Configure Content Center Libraries

Content Center libraries must be configured in the Autodesk Inventor project to be available in Content Center.

1. Click Manage Projects.
2. On the Projects dialog box, click Configure Content Center Libraries.
3. On the Configure Libraries dialog box, make the appropriate changes in the configuration:
   • To add a library to the configuration, select the option In Use for the library.
   • To remove a library from the configuration, clear the check box for In Use.
   • To migrate or synchronize out-of-date user libraries, click Update Tool.

     Out-of-date libraries are marked with an icon:

     Migration needed

     Marks a library that contains data from a previous version of Autodesk Inventor. The library cannot be used in Content Center until it is migrated.

     Synchronization needed

     Marks a library that contains families with a link to parent families and some of the parent families were changed. You can use the library but instanced members of parent families and copied families can differ.

     Tip: After you synchronize the library, use the Refresh Standard Components command to refresh all instanced members of copied families that were edited on synchronization.

   • To create a Desktop Content library, click Create Library.
   • To transfer a library from Desktop Content to the server or from the server to Desktop Content, click Transfer Library.
   • To copy a Desktop Content library from an external folder, locate the library and copy it as a file to your Desktop Content folder. The library appears in the Libraries list of the Configure Libraries dialog box, and you can add it to the configuration.
   • To delete a library from Desktop Content, click Delete Library.
4. Click OK to close the Configure Library dialog box.
5. If appropriate, change the storage location where standard components are saved. On the Projects dialog box, right-click the Content Center Files entry, and select a new location of the Content Center Files folder.
   Note: The Default Content Center Files folder is set in the Application Options dialog box.
6. Click Save and Done in the Projects dialog box.

Note: If you store Content Center libraries on a Vault server, only libraries from the corresponding library partition display in the Configure Libraries dialog box. Use the server console to configure Content Center libraries on the server.

Tip: The Configure Libraries dialog box displays the current Access Option (Desktop Content or Autodesk Vault Server) and location of libraries. Use the Content Center tab of the Application Options dialog box to change the library access option or storage location.