Convert folder to Library.......

[mdavis22569]

Scenario:

You're setting up a Vault, or putting items into the Vault via company standards (location, paths, etc)

You have standard purchase parts, or standard company Parts/Assemblies.

Let's use the Bearings as an example:

So I'm asking these bearings, and I want to have them in the supplier folder as well.  If you try and move it to the library you can't.

It would be great if you RMB on it and you have an option to : Convert to Library Folder and move it to where you want it in the Library folder. 

So for me I would put this folder Bearing/Deep Groove/SKF in the Purchase folder.

Standard Company Parts/Assemblies:

Say I have a Company Standard, Door, Wash Table etc. I'd like to have the option to move that to Libraries/Standard/ Door 

or Libraries/Standard/Wash Table


I can provide more input on this ...if requested ..

[alain_miltenburg]

Great idea. Additionally, this should work the other way around as well.

As both action can be achieved by SQL commands, this should not be to hard to implement in the GUI.

[mdavis22569]

@ihayesjr

I just noticed I lose my under review .... lol 

Still thinking this is a great idea!       Hope all is well!   

[Anonymous]

I have just come across a similar problem and I wish this function was available

[Anonymous]

I'm just going to bump this, as I'm very much looking for this function to convert a lot of standard folders to Library folders right now. 

[BDCollett]

Bump this.

It looks like we are getting some library specific changes to copy design and currently, the library folders in Vault are so restrictive that the feature cannot fully be utilized.

Why can we not change a folder to/from a library?
Why can we not have library folders in Workspace? (This does not need to relate to how Inventor deals with a library)

Why can we not drag and drop library folders. (This one is huge when you have thousands of library folders and need to move them)

Please look into this before adding new functionality that many won't be able to even use because of these limitations.