Copy Design in Inventor

Copy Design creates new design objects by copying existing files in Inventor.

You can launch the Copy Design application from the following locations:

• The Vault browser.
• The Show Details pane in Inventor.

Once the files are copied, you can open the files directly in Inventor.

Copy Design in the Vault Browser

1. In Inventor, right click a file in the Vault browser and click Copy Design.
   

   The Copy Design dialog opens.

2. Right click the file and select the Copy To command to copy the selected files from the main grid to a specified location. Hold the Ctrl key to select multiple files at once.
3. On the Select Vault Location dialog, locate the destination folder.
4. Select a folder and click New Folder to create a sub-folder, if needed.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Execute Copy to save the files to the selected location. Copies of the selected files are placed in the destination folder when the copy operation completes.
7. Right-click the file and select the Open command to open the copied file directly in the Inventor.

Copy Design in the Show Details Pane

1. In Inventor, right click a file in the Vault browser and click Show Details.
2. In the Show Details dialog, select the Uses or Where Used tab.
   

3. Right click the file and select Copy Design. The Copy Design dialog opens.
4. In the Copy Design dialog, right click the file to select the Copy To command to copy the selected files from the main grid to a specified location. Hold the Ctrl key to select multiple files at once.
5. On the Select Vault Location dialog, locate the destination folder.
6. Select a folder and click New Folder to create a sub-folder, if needed.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Execute Copy to save the files to the selected location. Copies of the selected files are placed in the destination folder when the copy operation completes.
9. Right click the file and select the Open command to open the copied file directly in the Inventor.

See Copy Design Interface for more information.