' in Windows Explorer, such as Microsoft Word or Excel.
  • When working with assemblies with more than 25000 components, we recommend that you use a 64-bit machine with 20 GB or more of physical RAM.

Direct Translators and Supported File Versions


    TranslatorImportExport
    AliasV10 or later
    CATIA V4All Revisions
    CATIA V5R6 - V5-6R2016R10 - V5-6R2016
    Creo Parametric1.0; 2.0; 3.0
    DWF/DWFx6.0 – 7.57.5
    DWGAll RevisionsR2000; R2004; R2007; R2010; R2013; R2017
    IDF2.0; 3.0
    IFCIFC 2x3
    IGESAll Revisions5.3
    JT7.0 – 10.27.0 – 10.2
    NXUnigraphics V13 - NX 11
    OBJN/AN/A
    ParasolidUp to 29.09.0 - 29.0
    PDF1.6
    Pro/ENGINEERUp to Wildfire 5.0
    Pro/ENGINEER GraniteUp to 9.01.0 - 9.0
    Pro/ENGINEER NeutralN/AN/A
    RFAR2017
    RhinoUp to 5.0
    RVTUp to R2017
    SATUp to 7.07.0
    SolidWorks2001 Plus – 2017
    STEPAP214, AP203E2, AP242AP214, AP203E2, AP242
    STLN/AN/A
    SMTUp to ASM223ASM223
    XGL/ZGLN/A

    API

    • 171265 Inventor unexpectedly exits when switching panels with BrowserPane.OnActive event watching.

    Application Functionality

    • 167010 Changing text appearance such as font and size does not impact the model browser.
    • 167035 The Electrical Catalog browser dialog cannot be resized. It can be resized after docking it to Model panel with tab structure, or docking it to non-top position in Inventor.
    • 168055 API issues cause problems with the Model and Vault browser search.
    • 169759 Vault browser may not stay docked after switching documents.
    • 172805 Inventor unexpectedly exits while searching the browser, you hold the shift key and filter for features in the browser.
    • 173409 The design view context menu continues to display after pressing F1 for help. To dismiss, select a different context menu option.
    • 173583 Browser search may be slow even if you apply filters and the filter may not work if you stop the search.
    • 173787 The Vault browser panel may no longer display if you refresh the current file. Switch to another file, or go to My Home then back to your file, or selecting Vault from the View tab > User Interface panel can resolve the issue.
    • 173984 After starting a browser search, it may be difficult to change the search items, as the browser refresh rate is slow.
    • 174633 Cannot search the file name of legacy Content Center file, change the file type with Rename Browser Nodes command in Assemble tab > Productivity panel then search can work.
    • 174847 Out of date filters may continue to display a search result after executing Update or Rebuild All in an assembly.
    • 174877 Inventor sometimes unexpectedly exits if you click the browser filter during search in a large assembly.

    Assembly Modeling

    • Inventor unexpectedly exits after clicking Preview button in Shrinkwrap dialog and start another command without canceling Shrinkwrap.

    Connected Design on A360

    • Connected Design on A360 functionality is no longer loaded by default when you open a part or assembly file. You must load Inventor Connect Design add-in using the Add-in Manager. Once loaded, the Connected Design entry button displays in a part or assembly file in the bottom right corner of the graphics window.

    Drawing Manager

    • If the assembly files saved in Express mode in 2017 contain mesh parts, the mesh objects will not appear in the drawing view in 2018. To make the mesh objects appear in drawing view, you can try to open every part file and move the End of Part to the top and down, or suppress the mesh node and then unsuppress it.
    • Modified Display Line Weights may not behave as expected when you switch to another sheet.

    Guided Tutorials

    • Installing 2018 will remove 2017 tutorial files that are automatically installed with Inventor. This will cause the 2017 Learning Path to not be usable.
    • Videos that you attach to a tutorial should not be larger than 25 MB.
    • Replacing a video in a tutorial does not delete the video you are replacing from the docstore causing the tutorial size to increase. To get around this issue delete the video and add a new video instead.

    Part Modeling

    • 172067 The display value sometimes is out of date for partial chamfer, but the result is correct.

    Performance

    • There is a known limitation that the graphics performance does not perform well on machines with lower end graphics devices due to insufficient GPU memory, such as NVIDIA Quadro FX1700 card with 512 MB memory. It is recommended to use a GPU device with more than 1 GB memory for better graphics performance.
    • When changing to different visual styles or doing other view operations, you might see some components being dropped in the first few frames; after doing further interaction operations, the view will recover back to normal.
    • Graphics performance under the following visual styles may be slow: 1) Wireframe with Visible Edges only, 2) Wireframe with Hidden Edges, and 3) Watercolor.
    • The graphics performance improvement under Express mode may not be as obvious compared to Full mode for some datasets.

    Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Vault, Autodesk Data Management Server, Autodesk Productstream, Autodesk Autoloader, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, and AutoCAD Electrical, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.


    Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.


    Portions of this software copyright 1996-2008 Acresso Corporation.


    All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Thank You...

    We thank all our customers who identified these issues and reported them to us. These reports give us the opportunity to improve the product and provide you with the best solution in mechanical design. We also thank you for your continued business and for the feedback regarding the content of this update release.


    Respectfully,


    Autodesk Inventor Product Team

Copyright © 2017 Autodesk, Inc.

Autodesk Vault 2018 Products

20th March 2017
2018

This file contains information that became available prior to releasing Autodesk Vault 2018 or that you will find useful while using Autodesk Vault 2018.

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For the latest version of this file please see the Autodesk Vault Products Release Notes Page

System Requirements for all Vault products are accessible through the Vault install and www.autodesk.com/vault-system.

DISCLAIMER: Migrating data from a Beta product to the released product is not supported.

Additional Resources
  1. Vault Server Install Information

Vault Client

  1. Vault Client Information

If you experience problems not covered in this Readme or have questions about the Vault family of products, there are a variety of resources available to help answer your questions.

  • Visit the Autodesk Vault Online Help web site to get up-to-date information on all the Vault features, as well as installation and configuration information.
  • Learn how to plan your New Installation of Vault or the best practices for Migrating to a new version in Autodesk Vault Online Help.
  • Visit the Autodesk Product Support web site for information about available updates and white papers outlining best practices.
  • Visit the Vault Discussion Group to see what other Vault users are saying, see if someone else has already answered your question, or post a new topic.
  • Please go to the Vault Customization discussion group if you have any questions about the Vault API
  • Visit and subscribe to the Vault blog Under the Hood for Vault news, utilities, and tips and tricks.
  • Watch helpful videos about Vault functionality on the VaultKnowsAll YouTube channel.
  • Sign up for the Autodesk Customer Feedback Program to participate in the Beta Programs and other customer feedback events.
  • Vault Sample files are now available at www.autodesk.com/vault-samples

  1. Add-in Information

Vault for Inventor Products

  1. Add-in Information
  1. Vault for Revit Products

Vault Server

Vault Server Install Information

  • If you have previous Beta Vault products installed on your machine, you will need to uninstall them prior to installing this release.
  1. Uninstall the client software from all machines.
  2. Open the Beta ADMS Console.
  3. Delete all vaults and libraries.
  4. Delete the master vault.
  5. Uninstall ADMS.
  • Autodesk Vault 2018 installs .NET 4.6 to your operating system. Further, Vault 2018 requires ASP.NET 4.6 be enabled when installing IIS on ADMS. If you encounter an error during ADMS installation, go to Start > Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows features on or off > .NET Framework 4.6 Advanced Services and enable ASP.NET 4.6.
  • To avoid potential install failure when installing Autodesk Vault 2018, make sure the following Microsoft updates are installed on your machine before starting the installation: Windows 2012 R2: KB2919442; KB2919355

SQL Server Install Information

  • Vault Server installation installs SQL Express 2012 SP3 (64-bit).
  • An issue has been discovered with SQL access after .NET 4.6 has been installed on the same machine. The issue found is that the Vault Server will be unable to connect to the SQL Database Engine using the TCP protocol when the Vault Server and the SQL database engine are installed on the same machine. Until a Microsoft fix is available, it is recommended that you edit the protocol priority in the SQL Configuration manager. In the manager, place Shared Memory first followed by TCP then Named Pipes. Make sure that Shared Memory protocol is enabled for this to work properly.​
  • When installing Vault Server using Local Language on Local O/S, the following message may appear: 'This SQL Server setup media does not support the language of the OS, or does not have the SQL Server English-language version installation files. Use the matching language-specific SQL Server media; or install both the language specific MUI and change the format and system locales through the regional settings in the control panel.' Reference Microsoft Link for more information.
  • When using SQL Server 2014 or SQL Server 2016, all databases must remain at the SQL 2012 compatibility level. New databases created using the Vault Server Console will be set for 2012 compatibility level automatically.
  • Installing SQL onto a computer that has the Program Files folder compressed is not supported and will cause the install to hang.

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Migration - Working with Legacy Vault Data


Supported Migration Versions
Vault Basic 2016
Vault Workgroup 2016
Vault Professional 2016
Vault Basic 2017
Vault Workgroup 2017
Vault Professional 2017
  • If you are migrating from any previous release, Autodesk strongly encourages reviewing and understanding the README of each version of Vault being skipped, including this README.
  • When migrating large vaults, there may be a long delay before the progress dialog is shown. The delay can exceed 10 minutes depending on the configuration of the vault.
  • Migrating from one OS to another OS when OS formatting (Regional Settings) is different between the two is NOT supported. Prior to upgrading to Vault 2018, OS formatting on the target server must be changed to match that of the originating server.
  • When performing an in-place upgrade from previous releases of Vault with Content Center Libraries, the existing Content Center Libraries must be migrated prior to installing the new Content Center Libraries.

Vault Server Information

  • Property indexing for AutoCAD file types may not work if the AutoCAD based product is installed on the same machine as the Vault Server. If indexing problems are encountered, a repair on the ADMS Console installation should resolve the issue.
  • ​There are some instances whereby the Content Index Service does not work after an Upgrade/Migration has been performed. Ensure that the Autodesk Job Dispatch Service is restarted and running after an Upgrade/Migration has been performed.
  • When the Vault Server and Vault Client are installed on the same x64 machine, the Client should be installed after the Vault Server install. Otherwise certain Vault client operations (e.g., Batch Plot, Update View) may result in an error.
  • In order to view PDF thumbnails an iFilter must be installed on the server. A PDF viewer such as PDF-Xchange Viewer may be used to enable PDF thumbnails. Additional viewers should be installed after Adobe Reader on the server machine. A reboot and re-index of File Properties is also required after installing the viewer(s).

Vault Client Install Information

  • Vault 2018 products no longer support 32-bit versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 operating systems.​
  • To avoid potential install failure when installing Autodesk Vault 2018, ensure following Microsoft updates are already exist on your machine before starting the installation:
    • Windows7: KB 2533552
    • Windows 8.1/Windows 2012 R2: KB2919442; KB2919355
  • Autodesk Vault 2018 installs .NET 4.6 on your operating system. If you encounter any error during .Net 4.6 installation, reboot your machine and try the installation again. Refer to Microsoft Support Page Known issues for the .NET Framework 4.6 for more information.
  • Before installing the Vault 2018 client, be sure to uninstall all Beta versions of Vault components including InventorView, DWG TrueView, etc.; otherwise the correct versions of these components may not install properly.

Vault Client Information


All Vault Editions
  • ​Copy Design
    • The version of Inventor last run on your machine will be used for operations run using the Vault Client, such as Copy Design. If the last run version of Inventor is older than the version of the files you are changing through the Vault client, then the Vault client will display an error. For example, if you last ran Inventor 2017 on your computer and try to do a Copy Design on files last saved in Inventor 2018, Copy Design will fail.
    • Copy Design on a substitute part results in the new part referencing the original derived assembly.
    • When using Copy Design on an assembly that uses derived components, if you attempt to change the master sketch on one file, it will replace the master sketch on all files referencing the master sketch. It is recommended that you copy all instances. Copying one derived part but reusing another referencing the same master sketch is not supported.
    • All library files may easily be set to Reuse by right-clicking on the main assembly and selecting Reuse Library Files.

Vault Workgroup and Vault Professional Editions

  • Publish PDF from 2D CAD Files
    • AutoCAD files linked as Overlay/Attached (Xref content) may not appear in 2D PDF after rename of the drawing file if the child file type is Microstation DGN.
    • Publish PDF from 2D CAD Files of the same name (e.g. drawings named identical but stored in different folders) will result in the second PDF file overwriting the first PDF file when the Administrator specifies a single destination folder for all newly generated PDF files.
    • Synchronization of the drawing and 2D PDF files' properties and revisions may fail which will result in 2D PDF files that have no attachment link to their parent drawing file. Properly synchronizing the files and creating the attachment links will require manual intervention by your Vault administrator.
    • Vault may not break the attachment link as expected between a new drawing file revision and a prior 2D PDF revision when Vault creates the new drawing revision (e.g. if configuration of Publish 2D PDF is disabled before the creation of the next drawing revision). Breaking these links will require manual intervention by your Vault administrator.
    • Drawings with 2D PDF files attached manually lose the attachment link to the original 2D PDF when Vault publishes a new 2D PDF for that drawing.
    • Manual revision of a 2D PDF attached to a non-revisioned drawing (e.g. modified via Quick Change) will result in failures when synchronizing their file properties and revisions.
    • Migrated vaults from a prior Vault version to Vault 2018 will not have the predefined Category, Rule, and default State to process publishing PDFs from 2D CAD files. Manual configuration is required for these vaults.
    • Administrative publishing options and lifecycle actions for Publish PDF from 2D CAD Files will not be available using prior version Vault clients but the related Category and Lifecycle will appear.
  • AutoCAD LT and Inventor LT
  • Update view is not supported with Inventor LT. This includes jobs sent to a Job Server on a machine running Inventor LT.
  • Revision table functionality for assemblies is not supported with Inventor LT. This includes jobs sent to a Job Server on a machine running Inventor LT.

Vault Professional Edition Only

  • Properties
    • A custom UDP for an Inventor DWG cannot be mapped to an Item Entity Type. The workaround is to create and map the UDP to a File Entity Type, and then change the File Entity type to an Item Entity type.
  • Items
  • Updating an item will only update the unpinned file attachment versions for the item being updated. Any child items being updated as a result will not have their file attachment versions updated. You will need to update those items individually.
  • ​For ACADM BOM rows that are merged, the group icon is not displayed. Instead the item icon is shown.
  • ​For rows that are added manually, the units of measure won’t change automatically if the item’s units are changed after the row was added. As a workaround, those rows have to be removed and added again to show the current units of measure of the item.
  • ​BOM Reports are always off the top level of BOM tab. Hence it is not right-click context menu sensitive.
  • ​BOM Reports does not support thumbnail.
  • While an item is at pending creation state, 'Assign To' is not allowed to another existing item of Released state. As a workaround, turn off the row and perform Assign To again.
  • Configuration factories (iFactory) cannot be assigned to items. However, the error message that appears when performing Turn Row On, Turn Branch On, or Assign To on configuration factories, is not accurate. Checking out and checking the file back in will not work in this case even though that’s what the error message suggests. A member of the factory must be used in place of the factory in order for the component to be promoted to an item.
  • Sometimes the setting Group BOM rows as per the design BOM is not honored especially when Part Numbers are modified after the components have been inserted. If this happens, check out the assembly, uncheck the checkbox for the BOM setting, Enable Row Merge on Part Number Match, check it back again, save the assembly, check it into Vault and update the item.
  • Vault doesn’t allow inserting an item into the same item (due to circular reference restriction). And when a user tries to assign item to a parent file that has a child with the same equivalence value, Vault displays a circular reference error. However, in some cases, instead of displaying this error message, Vault makes the child file a secondary link to the existing parent item. To get out of this situation, edit the parent item, remove the secondary link for the child, save the item, turn off the option “Auto-select first duplicate item,' and update the parent item. The child should now have a new item assigned to it.
  • ‘Assign/Update Item’ from file only updates the related item if the file has been modified since the last item assignment or update. If the file has not been modified, it is possible that items may be created for BOM children but the root item is not updated to include these new items. The solution to this is to ‘Update’ the item itself (from the item view) – this forces the item to be updated regardless of whether the file itself has changed.
  • Item update may fail and result in Error 1455 or item links remaining stale on old data where vault edits have versioned the file​. To resolve this, version the file through the CAD application and perform the item update again.

Vault for AutoCAD Products

AutoCAD Add-in Information

  • Files with point cloud attachments are not supported. If checked in, the file will lose its association to the point cloud attachment.
  • Image reference of a DWG file will not be loaded correctly if the DWG file had been moved.
  • Creating a New Part reference via Open from Vault will not update the Parts list if the Part Reference is not available in the part list already.
  • ​Refresh an Electrical project file (wdp) may not download the related configuration files. Use Open Project from Vault to download the newer or missing configuration files.
  • After Electrical files are renamed in the Vault client or with the new Copy Design, invoking '​Refresh All Files' with the AutoCAD Electrical addin causes an unexpected exit. Use Open Project from Vault instead of Refresh All Files to get the newer files.

Folder Check In
  • The following methods may be used with Folder Check In on large folders if problems occur:
    • Add sub-folders individually. To do this, first break down the main folder into sub-folders, then set the working folder to the top most folder. This will maintain the folder structure and file relationships after check-in.
    • Increase the number of GDI handles, visit the Microsoft GDI Handles article for instructions. Seek assistance from your Administrator if you are not familiar with Windows Registry settings.
  • The following are restrictions on Folder Check In of DXF files from within AutoCAD based products:
    • DXF files with attachments cannot be checked into the Vault (be it within or outside the working folder).
    • Only single DXF files without attachments can be checked into the Vault if they are placed within the working folder. The user will be prompted to save the DXF file upon every Check-in.
    • DXF files will not be checked into the Vault when checking in a folder containing DXF files from outside the working folder.
    • DXF files will be checked into the Vault when checking in a folder containing DXF files from within the working folder. In this case, DXF files with attachments will be checked in but all file relationships will be lost.

Inventor References in AutoCAD
  • To check in files with model documentation drawing views, a default Inventor project file must be set in the Vault options.
  • To ensure synchronization with Vault, it is recommended that you set the Inventor project file in AutoCAD to be the same as the default Inventor project file in the Vault options.

Sheet Sets and Sheet Set Manager (SSM)
  • The Check in Folder command does not support sheet sets.
  • Property write-back is not supported on sheet set files.
  • The Vault sheet set manager integration does not support offline editing of sheet set files.
  • The sheet set property 'Sheet set data file' cannot be mapped as a Vault user-defined property. Instead use the 'File Name' Vault system property.
  • Renaming a sheet set in Sheet Set Manager will not update corresponding folder and file names in Vault, though all folders and files will resolve correctly.
  • Renaming or moving sheet set data files or folders in Vault is not supported and will result in Sheet Set Manager not reflecting the changes.
  • To change the Sheet Set automatic Check In visualization attachment options:
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  1. Exit AutoCAD.
  2. Open the file ‘Preferences.xml’ at ‘%appdata%AutodeskAutoCAD [Version] Vault AddInObjects’ with any text editor.
  3. Under the respective AutoCAD profile ‘CheckIn On Auto Checkin SheetSet Options’, look for ‘<Property Name='DWF Option' Value='No DWF' />'.
  4. Replace “No DWF”, the default value, with “Create DWF locally” to create visualization during Check In or “Create DWF using Job Server” to send to Job Server.

Inventor Add-in Information


Inventor LT

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  • When using Inventor LT with Vault, the user's workspace is preset to %USERPROFILE%My DocumentsVaultDesigns and mapped to the root folder “$” in Vault. The workspace mapping cannot be changed.
  • ​If Vault add-in for Inventor LT fails to load, remove the Inventor LT project file 'Vault_Default.ipj' from '.users<Current User>DocumentsVault' and then restart Inventor LT​.
  • If you desire to work with a different workspace you must first disable the Vault add-in. To stop working in a vaulted environment, unload the Inventor Vault Add-In, uncheck Load Automatically for the add-in, and restart Inventor LT. After which, the ability to change a user's workspace will be restored.
  • To load the Vault Add-In manually from the Add-in Manager, all documents must be closed. Otherwise, the add-in will not load.
  • Assembly files are not supported in Inventor LT. If an assembly file is opened from Vault, a warning message will not be displayed.
  • Vault functionality included in Task Scheduler is disabled in Inventor LT.
  • Viewing assembly files in Vault which contain Content Center parts or running Pack and Go on assemblies which contain Content Center parts will result in issues if Inventor LT was last run. If viewing an assembly with Content Center parts the view will not load. If attempting a Pack and Go on an assembly with Content Center parts, the exported Inventor project file will have the Content Center path set to [Default] and a missing file warning may be displayed upon opening the assembly. These issues can be avoided by running Inventor View immediately prior to either the View or Pack and Go operation.

All Vault Editions
  • The Vault browser will show that a file has been edited in memory for iPart Factories and iAssembly Factories if any members were renamed in Vault Explorer.
  • When using substitutes, it is strongly recommended that all data be created within the working folder. If the data was created outside of the working folder and then added to a Vault, it is recommended that you open the file from Vault, Edit the file, and then save and check in all assemblies before performing any other Vault operations.
  • The Inventor Vault add-in does not support AutoCAD files with model documentation drawing views of Inventor references.
  • If opening an AutoCAD file with model documentation drawing views of Inventor references, the Inventor add-in will prompt more than once to check out and update properties for the file.
  • ​Checkout prompt is seen even before clicking 'Update' button in Inventor assembly when the 3rd party data is modified.
  • Inventor Vault browser needs explicit 'Refresh' to remove 3rd party data when selecting 'Place Import CAD files' but without placing the files.
  • Assembly child parts may not appear in Vault Browser when 3rd party data is 'Opened' using Inventor 'Convert model' option. Perform a Vault Browser 'Refresh' to resolve this issue.
  • The Inventor/Vault browser(s) may not appear when using a Windows 10 dual monitor environment if the two monitors have different display scalings (e.g. one monitor is high resolution and the other is not). If this happens to you, attempt one of the following workarounds to restore the Inventor/Vault browser(s):
    1. Change an Inventor Property
      • Close Inventor
      • Go to Inventor.exe > Properties > Compatibility
      • Check Disable display scaling on high DPI settings > OK
      • Relaunch Inventor and open the assembly
      • The Vault tab should reappear
    2. Reduce the DPI settings of the higher resolution monitor
      • Reduce the display scaling of the monitor with 200% DPI scaling to 100% DPI
      • The Vault browser should return
    3. Switch Displays
      • Drag the Inventor application onto the screen with lower resolution
      • Close the assembly that's currently open
      • Open the assembly or a new file and the Vault tab should reappear near the bottom of the screen

Autodesk Dwg Trueview 2018 User Manual 2017

Vault Professional Edition Only
  • While working with Vault 2018 Items created from 3rd party files referenced in Inventor 2016 assemblies (i.e. Inventor 2016 AnyCAD Data) stored in Vault 2016, users must perform the following actions in Vault 2018 to properly update those Items.
    • Within Inventor 2018, checkout all 3rd party files related to the items you wish to update.
    • Perform Inventor 2018 'Edit-Import' operation on all the 3rd party files, save, and check-in all files to Vault 2018.
    • Administrator must setup the following Vault 2018 property mappings:
      • 'Number' Property 'Initial Value' mapped to 'Part Number' property for 'Other files'.
      • 'Equivalence Value' property mapped to 'Part Number' for 'Other Files'.
    • Perform Vault 2018 ‘Update Item’ operation on each 3rd party file.
  • Detail IDs will not be created for Substitute Parts when the master assembly is uploaded to Vault using 'Check In Project.' The Update File References command should be executed in Vault Explorer to get Detail IDs created for Substitute Parts.
  • Update Item will pull the values of the Detail ID from BOM table and update the Position Number values.
  • The Item Position Number is extracted for the root component only for a structure BOM.

Copy Design

Copy Design for Vault Workgroup and Vault Professional
  • The Item BOM is not updated for files created in latest copy design. Users must open and save files in their native application to update the BOM detail.

Autodesk Dwg Trueview Tutorial

  • Replacing multiple files at the same assembly structure level with a single file will result in creation of a single reference.
  • There is no restriction on replace file types. Selecting incompatible replacements may result in failure of new files.
  • Any changes to Vault property settings (e.g., default values, mappings, enablement) are not captured in the Copy Design Rule set XML after creation. Users must log out and log in to the copy design application to update property behavior in the action rules.
  • The new names given by the Numbering Scheme will not be seen in the Copy Design Grid even after Copy action is done.
  • Copy Design Action rules do not currently apply to Inventor iProperty 'Estimated Cost'.
  • Users may experience issues when performing copy design on un-replicated files.
  • Copy Design leverages the user-defined default Inventor project. Resolution errors can occur if a different project is used to open the files after copy.
  • New file relationships created during Copy Design are repaired on open. Users should open and update copied files before carrying out additional work on the data.
  • When making project copies with Copy Design, the user must manually enforce the proper naming convention of the AutoCAD Electrical configuration files.
  • Copy Design permits the copy of iParts and iAssemblies with the following remarks:
    • Factories and members may be copied together BUT there is no associative link between these files. New copied members will not reflect table entries.
    • Members may be copied and used as stand-alone components.
    • Factories may be copied and the table edited to create new members.
    • Users must open and save files after copying in order to break the relationship link between Factory and Member.

Revit Add-in Install Information

  • Revit Server is no longer provided for installation within Vault 2018 Server. Visit https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/downloads​ to download the latest compatible Revit Server media.

Revit Add-in Information

  • When loading a large number of Revit files into the Vault server, add files in batches of less than 1000 files, enable the Revit deep index, and wait for the index to complete before loading the next batch of files.

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