Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard

Copies drawing resources from a source drawing to a target drawing.

Use the Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard to:

About iLogic and Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard

If there is an iLogic event trigger set for Before Save Document in the target file, the Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard will attempt to execute the rule in the last save step which stops the transfer operation. To avoid this, do one of the following in Inventor before you start:
  • Go to ToolsAdd-Ins and disable Load Automatically for the iLogic add-in.
  • Go to ToolsOptionsiLogic Configuration, click Security Options, and set Event triggers to: None - all events disabled.
Access
With Autodesk Inventor closed, click Start Programs Autodesk Autodesk Inventor [version] Tools Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard.
Welcome page
Describes the Drawing Resource Transfer Wizard processes.
Select Source Drawing and Resources page
Selects the source drawing, displays a preview image, and lists drawing resources.
Source Drawing
Selects files to process in a detailed view.
Preview
If available, displays a thumbnail view of the source drawing.
Source Resource
Displays the drawing resources hierarchy.
Select Target Drawings page
Specifies the target drawing or multiple drawings. Navigate to the appropriate folder.
Add drawings
Opens the Select Target Drawings so you can browse to the desired folder to select one or more target drawings.

A target drawing can be listed only once. Click the File or Path column name to sort files.

Skipped Files
Dialog box opens if a target file:
  • Is the same as the source drawing.
  • Is already listed.
  • Is read-only.
  • Has not been migrated to the current version of Autodesk Inventor.
Next
Progresses to the next page when one or more target drawings are specified.
Select Option page
Specifies how to handle drawing resources in the target file that have the same name as drawing resources in the source file.
Yes
Replaces drawing resources in the target file with the same name as resources in the source file.
No
Gives a unique name to target drawing resources that have the same name as in the source file. The copied resource is named Copy of ResourceName. The target drawing version retains its original name.
Begin the Batch Processing page
Shows progress of transferred selected borders, title blocks, and sketch symbols.
Start
Begins processing of selected files.
Pause
Temporarily halts transferring resources.
Cancel
Halts processing.

A log file displays results of the processing.