Vault 2018: What's New J e n s M ø l l e r
Enhanced Design Experience IDEAS
V a u l t B r o w s e r & S e a r c h Detachable Enhanced Search Execute command on search results Search on Vaulted Properties
G o To V a u l t F o l d e r Go to Vault Folder inside Inventor Execute Vault advanced workflows
I n s e r t i n t o C A D New Insert into CAD command Locate and download Vault source file Places it into the active Inventor design session
I n s e r t i n t o C A D Downloads the latest version (not Force Overwrite) laces files sometimes in Root! Bug will be addressed Use Cases: Insert into Assembly Derived Part/Assembly Create Drawing view Create Presentation File Insert iparts
I n s e r t i n t o C A D i P a r t s Improve Performance for large ipart Families Enhanced Member searches
S u p p o r t A n y C A D f o r I n v e n t o r Reference Inventor 2018 part and assembly files into 2017 assembly using Place from Vault Check In/ Check Out Uses / Where Used BOM information Inventor 2017.4 and Vault 2017 Update 1 Inventor Version display in Inventor & Vault Explorer
I n v e n t o r V e r s i o n d i s p l a y Application Version Property New 2018 Vaults: Preconfigured
L a r g e A s s e m b l y & D r a w i n g P e r f o r m a n c e Consistent Open options as Inventor Open in Express Mode Open drawings and defer updates Not in Place from Vault
U s a b i l i t y I m p r o v e m e n t s f o r m o r e P r o d u c t i v i t y Display the number scheme description Remove unnecessary message while Open locked ACAD files Turn on/ Off Check Out Dialog new option Numbering Scheme display Description Remove Check Out message while opening Locked ACAD Files IDEAS Turn On/ Off Check Out Dialog
Engineering Efficiency
C o p y D e s i g n E n h a n c e m e n t s Create a variation from previous released design Available in Vault Explorer history tabs Not available in standalone copy design Cannot add additional files to be copied Cannot refresh view Unmapped file properties are now copied to new file New copy date option for setting properties in action rules Set to current date
C o p y D e s i g n E n h a n c e m e n t s Default Action Rule adjusted for copying ilogic Improve copy operations of files with linked drawings Stop editing existing drawing files in copy design F5 shortcut for Refresh command Properties in action rules are no longer vault-specific Various other fixes
B a t c h P l o t E n h a n c e m e n t s PDF & TIFF enhancements Support plot settings size, scale, orientation and color etc. Configure to place a stamp Watermark support
P a g e S e t u p 2017 2018
P l o t O p t i o n s Plot Stamp & Watermarking Include now on PDF and Tiff Files
P u b l i s h P D F A u t o C A D & I n v e n t o r 2 D P D F Centralized options to publish 2D PDF Include Model Space, Layouts, Font Handling and others for AutoCAD 2D PDF Specify Vector Resolution, Plot Object Line weights and others for Inventor 2D PDF Flexible PDF storage
P u b l i s h 2 D P D F d u r i n g R e l e a s e P r o c e s s Configure lifecycle action 2D PDF Publishing Publish via Job Processor Inherit Properties from CAD file Design Representation category for PDF Designed by Mastenbroek using Inventor
A c c e s s P u b l i s h e d P D F s Managed as attachments of the source file Always the same Revision as source file PDF access through Thin Client for other teams for print and other workflows Designed by Mastenbroek using Inventor Attach to the native CAD
Enabled Tasks Delegation
E n a b l e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Ta s k D e l e g a t i o n Security Admin Role manage access control list objects Project Admin Role responsible project specific tasks Configuration Admin Role control Vault settings
C o n f i g u r a t i o n A d m i n i s t r a t o r Manages settings in Tools>Administration Excluding user/group management Typically used for CAD manager
P r o j e c t A d m i n i s t r a t o r Manages project settings: File reservation removal Unconditional delete for all object types Typically combined with Level 2 roles for Power users
S e c u r i t y A d m i n i s t r a t o r Responsible for security settings for all object Can view and change cloaked objects Typically for CAD managers and Power users
A d m i n i s t r a t o r Note: For ADMS console access and Server Configuration you will need to have Full Administration rights! e.g. Console Backup, Property reindex,
C u s t o m J o b s d u r i n g L i f e c y c l e T r a n s i t i o n Configure custom Jobs during a lifecycle transition action Replace Lifecycle Event Editor Support all existing defined Jobs