Set Factory Options

The Factory Options dialog box lets you choose to display a preview of a DWG overlay and toggle on or off the visibility of any drawing layers in the overlay. It also specifies the template file to be used for new factory layouts, as well as the template files to be used when modeling a part or assembly intended for asset authoring, and 2D drawing creation. Using this dialog box, you can also control the snap settings when connecting one asset to another, or when placing an asset on the factory floor, a 2D sketch or drawing overlay, a trail line, or a single point in a point cloud. The text font, height, and placement settings for asset tags and descriptors are also controlled using this dialog box.

Access:	Ribbon: Factory tab Options panel Factory Options
Access:	Ribbon: Get Started tab Factory Launch panel Factory Options

DWG settings

Controls the drawing preview and layer visibility of a DWG overlay.

Show Layer Settings dialog on placement	Check this box to display the Layer Settings dialog box listing all defined drawing layers when opening a DWG overlay. Layer visibility can be toggled on or off as required. This option is disabled by default.
Show DWG preview in Layer Settings dialog	Check this box to display a preview of the DWG overlay in the Layer Settings dialog box. The preview updates as layer visibility is toggled on or off. The black and white buttons at the upper right of the dialog box let you switch between a black background or a white background. This option is disabled by default. Note: When Show Layer Settings dialog on placement is disabled, the Show Dwg preview in Layer Settings dialog option is not applicable.
Infer Connectors	When active (the default), this setting attempts to create connectors between 3D assets that are auto-placed on DWG overlays containing 2D assets. The connection occurs when the 3D assets lie within a small distance tolerance from one another.
Enable Custom Color	This setting lets you disable as well as specify a color to be assigned to components that are non-standard (i.e., custom) created during asset chain population in Inventor. This option is active and set to the color red, by default.

Template files

Specifies the template files to be used for new factory layouts, part and assembly assets, and AutoCAD DWG creation.

Default Layout Template	Specifies the StandardFactoryLayout.iam template file to be used for all new factory layouts. Click the Browse button to navigate to an alternative folder location if you wish to specify a different template file.
Default Part Asset Template	Specifies the Standard.ipt template file to be used when creating a part model intended for asset authoring and publishing. Click the Browse button to navigate to an alternative folder location if you wish to specify a different template file.
Default Assembly Asset Template	Specifies the Standard.iam template file to be used when creating an assembly intended for asset authoring and publishing. Click the Browse button to navigate to an alternative folder location if you wish to specify a different template file.
Default DWG Template	Specifies the AutoCAD template file to be used when Invoking the Sync AutoCAD and Publish/Update DWG commands. The default setting automatically selects the proper template based on the system of units in use. Activate the User defined template option button and click the Browse button to navigate to an alternative folder location if you wish to specify a different template file.

Snap settings

Controls the snap settings for component placement in the layout. Any Snap-to settings enabled or disabled in this dialog box are reflected in the Snap Types drop-down menu on the Options panel of the Factory tab.

Enable	Active by default, this check box enables snapping. If this option is unchecked, all Snap Type options are disabled.
Snap to Floor	Active by default, this option enables a factory asset to snap to a selected location on the factory floor.
Snap to Grid	Activate this check box to enable the ability to snap to the floor grid. When active, enter a Grid Snap Tolerance value from 1 through 50 to specify that a snap occurs when closer than the specified distance in screen pixels. This option is disabled by default.
Snap to Connector	Activate this check box to enable the ability to snap to connectors on other components. When active, enter a Connector Snap Tolerance value from 1 through 50 to specify that a snap occurs when closer than the specified distance. This option is enabled by default. Also enter a Connector Snap Preview Tolerance value from 1 through 100 to determine the distance at which a preview snap line appears.
Snap to Trail Line	Activate this check box to enable snapping to an asset trail line. This option is enabled by default. Enter a Trail Line Snap Tolerance value from 1 through 50 to specify that a snap occurs when closer than the specified distance in screen pixels.
Snap to Sketch	Activate this check box to enable snapping to a sketch object on a 2D sketch. This option is disabled by default. Enter an Inventor Geometry Snap Tolerance value from 1 through 10 to specify that a snap occurs when closer than the specified distance in screen pixels.
Snap to Surface	Activate this check box to enable the placement of an asset on the surface of another asset. This option is disabled by default. Enter an Inventor Geometry Snap Tolerance value from 1 through 10 to specify that a snap occurs when closer than the specified distance in screen pixels.
Snap to Vertex or Edge	Activate this check box to enable snapping an asset to the vertex or edge of another asset. This option is disabled by default. Enter an Inventor Geometry Snap Tolerance value from 1 through 10 to specify that a snap occurs when closer than the specified distance in screen pixels.
Snap to DWG Overlay	Activate this check box to enable snapping to a drawing entity on a 2D DWG overlay. This option is enabled by default. Enter an Inventor Geometry Snap Tolerance value from 1 through 10 to specify that a snap occurs when closer than the specified distance in screen pixels.
Snap to Point Cloud	Activate this check box to enable snapping an asset to a selected point in a point cloud. This option is disabled by default. Enter an Inventor Geometry Snap Tolerance value from 1 through 10 to specify that a snap occurs when closer than the specified distance in screen pixels.
Snap Preview Color	Select a color from the drop-down menu to change the color of the snap preview line that appears when snapping.

Assets settings

Enables access to Cloud-based assets, specifies the folders for their storage, and offers the option to automatically start the Reposition command after asset or model placement.

Enable Cloud-based assets	Active by default, this check box enables the downloading and placement of cloud-based assets in the factory layout.
Local Cloud asset library	Specifies the location of the FactoryCloudLibrary folder which is used to store downloaded cloud-based assets. Click the Browse button if you wish to specify a different location for this folder. Click the Clear Folder button to clear the contents of the FactoryCloudLibrary folder.
Disable automatic proxy detection	Automatic proxy detection is a setting that is controlled by the LAN Settings in Internet Explorer's Internet Options. Activate this check box to override the LAN setting and improve performance when downloading cloud-based assets.
Start Reposition command after placing component	Active by default, this check box invokes the Reposition command directly after placing an asset, or inserting a model, into a factory layout. You can then immediately make minor adjustments to the asset's XYZ placement and angle.

Asset Builder settings

Provides options for publishing a 2D DWG and importing 3D DWG solids.

Publish 2D Asset	Active by default, this check box enables the creation and publishing of a 2D drawing in DWG format when creating and publishing an asset using the Asset Builder commands. The drawing can then be used as a 2D asset and appears in the User Assets folder in the AutoCAD Factory Asset Browser.
Import multi-solid DWG	The Create Asset command provides the option to import DWG solids. When more than one solid object exists in a DWG file, you have the option to import the objects as an assembly, or as a multi-body part.
As an Assembly	Imports multiple solids in a DWG file as an Inventor assembly (.iam). This is the default setting.
As a multi-body Part	Imports multiple solids in a DWG file as an Inventor part (.ipt).

Annotations settings

Specifies the text font and height to be used for asset tags and descriptors after syncing a 3D layout to AutoCAD Factory. This dialog also provides options for positioning descriptors and asset tags.

Note: The settings made here are synced, and therefore duplicated, in AutoCAD Factory when AutoCAD is restarted. Those identical settings can be found on the Factory Annotations tab in the AutoCAD Options dialog box