Migration FAQ's

Question: When migrating from R2008, do you need to migrate to intermediate releases?

Yes and no. Consider the various factors: Autodesk Inventor is only supported and tested 3 releases back.

Other factors can increase the risk when:

Older releases did not have style libraries. Styles were stored in the files themselves.
Older releases stored View Reps in private IDV.
Older releases used Access database to store Content Center files.

Question: Do I need to set the "Prompt to save for migration" option on in Application Options dialog?

Only when you want to migrate all files immediately and want to have a dialog prompt you to save files.
If you do not need to migrate all files immediately, do not check this option in the Application options.
- This is important for Vault and Data Management solutions in general to avoid unnecessary revisions.
- This option is ignored and does not lead to file being made dirty when "Prompt to save for migration" application option is unchecked (default setting).
More information in here.

Question: Will my sheet metal bend tables survive when I migrate my parts from R2009 to releases R2014 and after?

Inventor 2009 introduced a new sheet metal style library ─Bend tables and K-factor unfold methods of pre-R2009 parts migrate transparently
You do not need to migrate the Flat Pattern to take advantage of new features such as editing flat pattern, cosmetic centerlines, bend order annotation etc.

Note: deleting and recreating the flat has a negative impact on existing drawing views.