Quick Poll: IV dwg / ACAD dwg to use slightly different icons?

[djohnson1976]

The Inventor users often complain that they want to be able to tell the difference visually between .dwg files created in Inventor and .dwg files created in AutoCAD. This has caused many of the Inventor users to want to return to using .idw instead of .dwg format. The concept of DWG TrueConnect is great, but they would like to be able to see "their stuff" easily without weeding through dozens of drawings.

So here is the poll:

Would you like to see slightly different icons that would indicate whether the file is an Inventor .dwg or AutoCAD .dwg so that their origin of creation is known at first glance?

Yes or No?

[Anonymous]

I think that would be a great wish.

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[Anonymous]

Yes, but I actually have no intention of using the
Inventor DWG format.

Mike

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<djohnson1976> wrote in message
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The
Inventor users often complain that they want to be able to tell the difference
visually between .dwg files created in Inventor and .dwg files created in
AutoCAD. This has caused many of the Inventor users to want to return to using
.idw instead of .dwg format. The concept of DWG TrueConnect is great, but they
would like to be able to see "their stuff" easily without weeding through
dozens of drawings. So here is the poll: Would you like to see slightly
different icons that would indicate whether the file is an Inventor .dwg or
AutoCAD .dwg so that their origin of creation is known at first glance? Yes or
No?

[CrAzY-MiKe]

I agree. The Inventor drawings already have a different extension (.idw), so I think they should have a slightly different icon as well.

C-M ^¿^

[Anonymous]

Don't use DWG only IDW's, but it would be nice to
have a different icon, even if the color is different. The new short-cuts for
ADSK products on the desk-top it's easy to pic the blue "I" for Autodesk
Impression3 verses the golden "I" for Autodesk Inventor.

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The
Inventor users often complain that they want to be able to tell the difference
visually between .dwg files created in Inventor and .dwg files created in
AutoCAD. This has caused many of the Inventor users to want to return to using
.idw instead of .dwg format. The concept of DWG TrueConnect is great, but they
would like to be able to see "their stuff" easily without weeding through
dozens of drawings. So here is the poll: Would you like to see slightly
different icons that would indicate whether the file is an Inventor .dwg or
AutoCAD .dwg so that their origin of creation is known at first glance? Yes or
No?

[Anonymous]

It's not a bad idea; however, the Windows OS
makes this impossible.  Files with the same extension will always have the
same icon.

brian r.
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[mcgyvr]

I suggest simply removing Autocad dwg files from the "Autodesk Inventor Files" files of type selection set for the open,etc... dialog boxes. I really, really can't stand it how all ACAD dwg files show up anytime I want to open a file. I barely use Autocad anymore but am forced to see the thousands I still have on the server anytime I'm using Inventor. There is already an Autocad DWG Files selection set available in the dropdown list.

[cadsupport]

That's what I'm looking for right now.

We will use AutoCAD and Inventor in parallel. Double clicking a dwg will open it with the correct application.

I would be great if there was a possibility to have different icons (also in Vault, but I think it uses the windows explorer icons from the client machine anyways).