Inventor ETO Studio Templates Settings reference

These settings help to debug an Intent application, in the appropriate environment.

Access

Right-click a project, and select Properties. The Properties page displays custom settings for Inventor ETO Studio projects.

Of the complete list of settings that follow, only the settings that are appropriate for the type of project and values you select display.

Host Target

Inventor or Custom, depending on the type of Project template. You cannot change this value, which is set when you create the project.

Debugger Type

Options available depend on your Host Target.

• Inventor: Inventor, InventorOEM, Server, External
• Custom: Server, External

  Inventor

  Use Inventor Standard, or Professional as the debug environment.

  Inventor OEM

  Use Inventor OEM as the debug environment. Inventor OEM installs with Inventor ETO.

  Server

  Uses a development version of Inventor ETO Server. Requires that Inventor ETO Server is installed. When you debug with the Server option, you can bring up the server window with a Task Bar item. Inventor ETO Studio communicates with your application using the same interfaces that the full server product uses.

  External

  Uses an external program to launch as the debugger. Does not enable any of the tool windows (Model Browser, Console, and so on) which connect to an Intent Host.

Root Design

Sets the Intent Model root, when starting with Debugger Type of Server. Model File (for Custom Host) or Assembly File (for Inventor Host) can overwrite this value.

Model File

Sets the Intent Model when starting with Host Target of Custom and Debugger Type of Server. Represents a fully qualified Intent Model file.

Assembly File

Sets the root assembly when starting with Host Target of Custom and Debugger Type of Inventor, or Inventor OEM, when the specified assembly file is a valid Intent assembly, and is relevant to the loaded project.

Evaluate Expression

Specifies an Intent expression to evaluate when the application starts. Available when Host Target is Custom, and Debugger Type is Server. The output displays in Inventor ETO Studio output window, in Startup Options.

Start Program

Specifies your own program to start when debugging. Available only when Debugger Type is External.

Command Line Arguments

Specifies the arguments passed to the Start Program. Available only when Debugger Type is External.

Working Directory

The working folder to use for Start Program. Available only when Debugger Type is External.