Autodesk Inventor Implementation Notes
Inventor users only
Inventor Application Options
DBInventor needs the Inventor Projects Options set as follows:
•MultiUser = Shared
Shared type projects require the activation of "Application Options->[X] Enable creation of legacy project types"
•UseRelative=False
•Number of versions to keep: 0
Local checkout mode
The Local Checkout Mode of DBInventor is a full replacement for the integrated Inventor semi-isolated File Status functionalities ( checkout/checkin ); for this reason when running with the Local Checkout Mode, the built-in checkout/checkin functionalities of Inventor must be disabled ( MultiUser=None ).
DBInventor creates a project file named DBInventorLocalCheckoutMode.ipj in the shared SCHEMA sub-directory. When working in Local Checkout Mode, the Project must be set to the DBInventorLocalCheckoutMode project ( this is done automatically the first time the Local Checkout Mode is enabled ).
The project file is created as follows:
[Project Defaults]
MultiUser= Shared
UseRelative=False
v=0
[Workspace]
Workspace=<local checkout path>
[Local Search Paths]
CHECKIN=<shared checkin path>
[Workgroup Search Paths]
<name1> = <released path 1>
<name2> = <released path 2>
<name3> = <released path 3 >
…
Additional [Library Search Path] can be manually added if needed.
Inventor reservation for checked-out documents
It works properly with DBWServer ACL locking mechanism. The reservation mechanisms available with DBInventor are:
1.Local Checkout Mode: Off ( shared model ), DBWServer: Off
DBInventor is only able to show a warning message, saying that the file is checked-out by someone else, but cannot avoid the modification of the file.
2.Local Checkout Mode: On
Works properly in any case
3.Local Checkout Mode: Off ( shared model ), but DBWServer: On
Works properly because the file is protected at Windows NT level and Inventor cannot overwrite any checked-out file