What is a project file in inventor

Change it separately. Right-click, and select Edit or Delete. If you delete the shortcut, the software recreates it automatically when you access the project. Names the project owner, typically the lead engineer, or CAD administrator. Release ID. The version of the released project data. Useful to document a library folder. Click Save to save the project file, or Cancel to close the dialog box. Edit Projects Verify that all Inventor files are closed.

When files are open, the project is read-only. Projects files are text files saved in an xml format that specify the valid file locations for Autodesk Inventor data. For example, a part is usually linked to both an assembly and a drawing document. To avoid broken links or browsing for files that were not found, an understanding of Project files is essential. Number of versions retained when you save a file.

Content Center configuration settings. We recommend that you share the same Content Center Library folder for all projects. Project type Single-user, or Autodesk Vault. Note: Projects use relative paths rather than absolute paths when the project locations such as the workspace, workgroup, or libraries are in a subfolder of the folder that contains the project file. Active project The active project is the project you currently have access to.

Learn about Projects, part 1. Learn about Projects, part 2. To Work with Projects After you create a single-user project or an Autodesk Vault project, you can use the Project Editor to customize options such as type, add paths, and add project shortcuts.

About Search Paths in Projects In a project file, search paths point to file locations where components associated with a project are stored. Parent topic: Work Environment. Message 5 of Many thanks! Johnson Shiue johnson. Message 6 of What very specifically do you mean by "save fails"? What messages do you get? John Tyler. Message 7 of Correction: The save doesn't fail, but I do get a warning that I'm trying to save "Files outside of active project workspace".

So clearly, some association does exist between projects and parts. Message 8 of Message 9 of Message 10 of All file for the project should be under same folder. So save the file under same folder.

If you have parts share between projects, put them in a library folder. Or simply use same project file for all projects. Looks like you need on Project file.