Is there a way to no use "projects"?

[gargoyle27]

i realize that a lot of my troubles with unresolved links and things of that sort is because i bascially don't use the "projects" function. it is simply because i only work on a few machines and many of their parts are interchangeable, so it would constantly be saying this part isn't in the project etc etc. so is there a way to turn that off? so it doesn't care what project it's from it'll just reference the part with no problems?

[stevsmith]

Why don't you publish your "constantly" used items into the content center?

 

I'm assuming this is an inventor question and not a mech 09 question.

[gargoyle27]

how do i do that? ive tried to use the content center before but it doesn't let me for some reason

[MarkFlayler]

Read this first

http://augiru.augi.com/content/library/au07/data/paper/MA401-1.pdf

 

Then let me know if you still want them in CC. Really if you manage your Projects correctly you wouldn't have a problem, so maybe this would help.

[Enfiel3D]

You may setup search folders for each project, effectively instructing Inventor to look in other project folders for missing parts. I use this widely, and it works great.

[gargoyle27]

You may setup search folders for each project, effectively instructing Inventor to look in other project folders for missing parts. I use this widely, and it works great.

 

that might be exactly what i'm looking for, how do i do that?

[alanjt]

ROFL

I almost spit coke all over my monitor when I saw your new avatar, Steve.

[Enfiel3D]

that might be exactly what i'm looking for, how do i do that?

 

Have a look at the line marked on the screenshot, it is there.

You may add extra paths where Inventor will look if needed parts are not in the active project.

I advice you to thoroughly researd the concept of projects in Inventor. Do your reading and believe me - it will pay off.

[gargoyle27]

Have a look at the line marked on the screenshot, it is there.

You may add extra paths where Inventor will look if needed parts are not in the active project.

I advice you to thoroughly researd the concept of projects in Inventor. Do your reading and believe me - it will pay off.

 

yeah, i probably should, to be honest part of the reason i wasn't using them is because i forgot about them, and it rarely comes up that i realize i should be using them

 

oh, and i don't have that option in projects

[Enfiel3D]

Don't have that option? Strange. Can you attach a screenshot?

[gargoyle27]

here's a picture of my projects window

[Enfiel3D]

Oops, I just realised that you are using Inventor 2009.

In this case, I believe, the path should be added to the Libraries section.

Try it and get back to us with the results.

[gargoyle27]

hmmm, seems to be working fine, i'll let you know if i have any more problems

[gargoyle27]

ok so i added a folder, and now anything in that folder i can't make changes to, what did i do wrong?

[Enfiel3D]

Unfortunately, I can't repeat that because I don't have 2009.

But above the 'DONE' button in that menu there should be 'Configure content center libraries' button.

If you press it, you wil be able to set up read/write preferences for the library entries. See if that helps.

 

If anybody out there uses 2009, please attend.

[Enfiel3D]

Bit of a suprise for me really! I started using multi-paths sources for my projects starting with Invetor 2010 and I thought that they included that option much earlier.

 

The workaround solution that I can think of is to create an encompassing project which would cover all of the directories you use.

 

You may utilise the "Frequently used subfolders". They work the following way - you enter paths for the subfolders there and in the open/save dialogs Inventor displays them in the right of the window for the quick access. So if you have path: D:/Broken/Rusty/Discarded/Disassembled/Deformed/Unwanted you may assign Unwanted and the frequently used subfolder and have a quick access to it right away without going through D:/Broken/Rusty/Discarded/Disassembled/Deformed/ each time.

[gargoyle27]

what folders am i allowed to add in that frequently used subfolders thing? it doesn't let me add any saying "invalid frequently used subfolders path. make sure the selected path is a subfolder of one of the project search paths" what does that mean?

[Enfiel3D]

That means that those subfolders are only allowed to be within the current project. That's the inherent limitation of this option.

[stevsmith]

ROFL

I almost spit coke all over my monitor when I saw your new avatar, Steve.

 

Lol, Gambit from the X-men Alan.

 

Sorry for the late reply, I've hardly had a chance to be on here much. Trying now to get back into it.

[mechman]

or do what most do... set project workspace as the root of your design folder. Problem solved.