Inventor 2016 update 1

Inventor 2016 update 1 is available!

Autodesk has released an update 1 for Inventor 2016.

This update applies to the following programs:
Autodesk® Inventor® Professional 2016
Autodesk® Inventor® 2016
Autodesk® Factory Design Suite Premium 2016
Autodesk® Factory Design Suite Ultimate 2016
Autodesk® Product Design Suite Premium 2016
Autodesk® Product Design Suite Ultimate 2016

There was a fairly short list of problems that are resolved by this update:

• 31296, 45150: Center of Gravity becomes visible and cannot be turned off
• 53079: Empty browser is visible on left of My Home at start up
• 54816: Inserting identical component as AnyCAD associative reference inserts a completely different model
• 59388: Unexpected exit when Right Mouse Button in new Presentation
• 53221: Files saved in SolidWorks2015 SP2 cannot be openned
• 59105: Unexpected exit on close if load Mesh add-in enabled
• 60101: Unexpected Exit when users sync Point Cloud model to AutoCAD by Sync AutoCAD command in Factory Inventor
• 56844: Edit section sketch not working properly
• 53433: Unexpected exit on closing Inventor if Insert Catalog Part add-in loaded
• 55190: Some unrelated sketches are blocked from inclusion in derived workflow
• 60587: Unable to edit view orientation after disabling "Orient from base" or "Align to Base" option
• 35674: Poor quality of embedded Excel table in drawing when save as PDF
• 58768: Print Studio fails to launch when Windows Explorer is set to hide file extensions
• 59300: Unnecessary memory consumption in flat pattern drawings
• 56191: The preview of Mate and Flush constraints in Assemble command are mismatched
• 56035: Unable to update style from library for materials and appearances after modifying

To view the readme, please click this link:
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/sites/default/files/file_downloads/INV20010_enu.htm

To download the update please click this link:
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/downloads/caas/downloads/content/update-1-for-inventor-2016.html?v=2016

Please always review the readme for installation and uninstall procedures.

Inventor RESET Utility

Issue:

You want to use Autodesk® Inventor™ Reset Utility to reset the local Inventor environment for a Windows® User Account. 
Damaged local user account settings can impair the normal operation of Autodesk Inventor. 

Common symptoms include:

• Unable to export AutoCAD™ DWG 
• Unable to launch add-In
• Add-In commands are greyed in the ribbon
• Dialog boxes do not appear after launching a command
• Import/Export commands do not function
• Program crashes when entering add-in workspace 

Solution:

Note: It may be necessary to lower the User Account Control settings to the lowest level and temporarily disable any anti-virus software for the reset activity. 

To lower the User Account Control settings:

1. Browse to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\User Accounts.
2. Select "Change User Account Control Settings."
3. Move the slider to the lowest setting, "Never Notify."
4. Select OK.

 

Warning:

This process will remove all customizations done in the following areas:

• Ribbon
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Marking menu
• Application options
• Current Autoload state for Inventor add-ins
• Current state of Welcome Screen
• Recently opened files
• Vault Server login information

 More...

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FAQs here

Inventor: Unable to Save As or Import DWG/DXF

Unable to Save As or Import DWG/DXF

Issue:

Choosing Save as DWG or Save as DXF results in the following:

• Clicking [Option…] button doesn’t open the dialog box.
• Error message is shown when clicking [Save].
• No file is generated.

 

Causes:

Inventor is not fully registered.

Solution:

1. Press [Windows] key to open the Windows' start page. 
2. Type cmd. Right-click Command Prompt and select "Run as administrator."
   
   

3. On "Administrator: Command Prompt" window, type cd "c:\program files\autodesk\Inventor 2015\bin" > press Enter.
4. Then type inventor /install > press Enter.

5. Wait for 1 minute. (Inventor will run in the background and then exit silently.)

AUTOCAD - Fixing corrupt user profiles

If Autocad runs ok in a different profile, you probably have a corrupted user profile and just need to back up any customizations, then do a reset.

Login using a good profile:

BACKUP:
1. START>All Programs>Autodesk>AutoCAD 2015>Migrate custom settings>Export AutoCAD 2015 settings.
2. Click the EXPORT button.
3. In the Export custom settings dialog box, select a location to save the ZIP file created by the program.


Login using corrupt profile:

RESET:
START>All Programs>Autodesk>AutoCAD <version> 2015>Reset Settings to Default

RESTORE:
START>All Programs>Autodesk>AutoCAD 2015>Migrate custom settings>Import AutoCAD 2015 settings.
Point the program to the file you created previously.

That should restore functionality.