What is Design Assistant? How does it work?ĭesign Assistant is a tool, included with every installation of Autodesk Inventor that is intended to help with file management. As a matter of fact, it doesn't need Vault at all. To rename the offending file, I used a tool called Design Assistant, which is included in Inventor, and doesn't require Vault.
If it was in Vault, then I'd use the Vault Rename tool. I just didn't want to check the assembly in just to rename them in Vault.īefore I continue, I have make sure to note that the file I'm renaming is NOT yet in Vault. That option works just fine, and I've used that in the past.īut what I really wanted to do, was rename the files before I put them in Vault. My first option was to check the files into Autodesk Vault, and rename them there. As a matter of face, I usually realize my mistake when I'm actually saving my final version.Įssentially, what I've just described is a situation where I've created a new component, fouled up the name, and gotten to a point where undoing it and starting over isn't my best option.
To make matters worse, I usually don't realize this until I've created a detailed part. Naturally, I don't realize that I've forgotten this step, and I end up creating an entirely new, default, name I never intended. I've been working in an assembly in Autodesk Inventor, and when I create a component, I forget to rename it and I end up accepting the default of "Part1.ipt". I've made this mistake more times that I would like to admit. What's in a name? That which we call a rose,