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Problem with Structural Shape Authoring in Inventor 2026

cad_competitor_int1 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:25:27 GMT

I am experiencing an issue when creating custom profiles for the Frame Generator (Structural Shape Authoring) in Autodesk Inventor.

In Inventor 2025, this process worked without any problems. However, after upgrading to Inventor 2026, I started encountering difficulties. I have already tried several solutions that I am aware of, but unfortunately without success.

I created the geometry as usual and defined the dimensions using parameters. When I then select the “Structural Shape Authoring” feature, no category appears to choose from, which I find very unusual.

Additionally, in the Content Center Editor, I added “Structural Shapes” to my own folder called “Template”. I also have write permissions for this folder, so that should not be the issue.

Despite these settings, no category is displayed during the authoring process, which prevents me from publishing the profile to the Content Center.

I would greatly appreciate any help in resolving this issue.

Thank you in advance.

Re: Problem with Structural Shape Authoring in Inventor 2026

SBix26 — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:29:53 GMT

Have you applied updates to Inventor 2026? The current latest version is 2026.2.1.

Sam B

Inventor Pro 2026.2.1 | Windows 11 Home 25H2

Re: Problem with Structural Shape Authoring in Inventor 2026

cad_competitor_int1 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:46:15 GMT

Yes, I have already installed the latest version. That was my thought as well, that it might be related to the version, so I updated it, but unfortunately without success.

Re: Problem with Structural Shape Authoring in Inventor 2026

Roman_Vesely — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:12:22 GMT

Hello cad_competitor_int1,

thank you for the detailed description and screenshots.

Based on what you shared, this behavior matches a known issue in Inventor 2026 where the Category field may appear empty in the Structural Shape Authoring dialog, even though the Content Center library is correctly configured.

You can find more information in the following article:
https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/The-Category-fields-are-missing-while-Authoring-the-Structural-Shape-in-Inventor-2026.html

Our development team is aware of this issue and is actively working on a fix, which is planned for a future update.

To help confirm whether this is the same scenario in your environment, could you please let us know:

Are you using multiple monitors?
If yes, does the behavior change if you move Inventor to your primary monitor or temporarily disconnect the secondary monitor?

As a temporary workaround, you can try:

Moving the Inventor window to the main display
Ensuring both monitors use the same display scaling (DPI)
Resetting the window layout

Please let us know the results.

Best regards,
Roman

Re: Problem with Structural Shape Authoring in Inventor 2026

lauri_barnhart — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:54:18 GMT

Hello, @cad_competitor_int1,

Just checking in—did the responses shared by @Roman_Vesely help clarify your question?

If so, please consider clicking the "Accept Solution" button. Doing so helps others in the community find answers to similar issues.

If your question still needs more attention, feel free to reply here with an update. This way, other members can jump in with further suggestions or guidance to help you move forward.

All the best,

Lauri | Community Manager

Re: Problem with Structural Shape Authoring in Inventor 2026

cad_competitor_int1 — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:40:36 GMT

Hello Roman,

thank you for your support and the helpful information.

I have now installed the latest update, and I’m happy to report that everything is working correctly again.

The issue with the category field no longer occurs.

Best regards,

Sandro