To Start Autodesk Inventor View

From the Windows Start Menu or Windows Explorer

You can view an Inventor file using Inventor View in the following ways:

• On the Windows Start menu, click Programs Autodesk Autodesk Inventor {release number} Inventor View.
• In Microsoft Windows Explorer, right-click an IAM (not available in Inventor LT), IDW, or IPT file, and click Select Open With Inventor View.

From the Windows Command Line

1. On the Windows Start menu, click Run. In Microsoft Windows, enter CMD, and navigate to the location of Inventor View (C:\Program Files [(x86)]\Autodesk\Inventor {release number}\Bin). Enter InventorView.exe, plus one of the following commands, and then click Enter.
2. Use any of the following commands:
   • /Project Sets the project file. For example, entering C:\Program Files [(x86)] Autodesk\Inventor {release number}\Bin\InventorView.exe /Project:C:\VaultTesting\KAV\E\Assembly\Assembly1.iam in the command prompt opens the specified .iam file.
   • /IPJ Sets the project file. For example, typing C:\Program Files [(x86)]\Autodesk\Inventor {release number}\Bin\InventorView.exe /Project:C:\VaultTesting\KAV\E\Brian.ipj in the command prompt opens the specified .ipj file.
   • /S Sets the project file for the current session only. The original project is restored when InventorView exits.
   • /Session Sets the project file for the current session only. The original project is restored when InventorView exits.
   • /? or /H or /Help Opens this Help topic.