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What's New! April 2024

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(NEW!) Import and Export Codeblocks

(Informed Design Add-in for Inventor)

 

Until now, reusing codeblock rules across multiple product definitions required duplicating the product definition containing the codeblocks, then modifying the duplicate. This method supported reuse of similar codeblock constructs across product definitions with the same dataset, but did not allow for reuse across product definitions with different data sets.

 

With this release, you can now export canvas contents from the Input Rules workspace in one product definition to a local file, then import the contents of this file into the Input Rules workspace canvas of another product definition – from the same or different data sets.

 

This capability is especially useful for businesses enforcing similar codeblocks rules across their range of products. For example, if many of your products utilize a boolean parameter to control the allowable minimum and maximum ranges of numeric parameters, you can create this codeblocks construct in one product definition, export the canvas contents, and import into another definition for easy reuse.

 

For more information and an overview video, check out Help: Import & Export – Codeblocks. 

 

Have questions or suggestions for the Product team? Want to share how you use import/export codeblocks? Post in our Informed Design Forum.

 

 

(IMPROVED!) Upload Output Files to Folders in Other Projects

 

The target folder for output files previously had to be within the Autodesk Docs project selected in the header navigation. Now, you can select a folder from another project within the same or a different Autodesk Construction Cloud Account. In the Select Upload Location dialog, use the dropdown menu to navigate to an Account and Project.

 

Note: your permission level in the target folder must be Create – ‘View + Download + Publish Markups + Upload’ or higher for it to be listed for selection. If a desired folder is not listed, contact the Project Administrator for Upload-level access. 

 

For more detailed info, check out this Help article.

 

Looking for a complete list of additional bug fixes and minor improvements? See the latest Release Notes.