Create GOST (ESKD) drawings

The ESKD drawing templates and Annotate (ESKD) tab on the ribbon are used together to create GOST-compliant drawings in Inventor.

Load the ESKD Support add-in to display the Annotate (ESKD) tab on the ribbon.

From within the application:

1. Open Autodesk Inventor or Autodesk Inventor Professional.
2. On the ribbon, click Tools tab Options panel Add-Ins .
3. In the Add-In Manager dialog box, double-click the ESKD Support in the list to switch between Loaded and Unloaded or between Startup/Loaded and Startup/Unloaded.
4. Click OK.

From the Start menu:

1. From the Windows Start menu, select Programs Autodesk Autodesk Inventor [version] Tools Add-In Manager.
2. In the Add-In Manager dialog box, double-click the ESKD Support in the list to switch between Loaded and Unloaded or between Startup/Loaded and Startup/Unloaded.
3. Click OK.

Note: Using this method, always restart the application for your changes to take effect.

Create a drawing based on the GOST (ESKD) template

1. Click New.
2. In the Create New File dialog box, click Metric from the Templates list.
3. Select the GOST.idw, or GOST.dwg template in the list of templates on the right.
4. Click Create to open a new drawing based on the selected template.