Solved: Change location of the Import folder

divingdoug · ‎03-06-2013

Trying to make it where I wouldn't have to deal with the idiosyncrasies of the Project file, I created a default project that was rooted to my top level network drive.

All was fine until I did some importing from other formats. All of the sudden there was a new top level network folder called imports.

Ok, bitch session aside on the uselessness of project files, is there an entry in the project file details where I can change the location of this folder?

In SW, I was accustomed to importing a file and then saving it where I was going to use it, not in some convoluted folder structure that had no relation to my active working location.

I mean, why on earth would I want a separate folder for every little part I import?

Curtis_Waguespack · ‎03-06-2013

Hi divingdoug,

The only controls for this reside in the Import Options. To access these options first select the file you want to import and then click the Options button, you'll see the save options at the top of the dialog box.

Note that if you access the Import tool via the Manage tab > Import button, you won't get all of the options. So it's best to do this by using the Open button.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

>>> Migrate Inventor Add-ins to 2025 .Net ( from .Net Framework) <<<

Forum links: Inventor iLogic , API and Customization Forum | Inventor Ideas Forum | General Inventor Forum

divingdoug · ‎03-06-2013

Just a note, you have to uncheck the "Save Components during Load" feature AND the Translation "Save to Disk" feature to make IV NOT create the import folder.

I read somewhere else that this may have to be done for every file type. Time will tell.

There should be configuration files to set defaults for these types of settings