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System settings allow the user to adjust the operation settings of the Woodwork for Inventor add-on
To open the command, go to:
Woodwork Design –> Help –> Settings
The command has four tabs used to adjust the following operational aspects of Woodwork for Inventor:
Use custom replacement provider - allows enabling/disabling the material replacement add-in developed by the user, which changes the standard material replacement procedure. File specification field is intended for indicating a .dll file, which implements the data retrieval method designed by the user.
In such case, desired data fields and their direction of movement should be registered in the table.
The figure provided shows how the calculated part size is returned to the part Custom iProperty fields. In the last row, the data from the Custom Property table, for example, ERP_Code, may be included in the BOM using the keyword on the right.
Additional control settings.
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Materials Database path - specifies the location in which the Woodwork for Inventor material database is placed. Its default location is: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Woodwork for Inventor\2021\v11\Materials.sdf
If several designers work for the same organization, it is recommended to keep a centralized database. If this is the case, the database will be stored on the server and will have the assigned path.
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Woodwork for Inventor
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In this section you may select the language for Woodwork for Inventor. To enable the selected language, you have to close and re-start the Autodesk Inventor program.
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Allows enabling/disabling additional commands in Woodwork for Inventor toolbar, which facilitate the assignment of materials.
Show Icons Only - disables output of commands explaining items in the toolbar.
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In this window you will see a unit settings dialog presented in the form of a hierarchical tree structure.
Units are displayed in the form of a hierarchical tree. Unit settings selected in the higher level will apply to lower branches as well if not otherwise specified in the lower branch. The hierarchical tree is divided into the following levels:
The first level:
The second level describes the following:
In the third level, you may adjust unit display for specific types of materials:
In the fourth level, you may describe the following for each material type:
The user may save the settings to the external file and transfer them to the system. The installation of the Woodwork for Inventor add-on offers the following two configurations:
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