Update files or projects

  1. In the Autodesk Inventor Task Scheduler window, click Update Design .

    The information in the task list switches to show any update design tasks that you saved previously.

  2. In the Autodesk Inventor Task Scheduler window, right-click, and select Create Task Update Design.
  3. In the Update Design dialog box, Task pane, click Add Project to specify an Autodesk Inventor Project if applicable.

    or

    To specify the files and folders to include in the task, click Add Files or Add Folder.

    If you select Add Folder, to include subfolders, click the corresponding level of the Recursive column.

    If necessary, repeat the steps to add more files and folders.

  4. In the Task Properties box, enter a task name and a time-out threshold.
  5. Specify a schedule, or select Immediately.
  6. In Log File, leave the checkbox selected for the default, or
    • To overwrite the default, enter an existing folder and a file name. If the log file does not exist, it is created.
    • To find and select an existing file, click Browse.
    • To specify no log file, clear the checkbox.
  7. Click Options.

    In the Update Design Options dialog box, set the options to apply to all files in the task. If you do not set the options, a default set of options is used, including:

    • Total Rebuild is turned Off. To take advantage of new functionality or performance enhancements, set to On.
    • Skip Migrated Files is turned Off.

    Click OK.

  8. In the Update Design dialog box, click OK.

If it is the first task you create during the current session, the Authentication dialog box displays. Enter your Microsoft Windows log in name and password.

If you select Immediately, the task starts as soon as you click OK.

The task displays in the task list. You can close the Autodesk Inventor Task Scheduler window. The task runs as scheduled.