https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bug-inventor-2018-save-stp-tries-to-replace-file-that-doesn-t/m-p/7708650#M245545 <P>Inventor 2018 Save Bug</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"><SPAN style="color: #808000;">kelly.young</SPAN>&nbsp;has edited your subject line for clarity:<EM>&nbsp;Inventor 2018 Save Bug</EM></FONT></P> Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:38:55 GMT Anonymous 2018-01-22T23:38:55Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bug-inventor-2018-save-stp-tries-to-replace-file-that-doesn-t/m-p/7708650#M245545 <P>Inventor 2018 Save Bug</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"><SPAN style="color: #808000;">kelly.young</SPAN>&nbsp;has edited your subject line for clarity:<EM>&nbsp;Inventor 2018 Save Bug</EM></FONT></P> Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:38:55 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bug-inventor-2018-save-stp-tries-to-replace-file-that-doesn-t/m-p/7708650#M245545 Anonymous 2018-01-22T23:38:55Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bug-inventor-2018-save-stp-tries-to-replace-file-that-doesn-t/m-p/7710134#M245546 <P><A href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/saving-a-step-file-overwrites-local-components-automatically/td-p/7008733" target="_blank">https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/saving-a-step-file-overwrites-local-components-automatically/td-p/7008733</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:39:15 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bug-inventor-2018-save-stp-tries-to-replace-file-that-doesn-t/m-p/7710134#M245546 mcgyvr 2018-01-22T23:39:15Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bug-inventor-2018-save-stp-tries-to-replace-file-that-doesn-t/m-p/7710189#M245547 <P>***8nevermind, I just saw this is for a stp file..my bad.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Ignore my post</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Capture.PNG" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/453129iFB87234093F72F58/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Capture.PNG" alt="Capture.PNG" /></span>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:39:28 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bug-inventor-2018-save-stp-tries-to-replace-file-that-doesn-t/m-p/7710189#M245547 Anonymous 2018-01-22T23:39:28Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bug-inventor-2018-save-stp-tries-to-replace-file-that-doesn-t/m-p/7711068#M245548 <P>Hello&nbsp;@Anonymous&nbsp;I see that you are visiting as a new member to the Inventor Forum.<BR /><SPAN style="color: #808000;">Welcome to the Autodesk Community!</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>To clarify the great link supplied by&nbsp;<a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/74757">@mcgyvr</a>&nbsp;here is the AKN article referencing the issue it seems you are having:</P> <P><A href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Inventor-2018-is-saving-a-STEP-file-overwrites-local-components-automatically.html" target="_blank">Inventor 2018 is saving a STEP file overwrites local components automatically</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If you have more information or a&nbsp;<STRONG><A href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast" target="_blank"><U>screencast</U></A></STRONG> to clarify that would be helpful.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="color: #808000;">Please select the <STRONG>Accept as Solution</STRONG> button if a post solves your issue or answers your question.</SPAN></P> Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:39:43 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bug-inventor-2018-save-stp-tries-to-replace-file-that-doesn-t/m-p/7711068#M245548 kelly.young 2018-01-22T23:39:43Z