Step 1: Install Autodesk Inventor
- Select the Desktop Content option in the Autodesk Inventor installation.
- Select Standard Content Center libraries to install. Libraries are installed in the Desktop Content folder on your computer.
Step 2: If appropriate, transfer legacy user libraries on the first startup
When you first run Autodesk Inventor, Content Center looks for legacy user libraries saved on your computer. If a legacy ADM Server is installed on your computer and legacy user libraries are found, Content Center automatically starts transfer of legacy libraries into the Desktop Content location. Click Yes in the Content Center Library Migration dialog box to perform the transfer.
Step 3: Configure Content Center libraries in the project
- Click
Manage Projects. - In the Projects dialog box, click the Configure Content Center Libraries command.
- Use the options in the Configure Libraries dialog box to customize the configuration, and then click OK.
- Click Save and Done in the Projects dialog box.
Note: The fewer libraries you configure in a project, the better Content Center performs.
Step 4: If needed, change the folder where standard components are saved
To change the Content Center Files folder in Autodesk Inventor project:
- Click Manage Projects.
- In the Projects dialog box, expand Folder Options.
- Right-click the Content Center Files entry, and select Edit. Then set the new location of the Content Center Files folder.
- Click Save and Done in the Projects dialog box.
If appropriate, change the default folder where standard components are created:
- On the ribbon, click
Tools tab
Options panel
Application Options
.
- On the File tab of the Application Options dialog box, change the default folder for Content Center files.
- Click Apply and OK to close the Application Options dialog box.
Note: When Content Center creates a component, it first searches a cache of previously utilized content located in the Content Center Files location to improve access time to commonly used components. Although it is possible to set different Content Center Files location, we recommend that you use the same Content Center File location for all projects to optimize the performance.