Resolve Link Reference

Provides a method to specify the current location of a file that is not found automatically when you open an Autodesk Inventor assembly.

Access

The Resolve Link dialog box opens when the automatic search for a referenced file fails when the referencing file is opened. The automatic search fails to find a file if:

Paths to referenced files are not specified in the active project.
The referenced file or a folder that contained it was renamed, moved, or deleted, and no longer exists within any of the storage locations defined by the active project.
The file was moved from one library to another.
The file was moved from one subfolder to another within a storage location or a library.
The file was moved from one subfolder to another within a storage location.

Look in

Displays the active path. To change the path, click the arrow and navigate to the desired folder.

Locations

Shows each file location and its subfolders defined in the project. Click a file location to make it active. The contents of the location are listed in the main window of the dialog box. Click a file to see a preview.

File name

The name of the file that is being referenced, or the file name selected in the main window of the dialog box.

File of type

Filters the file list of files to include only files of a specific type. Click the arrow to display the list, and then click to select a file type.

Open

Opens the selected file.

Find

Opens the Find dialog box so that you can define searches to find files.

Skip

Discontinues search for the specified file. The assembly, drawing, or presentation opens without the referenced file.

A skipped file is marked with a red question mark in the assembly browser and is not shown in the graphic window. You can select an unresolved file and delete it or replace it.

Note: You cannot create a drawing view or assembly presentation or open a drawing or presentation of an assembly with skipped components.

Skip All

Discontinues search for all files with unresolved links. The assembly opens without the referenced components.

Unresolved Reference

Filename

The name of the referenced component file that is not found.

Subfolder Path

The subfolder where files are being searched, relative to each storage location defined in the active project.

Library

The name of the library from which the searched component is referenced. Available only if the missing component is referenced from a library.

File containing the reference

The name of the file that is being opened and that contains the component reference that is not found.

Found in Library

The name of the library where the source file is found. Available only if the source file is a library.

Cancel

Ends the top level Open operation.

Search for other unresolved references using the following rule.

Check to activate the search for other unresolved references using the information you enter in the Substitution Rule section. Remove the check mark if you do not want to search for other unresolved references using the information you enter.

Substitution Rule

Use this section when you can enter path information to locate missing components.

Leading portion of the Referenced relative Path to replace

The portion of the existing referenced relative path to replace to find the missing referenced component.

Replacement Path

Enter the path to a location where the missing referenced component can be found.

Replacement Library

Enter the name of the library where the missing referenced library component can be found. Available only if the missing component is referenced from a library.