Which Applications Support the Vault Add-in?
Autodesk Vault can be used as an add-in with several applications, allowing you to manage your data throughout the lifecycle of the design process.
Autodesk Products
Microsoft Products
The Autodesk Vault Add-in is also available for certain Microsoft Products.
Microsoft Products |
Vault Basic 2026 |
Vault Professional 2026 |
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Excel |
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Outlook |
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PowerPoint |
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Word |
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Microsoft Office Add-in Install Information
The following versions of Microsoft Office applications are supported with Vault 2026.
Microsoft Products |
Microsoft Office Versions |
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Microsoft Word | 2016, 2019 (32 and 64 bit) | |
Microsoft Excel | 2016, 2019 (32 and 64 bit) | |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
2016, 2019 (32 and 64 bit) | |
The Autodesk Vault 2026 add-ins for Microsoft Office support the Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 desktop versions offered by Microsoft Office 365.
The initial Vault licensing dialog from the Microsoft Office or Outlook add-in may appear behind the Microsoft Office application. To bring it to the front, select the Specify Network License dialog from the Windows Taskbar.
For best results, Autodesk recommends installing all available updates and service packs for your version of Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Outlook Add-in Install Information
The following versions of Microsoft Outlook are supported with Vault 2026.
Microsoft Outlook Versions |
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2016, 2019 (32 and 64 bit) |
For important details on configuring and using the Outlook Add-in, refer to the following Vault Help topics:
Install Autodesk Vault Office Clients
Configure Email Conversation Settings for the Outlook Vault Add-in
Map Folders with the Outlook Vault Add-in
Microsoft Outlook Add-in Information
If you map a calendar folder to a Vault folder, when you accept or decline the request you may be notified that a mail item has been removed in Outlook, and that it should be removed from the Vault.
To improve system performance after installing the MSG iFilter, visit Enabling Content Indexing for MSG (Microsoft Outlook Email) format in Vault for information on setting up indexing options.
Support for Prior Vault Clients and Add-Ins
The Vault Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) supports the current and two releases back clients that match the Vault edition of ADMS.
The Vault ADMS supports the the current and two releases back Add-Ins. You need to install the previous version of Vault Client to use the previous version add-in.
It is not recommended that you administer Vault Settings or Global Settings using a client of a prior release version. Administration of Vault Settings and Global Settings should be done using an ADMS Console or Vault client of the same release as the target Vault server.
New functionality available in Vault 2026 is not available in prior releases of Vault clients and Add-Ins.
Some functionality in a Vault 2026 client may not work when only an older version of the CAD application is installed or if an older version of the CAD application was last run. Installing and running the 2026 version of the CAD application and/or 2026 components (e.g., Inventor View, Trueview, etc.) and retrying the operation may resolve the issue.