Import an Autocad file from Vault

[RStancescu]

Hello all,

This is my workflow:

- I have a part (ipt) open and click Import (3D Model / Create)

- In the Import dialog box I select <browse to a file in Vault>, see attached

- I select the autocad file from Vault and switch in the Options for Import selection, see attached

- After I click OK to end the <File Open Options> dialog box the Import selection is not remembered; I know that because I open it again and defaults to Open selection. 

- I click on <Open> and it opens the file instead of creating a link to the autocad file. Everything works fine if I Import and select the autocad file from my local space (not Vault)

I hope I am missing something and it's not a bug...

I'm using 2018 and 2019, same story. 

Thank you for your help.

radu

 

kelly.young has embedded your images for clarity.

[kelly.young]

Hello @RStancescu I have been trying to get that to link within Vault like you show and think that it might be a limitation.

You can grab a .dwg from the working folder by "Get", but not within Vault as it just opens it in a new window instead of linking the file for the geometry. 

Am forwarding to development for further review, possibly find a better workflow to link the .dwg from Vault.

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[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi! I think it is a bug or a limitation in the Vault Add-In dialog. The dialog currently is doing something fairly similar to opening a dwg file from File Explorer for example. As a result, you have two traditional options: Open and Import. The former is opening the dwg in Inventor as readonly. Import would go through the traditional dwg import process (wizard).

I believe you are looking for dwg underlay workflow. You will need to get the file from Vault to a local folder. Then use Import command to select the dwg file (without going through Vault Open dialog). It should work.

Many thanks!

[RStancescu]

Thank you Johnson for your reply. We always did it from local space but I thought <Import> option would work great within Vault. Better to remove the import selection if it doesnt do what's supposed to do. 

radu