Inventor—Setting up your Project for the first time

Set-up Folder Locations Copy the Templates & Design Data

In your target location, i.e. the location of where you want to store your Inventor From the default location C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 201xx,
Projects, create the following folder structure: copy the Design Data and Templates folder into your Resources folder:

Also create a Presets folder (Inventor 2019

onwards) to save the presets in the Hole
This can be on your local drive, or a network drive so you can have a common repository command.
with other users. Though if you’re working off a network drive—you should really consider You can also create a Sketch Symbols folder
using Vault. In this case, I’ve put in on my C:\ drive, in a folder called _InventorProjects. to contain your custom sketched symbols
for the IDW/DWG.

Create your IPJ file Configure your IPJ file

Open Inventor > Get Started > Projects and click New Open Inventor > Get Started > Projects and configure the following:
3
Put a Project 1
Name Make sure
your Project is
the active one
2
Choose Single 2
User Project Change the paths to point to
4 your locations defined in Step 1
Navigate to • Workspace
the path Step 1
• Libraries
5 • Templates
Click Finish
• Design Data
• Presets
1 • Content Center Files
Click New