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General Product Questions:
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Installation:
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General Product Questions:
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Q : What is eDrawings Professional for Autodesk Inventor?
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A : eDrawings Professional for Autodesk Inventor is a plug-in for
Autodesk Inventor which allows the user to generate accurate representation of 2D
and 3D product designs of native Autodesk Inventor files as read only
eDrawings file.
eDrawings is the first email-enabled visualization and communication tool used to
share product design more effectively with everyone involved.
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Q : What are the advantages of eDrawings Professional for Autodesk Inventor ?
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A : The most tangible advantage the eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor
publisher provides is that it makes the content read only. This
provides you a secure means of sharing the data without being plagiarized.
One of the primary uses published file provides is to enable working in collaborative
work environments. The published files are ultra compact
(Approximately 5% size of the original CAD file) in nature, thereby making communication
via email, a realistic possibility.
You may selectively provide the end recipient of the published
file with measurement capabilities and password protect your file
for added security.
The end recipient can view the published eDrawings file with the free eDrawings
Viewer and use the markup feature to effectively communicate the
review objective.
In addition you can save an eDrawings file as an exe. Here, the Viewer component
is coupled with the file. This would enable the end recipient to view the file without
having to install eDrawings.
You can also embed the published file in html format and have it as a part of your
online catalog. This would provide your customers a better picture of the capabilities
without compromising on data security concerns.
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Q : What are the pre-requisites for installing eDrawings Professional for Autodesk
Inventor?
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A : You need to have Autodesk Inventor installed on your machine
or on a Network location before you install eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor.
If Autodesk Inventor is not installed, then only eDrawings Viewer will be installed
when installing eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor .
You need to have Administrator privileges to install eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor
on the machine.
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Q : What versions of Autodesk Inventor are supported?
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A : We currently support Autodesk
Inventor 2010, 2011 & 2012. 64-bit support
is available for Inventor 2010 & 2011 & 2012.
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Q : Which operating systems are supported?
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A : Microsoft® Windows® 7, Microsoft®
Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® Windows® Vista. 64-bit support
is available for Microsoft® Windows® 7, Microsoft®
Windows® Vista and Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional.
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Q : I have installed eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor but cannot find *.ipt, *.iam,
*.idw and *.ipn in eDrawings Open file menu?
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A : The eDrawings Viewer cannot open native Autodesk Inventor files
directly. The product eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor consists of two components
- The publisher component
- The viewer component
The publisher component is implemented as a plug-in for Autodesk Inventor. The viewer
component provides a means of viewing the published files.
On installing the software, a menu-item ‘eDrawings’,
gets added in Autodesk Inventor. Open a file in Autodesk Inventor and click
eDrawings -> Publish to publish the file. The published file opens
up in the eDrawings Viewer.
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Q : I have multiple versions of Autodesk Inventor installed. Can eDrawings for Autodesk
Inventor be configured with all the versions?
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A : eDrawings can be configured for use with multiple versions
of Autodesk Inventor. The installer performs this configuration and detects all
supported available versions of Autodesk Inventor installed.
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Q : Which licensing models are supported by eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor?
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A : eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor is available both with Node
lock license and Floating license.
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Q : Does the end recipient need to have eDrawings Viewer installed in order to measure
and markup review-enabled eDrawings?
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A : If a review-enabled eDrawings file is sent in either executable (.exe), Zip
(.Zip) or HTML (.html) format, the end recipient need not have eDrawings Viewer
installed to measure and markup a review-enabled eDrawings file.
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Q : Is there a FREE eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor publisher? How is it different
from the PROFESSIONAL eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor publisher?
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A : There is only one product, eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor
. If the license is not configured, the product behaves as the FREE publisher. Please
refer the table below for the list of features and their availability.
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Features
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eDrawings Free Versions
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eDrawings Professional
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Ultra Compact Files
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Built-in Viewer
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Drawings Layout
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3D Pointer
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Save as STL
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Advance Collaboration Tools
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Enable Markup
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Not Available
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Enable Measurement
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Not available
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Password Protection
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Not available
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Dynamic Cross-Section
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Not available
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Move Components
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Not available
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Mass Properties
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Not available
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Exploded Views
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Not available
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Supported Autodesk Inventor Features
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Publish Presentation Files (Explode Enabled)*
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Not Available
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Publish Selected Sheet
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Not available
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Other Features
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Stamp published files with an image
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Not available
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Batch Publish a set of files
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Not available
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Product Support
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Not available
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* Publishing of Presentation Files (*.ipn) supported on Autodesk Inventor 2008 and
Autodesk Inventor 11.
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Q : Why is the measurement disabled in my eDrawings file?
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A : Measure Enabled/Disabled is a property of the eDrawings file.
This attribute of the file is set when the file is created using the PROFESSIONAL
version of eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor .
If a file is published from Autodesk Inventor and it opens up in the eDrawings Viewer,
this setting is available for the first File Save action ONLY.
Once set the same is not available henceforth for the same file neither can it be
modified. A file thus created would extend Measure along with all
other PROFESSIONAL features to the end recipients as well.
The Measure capability would NOT be available
for files created using the FREE publisher. End recipients of such
files would NOT be available to make measurements or use any other
PROFESSIONAL feature.
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Q : I have the PROFESSIONAL version of eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor . How can
I disable measurement in the eDrawings file I create?
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A : You may disable measurement using any one of the below methods.
Method 1:
From Autodesk Inventor interface select eDrawings > Publish.
The published file opens up in the eDrawings Viewer.
In the eDrawings window, select File > Save
Uncheck Enable Measure in the Save As window and
save the file.
Open the file and observe that the measure function will be disabled
for this file.
Method 2:
From the Autodesk Inventor interface, select eDrawings > Options.
The eDrawings Options dialog comes up.
Uncheck Allow Recipient to measure under Save Options.
Click OK.
From the Autodesk Inventor interface, select eDrawings > Save
The eDrawings Save dialog comes up. Browse to specify a path and
enter the file name.
The current file gets published and is saved to the specified location.
Open the file and observe that the measure function will be disabled
for this file.
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Installation:
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Q : How can I upgrade to the latest version of eDrawings Professional for Autodesk
Inventor from an earlier version?
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A : Users with versions of eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor later
than 5.0 can directly check online for Product updates. Select eDrawings ->
Check for Updates from Autodesk Inventor interface to check for Updates.
If a new version is available, you would be directed to the download page for download.
Uninstall the old version and install the downloaded version.
For users with versions earlier than 5.1, you can view the above-mentioned page
at
here.
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Q : When installing eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor I receive the following error
message.
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A : The error occurs if you do not have sufficient write privileges
or the installation directory is set to Read only mode. To resolve the error make
sure that you have sufficient write privileges and the installation directory is
not set to Read only mode.
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Q : The eDrawings Toolbar does not appear in the Autodesk Inventor interface after
installing eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor. What should I do?
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A : The eDrawings toolbar is not visible by default after installation.
You need to explicitly show the toolbar in order to make it visible. In Autodesk
Inventor, click on Tools -> Customize -> Toolbars, select
'eDrawings' and click 'Show'.
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Licensing:
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Q : Which licensing models are supported by eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor?
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A : eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor is available both with Node lock license and
Floating license.
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Q : When configuring the license I receive a message “The license key entered
is not valid for this version of eDrawings publisher. Please contact your license
vendor for obtaining the new license key”.
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A : The error occurs if you are configuring the license for new
version of eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor with the old license key and your Update
Support Plan has expired. The old license will not work. Please contact
eDrawings Support to enroll for Update Support Plan and obtain a new license.
Note: If the license is purchased with Update Support Plan the license will be valid
for new versions of eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor released on or before the Update
Support Plan expiry date. A higher version license is backward compatible and would
work with a lower version product.
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Q : When configuring the license I receive a message "An invalid license key
was entered. Please try again".
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A : This message comes up if you have not entered the complete
license string when configuring the node locked license. Please make sure that there
are no breaks in the license strings that you enter.
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Q : When configuring the license I receive a message "The license key is not
valid for this machine".
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A : This message comes up if the Host ID of the machine you're
configuring the license on does not match the one the license was generated for.
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Q : When configuring the license I receive a message "A demo license key has
already been configured on this machine. Please get a professional key".
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A : This message would come up when configuring the license if
a demo license has been previously configured on the machine.
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Q : When publishing a file I receive a message "Cannot connect to eDrawings
License server. The server may be down. Operating as a free publisher".
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A : This message comes up if the machine hosting the License Server
is not available on the network or if the same has been shut down. This message
would also come up is the License server has been shut down.
Please ensure that the License Server is up and running and the same is available
on the network as well.
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Q : When publishing a file I receive a message "All eDrawings licenses are
currently in use. Operating as a free publisher".
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A : The appearance of this prompt is governed by the setting
Alert on free publishing. This setting is accessible from eDrawings
> Options
This is intended for users with a floating eDrawings for Autodesk Inventor license.
This message comes up if all the licenses have been checked-out.
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Q : When publishing a file I receive a message "eDrawings license has not been
configured. Operating as a free publisher".
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A : This message comes up if the
eDrawings license is not configured. Configure the license using the license configuration
tool with a valid license. However if you have a floating license, make sure that
Geometric License Server is up and running and the licenses are checked out from
the license server.
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Q : Does eDrawings support License Borrowing?
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A : License borrowing is currently not supported.
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Q : Is it possible to reserve or deny licenses to a particular set of users in Floating
License setup?
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A : It is not possible to reserve or deny licenses to a particular
set of users in eDrawings.
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