Factory Asset Options - Reference
Some assets are located on the factory cloud server. Cloud assets are downloaded on demand and deposited in the Local Cloud asset library on disk. You can specify alternate locations for cloud-based assets.
| Access: |  Application menu > Options > Factory Assets tab |
Cloud-based Assets
The following properties specify access to cloud-based assets.
| Enable Cloud-based assets | Enables the use of cloud-based assets through the Asset Browser. The Asset Browser displays an icon that shows the cloud-based asset enabled/disabled state. |
| Local Cloud asset library | Specifies the path to the local library of cloud assets. These are assets that have been downloaded from the factory cloud server. Use the Browse... button to modify the location where cloud assets are stored. |
| Proxy settings | 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. |
| Restore Defaults | Re-establishes the default path locations. |
User Assets
User-defined factory assets are authored in Inventor. Those assets can be stored in a Project Library folder. Specifying the location of the Inventor project file (.ipj) makes those library assets available in AutoCAD Factory.
Libraries
| Associate Inventor Project so that project libraries can be used in AutoCAD | Specify or browse to the Inventor project file that relates to your project libraries. The project name for the current drawing is also displayed. The project file library folders are displayed in the Asset Browser within the User Assets folder. |
| Set Inventor's active project before syncing | When synching AutoCAD to Inventor, the DWG file's associated project file is used to set the current project file in Inventor. Off by default, this option allows you to set Inventor's active project before syncing. |
Snap to Connector
Controls whether connectors are displayed and active on assets during placement. The minimum snapping distance between connectors is also specified here.
| Snap to Connector during placement and repositioning | When active, this check box setting snaps to connection points that have been defined in assets. It is active by default. Tip: This setting can also be activated or deactivated by clicking Connectors Enabled
 or Connectors Disabled  on the AutoCAD Factory ribbon. You can also toggle this setting on/off from the command line using the FACT_CSNAP command. |
| Connector snap Tolerance (in Pixels) | The Connector snap Tolerance value defines the distance between two connectors to enable snapping. By default this value is set to 20 pixels. |