Manage and configure libraries

Autodesk Inventor provides tools to manage libraries, configure libraries, and edit library content with varied functionalities:

Autodesk Server Console manages libraries stored on a Vault server. To access the tool, go to Start Programs Autodesk Autodesk Data Management Autodesk Data Management Server Console.
Autodesk Inventor project. To change the Project settings, click Manage . Project. Then click Configure Content Center Libraries on the bottom right corner.
Autodesk Inventor Application Options. To change the Content Center setting in Application Options, click Tools tab Options panel Application Options . Open the Content Center tab, and set the options.
Content Center Editor . To access the Content Center Editor, on the ribbon, click Manage tab Content Center panel Editor .

Tip: See also the Content Center chapter in the Help for more information.

When a tube and pipe style uses the conduit part or fittings in a library that is currently not available, you must configure the library before you can continue modifying this style and populating routes that use this style. For Tube & Pipe-specific libraries, you can manage them the same as you do with Inventor-specific libraries. For example, to reuse custom library parts that you published in earlier versions, you can import the appropriate library database files.

Libraries in the Content Center can only be from the current Autodesk Data Management (Autodesk Vault Basic) Server and need to be configured per project. You can create as many libraries as you need on the server, and attach them to appropriate projects accordingly. To configure libraries, you must have read/write permissions to the Content Center libraries. Otherwise, go to the administrative person to request permissions.

Note: For detailed information about the Content Center, refer to the Autodesk Inventor Help.

Create a new library on the Autodesk Data Management Server

Start the Autodesk Data Management Server Console.
Right-click Libraries in the Admin Tools browser and select Create Library. By default, the new library is attached to the server.

Attach a library

If the library has not been attached to the Autodesk Data Management Server, you must attach it first. Start the Autodesk Data Management Server Console, right-click Libraries in the Admin Tools browser, and then select Attach Library.
Start the Configure Content Center Libraries command and click Add Library

Edit read/write permission

Start the Autodesk Data Management Server Console.
Right-click a library in the Admin Tools browser, Libraries list, and select or clear the Read Only check mark.

Detach a library

Start the Configure Content Center Libraries command. Select one or multiple projects, and then click Remove Library
If you want to remove (not permanently delete) the library from the Autodesk Data Management Server, start the Autodesk Data Management Server Console. Right-click a library in the Admin Tools browser, Libraries list and select Detach.

Import a library

If the target library is a pair of .mdf and .ldf files, start the Autodesk Data Management Server Console. Right-click Libraries in the Admin Tools browser and select Import Library.
If the target library is .mdb file, start the Configure Content Center Libraries command. Click Import Library

Export a library

Start the Autodesk Data Management Server Console.
Right-click a library in the Admin Tools browser, Libraries list and select Export.

Delete a library permanently

Start the Configure Content Center Libraries command. Select one or multiple projects, and then click Remove Library
Start the Autodesk Data Management Server Console. Right-click a library in the Admin Tools browser, Libraries list and select Delete.

Retrieve the most current library data

Start the Configure Content Center Libraries command.
Select one or multiple libraries and click Update Library

Edit category properties and part families

Start the Content Center Editor command.
Use appropriate commands to make edits.