To Find Where a File Is Used

Searches for and reports the locations where a specified file is used.

1. Open Design Assistant, either within Inventor or in Microsoft Windows Explorer.

2. Select Tools Find Where Used .

3. In the dialog box, specify the files to find.

   If you enter a name, do not enter the path. The search returns only references that match the path.

4. In Look In, specify one or more search paths to search.

5. Check the filter options to specify which file types to search for.

6. Click Search Now.

   • You can save the search results to a text file and view them using a text editor.
   • If you opened Design Assistant from Microsoft Windows Explorer, you can right-click any file in the list and select Design Assistant. A Design Assistant session opens for the selected file.