To Share a View from Inventor

What's New: 2027.2

Learn how to share a visual representation of a design or model online.

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To Share a View

1. Open the file you want to share a view of.

2. Access one of the following:

   • Select File Share Share View.

   Or

   • On the ribbon, Collaborate tab Share panel Shared Views. Click New Shared View.

3. In the Create a Shared View dialog box, specify options:

   • Hide Component Names. When selected, component names are hidden in Autodesk Viewer. When cleared, component names are included in the shared view.
   • Hide Part Properties. When selected, part properties are hidden in Autodesk Viewer. When cleared, part properties are included in the shared view.
   • Hide Annotations. When selected, 3D annotations are hidden in Autodesk Viewer. When cleared, annotations are included in the shared view.
   • Export Active View Only. When selected, only the active design view is exported. When cleared, all design views are exported.

4. Select Share to upload a visual representation of the file in Autodesk Viewer.

   A pop-up window provides the link to the shared view in Autodesk Viewer. This makes it easy for you to send the link to your collaborators .

Supported File Types and Environments

You can share views for these file types and in these environments:

Supported File Types

• .IPT (part files)

• .IAM (assembly files)

• .IDW/.DWG (drawing files)

  Note: Use AutoCAD to create a shared view of a .dwg file that contains external references.

Supported Environments

• Part
• Assembly
• Drawing
• Sheet Metal