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Open in Autodesk Inventor
The Open inAutodesk Inventor command is available in the Windchill Workgroup Manager client, and allows you to open a CAD document in Autodesk Inventor.
To open a CAD Document:
1. In the Windchill Workgroup Manager client, select and right-click the CAD document.
2. On the context menu, select Open in > Open in Inventor. The CAD document opens in Autodesk Inventor.
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If the application is not registered, the Open in Inventor command may be visible but the related action cannot be performed. You can register the application in the Tools > Application Management dialog box in Windchill Workgroup Manager.
In connected mode, if you open files from the local directory using Autodesk InventorFile > Open, and then subsequently invoke File > Open again, the system points to the last-opened directory. You will need to click on the Workspace icon in the File > Open window to access your files. Refer to the illustration below.
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Windows 10 onward, you can access the Commonspace and Workspace folders from the Quick Access List.
Windchill Workgroup Manager provides support for the <Level of detail> feature of assemblies during Open or when publishing representations. Open in Inventor similarly opens the assembly in the last saved <Level of detail>. Import to Workspace uses the "Master" <Level of detail> during import.
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Open inAutodesk Inventor is not an available action if there is no registered server and primary workspace. You must register a server from Tools > Server Management in Windchill Workgroup Manager, and activate a workspace to make this PDM action available.