Check In Inventor Files for the First Time with the Inventor Vault Add-in

Any type of design data can be stored in a vault including documents, spreadsheets, model files, and so on.

Non-Autodesk Inventor files are added to the vault using Autodesk Vault. Autodesk Inventor files, however, must be added to the vault using the Vault add-in for Autodesk Inventor to maintain the relationships between the Autodesk Inventor model files. Files that are not vaulted are indicated by a question mark icon in the vault browser in Autodesk Inventor. Entire Autodesk Inventor projects can be added at once using Add Project.

Note: You must be assigned the role of either Editor or Administrator to perform this action. Contact your vault administrator to verify your role.
Important: Before adding Autodesk Inventor files to the vault:

Check In Autodesk Inventor Files to the vault:

  1. From the Autodesk Inventor browser bar, select Vault. The Vault browser is displayed.
  2. Select the file that you want to check in. You can also select multiple files by pressing the Control or Shift keys.
  3. Right-click the selection, and then select Check In. The Check In dialog box is displayed. Only the files that can be checked in to the vault are listed.
  4. If necessary, select Keep files checked out to have the local files remain available for editing as soon as they are added to the vault
  5. If you want to add parents or children of the selected files, click Settings. You can also specify whether or not .dwf files are automatically created and attached to the files.
  6. Enter a comment describing the files being added to the vault.
  7. Click OK.
Note: If an exact copy of the file already exists elsewhere in the vault, you are warned that the files will be duplicated. Click OK to proceed with adding the duplicate files or click Cancel to close the dialog box and not add the files to the vault. If you intend for the files to be used across multiple projects, either add the files to an existing library or add the path of the files to the library paths listed in the project file.

When the Autodesk Inventor files are added to the vault, all the relationships are recorded as well. The status of each file is indicated by the icon next to the file name in the vault browser.

Parent page: Adding Files to a Vault with the Inventor Vault Add-in