You can export your Autodesk Inventor settings, specifically your Application Options, by accessing the Tools tab, running Application Options, and saving them to an XML file. This process is often used for migrating your customized settings to a newer Inventor release.
Here's a step-by-step guide on how to export your settings:
Exporting Your Inventor Application Options
Exporting your Application Options allows you to save your preferred configurations for various Inventor behaviors, such as file locations, display settings, hardware options, and more. These settings are stored in a portable XML file.
Follow these steps to export your settings:
- Open Current Inventor: Launch the version of Autodesk Inventor that contains the settings you wish to export.
- Access Application Options: Navigate to the Tools tab in the Inventor ribbon. In the Tools tab, find and run the Application Options command. This will open the Application Options dialog box.
- Export Settings: Within the Application Options dialog box, locate and click the Export button.
- Save the XML File: A file dialog will appear. Choose a location on your computer and provide a name for your settings file (e.g.,
my_inventor_settings.xml). Click Save to create the XML file containing your exported settings. - Close Inventor: Once the export is complete, you can close the current version of Inventor.
You have now successfully exported your settings to an XML file. This file can then be used to import these settings into another installation of Inventor, typically a newer release.
For details on how to import these settings into a newer version of Inventor, you would follow a similar process: Open the newer Inventor release, run Application Options from the Tools tab, and click Import, selecting the previously saved XML file.
Reference Information Source: How to migrate your Inventor Application Options to newer Inventor release
