Purge Styles & Materials dialog box

Removes unused style information from specified Autodesk Inventor files.

Reduces the memory requirements for working with large assemblies.

Access:
 
  • In the Autodesk Inventor Task Scheduler main menu, click Create Task Purge.
  • In the Autodesk Inventor Task Scheduler window, right-click, and click Create Task Purge.

Task Box

 

Project

Specifies the active project.

Add Files

Adds files selected within the vault project.

Adds files selected on your local computer.

Add Folder

Adds folders selected within the vault project, and includes all the Autodesk Inventor files and their dependencies.

 

Delete

Deletes selections from the list of added files, folders, and projects.

 

Recursive

Indicates whether to include subfolders in the selection.

 

Input Folder

Lists the folder where the input files are located. Not available for edit.

 

File Name

If a folder is added, specifies the input file name, or file extension.

Task Properties

 

Task Name

Assigns a name to the task.

 

Frequency

Specifies how often to execute the task. Not available if the Immediately option is selected. Not available if the Immediately option is selected.

 

Time Out

Specifies the maximum time a task can run before it is terminated.

 

Immediately

When selected, runs a task immediately when you click OK. When you select Immediately, Frequency, Start Time, and Start Date are not available.

 

Start Time

Specifies a time to start the task. Not available if the Immediately option is selected.

 

Start Date

Specifies a date to start the task. Not available if the Immediately option is selected.

 

Log File

Specifies whether this task is logged. If the option is selected, specifies the log file folder name. Use the default name and location, or browse to a different existing folder. If a specified log file does not exist in the selected folder, it is created.

Overrides the log file specified in the Task Scheduler window in Settings Options Log File Options.

Add time stamp to log file

When selected,

  • A time stamp is added to the log file
  • A new log file is created each time you run a task.
  • If you schedule a task for a later time, The log file name is displayed in the Log File edit box. The report window shows a place holder without a hyperlink, as the log file is not created until you run the task.

When not selected, the behavior of the hyperlink remains unchanged.