General Enhancements (What's New in 2025.2)
Check out the enhancements that span all Inventor environments.
Quick Color Scheme and Background Change
In the part, assembly, and presentation environments, you can now temporarily override the color scheme and background color. Go to the View tab, expand Appearance, and select the desired color scheme and background color type.
Support Display Separate Colors in Express mode
In Express Mode, you can now use Display Separate Colors without needing to load the full assembly. Note that only the For Each Top-Level Component and For Each Part options are supported. The other two options still require loading the Load Full option.
Display Separate Colors for Meshed Parts
Display Separate Colors functionality is now available for meshed parts.
Visually Differentiate Between Transparent and Inactive Components in the Canvas
Transparent components now render with edges by default, making them visually distinct from inactive components when viewed in the canvas. The visual style for both inactive and transparent components can be customized independently on the Display tab of the Application Options. Specify the options in the Inactive and Background Component Appearance and Transparent Component Appearance areas of the dialog.
Additional controls for rendering edges of transparent and inactive components are now available. These include options for following edge visibility with different visual styles and using the normal edge color rather than just a fixed one.
For more information see Display Tab Reference (Application Options).
Access to Templates Location
Access to templates files in now easier using the Create New File dialog. The following two options are added to the top right corner:
- Copy Path: Copies the path of the selected file to the clipboard.
- Open Location File Explorer to the specified path. This path is always set according to the settings in Application Options > File tab > Default templates.
Update Home Vault Status
Inventor Home now automatically updates the status of any Vault file (foe example, file is checked in/out, local file is modified, etc.). Previously, a manual refresh was required to display the most recent status.
Updates to Style Library Manager List Controls
In the Style Library Manager, styles with long names now have a horizontal scroll bar for ease of readability.Additionally, tooltips have been added to all styles.
For more information about Style Library Manager see Style Library Manager Reference.