Inventor Viewer Security

[psw1125]

This is a method of uploading drawings to the server using the Inventor Viewer cloud method.
Isn't the uploaded data vulnerable to security?

[sundars]

Hi @psw1125 

Are you talking about viewing your models using the Autodesk online viewer OR using Shared views within Inventor. Typically you would need to have an Autodesk account to upload your data and when you upload your files, they are secured under your account unless you choose to share it with others for collaboration. 

You can also take a look at : https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/a360-forum/security-of-uploaded-files/td-p/6711526

Thanks

-shiva

[pcrawley]

I'm curious too - particularly if the original question is related to "Shared Views" from Inventor.  

@sundars - the link you provided relates to A360 and is specific to "uploaded models".  "Shared views" appears to only upload something very small, not the whole model.  I only base this theory on my terrible internet connection and how quickly I can share large models, hence my curiosity.

I think many readers would be happy to know that "Shared Views" and the Autodesk Viewer | Free Online File Viewer does not hold original model data - only the visual representation.

[sundars]

Hi @pcrawley 

Shared views is the way to go if you want to collaborate with others using an alternate representation of the model (without actually sharing the model with others). It would be a single file representation of your entire assembly and you can use this to collaborate with others. Shared views can be accessed from within Inventor.

Autodesk online viewer is similar but it would allow you to view not just your inventor model but all other autoesk supported file formats. You can share your model from there as well.

Thanks

-shiva

[pcrawley]

@sundars Thanks for the reply.  I love shared views and use them regularly - but I think the original post is about the security of the original model data. 

Although the wording of the question is unclear, I'm assuming "Inventor Viewer cloud method" means "Shared Views", and "vulnerable to security" means they are concerned about their original model files being stored on a server somewhere.

If I use the "Shared Views" function from within Inventor (and presumably the other Autodesk desktop applications which support Shared Views):

1. Does Inventor create the viewable file locally and then upload it to the cloud? Or,
2. Is the original Inventor model uploaded first, and the viewable file created in the cloud?

If it's option 1, then there's no risk to the original model data because it never leaves the desktop application.  Option 2 might raise further questions about how the model is transferred, stored, and deleted.

Or - I have misunderstood the original question, and completely hijacked @psw1125's post! 

[sundars · Accepted solution]

Hi @pcrawley 

We generate the shared views collaboration file locally on the users machine and upload only the collaboration file for sharing. We don't upload the whole model. So, its Option 1.

Thanks

-shiva

[pcrawley]

Perfect - thank you.  That answers my question 😀

Over to you @psw1125 to mark this as the solution if it answered yours.

[akshayekhundha208]

Uploaded data is also less likely to be lost