Connector for Inventor Global Config Object

The Administrator installs a sample Global Configuration Object based on the user requirements. For Inventor, the Global Configuration Object (GCO) is INVNewArch with Revision TEAM. Refer to the X-CAD Design Management Installation and Administrator's Guide X-CAD Design Management Administration Guide for a detailed description of each attribute and its significance.

The Global Configuration Objects set by the Connector for Inventor Server installation are specific to the Connector for Inventor.

To modify GCO attributes using MQL, use the following commands:

  1. To list the available GCOs with their Bus ID and revision, run the following command:

    MQL>temp query bus *Global* * select id;

  2. To modify a GCO attribute from a GCO, run the following command:

    MQL>modify bus <BUS ID> <ATTRIBUTE_NAME> <ATTRIBUTE_VALUE>;

For example, to modify GCO attributes for Connector for Inventor GCO with Bus ID 12345,

MQL>modify bus 12345 MCADInteg-RenameFilesInServer True;

Tip: For modifying attributes with multiline values, use Notepad++ or any text editor to specify the command with multi-line values on multiple lines with each value in double quotes. Copy paste the entire command to MQL command line to run the command.

AttributesValue
MCADInteg-TypeFormatMapping 

component|INV Component,prt
component|INV Component Template,prt
presentation|INV Presentation,drw
presentation|INV Presentation Template,drw
assembly|INV Assembly,asm
assembly|INV Assembly Template,asm
drawing|INV Drawing,drw
drawing|INV Drawing Template,drw
preview|INV Drawing,Image
preview|INV Presentation,Image
componentFamily|INV Part Factory,prt
componentInstance|INV iPart,prt
assemblyFamily|INV Assembly Factory,asm
assemblyInstance|INV iAssembly,asm
preview|Derived Output,Image
preview|INV Component,Image
preview|INV Assembly,Image
preview|INV iAssembly,Image
preview|INV Part Factory,Image
preview|INV iPart,Image
preview|INV Assembly Factory,Image
attachment|INV Drawing,drw
attachment|INV Presentation,drw
attachment|INV Component,prt
attachment|INV Assembly,asm
attachment|INV Attachment,obj
dwf|INV Drawing,DWF
dwf|INV Presentation,DWF
dwf|Derived Output,DWF
dwf|INV Component,DWF
dwf|INV Assembly,DWF
dwf|INV Part Factory,DWF
dwf|INV iPart,DWF
dwf|INV Assembly Factory,DWF
dwf|INV iAssembly,DWF
pdf|INV Drawing,PDF
pdf|INV Presentation,PDF
pdf|Derived Output,PDF
pdf|INV Component,PDF
pdf|INV Assembly,PDF
pdf|INV Part Factory,PDF
pdf|INV iPart,PDF
pdf|INV Assembly Factory,PDF
pdf|INV iAssembly,PDF
step214|Derived Output,STEP AP214
step214|INV Component,STEP AP214
step214|INV Assembly,STEP AP214
step214|INV Part Factory,STEP AP214
step214|INV iPart,STEP AP214
step214|INV Assembly Factory,STEP AP214
step214|INV iAssembly,STEP AP214
step203|Derived Output,STEP AP203
step203|INV Component,STEP AP203
step203|INV Assembly,STEP AP203
step203|INV Part Factory,STEP AP203
step203|INV iPart,STEP AP203
step203|INV Assembly Factory,STEP AP203
step203|INV iAssembly,STEP AP203
cgr|CgrViewable,CGR
cgr|INV Component,CGR
cgr|INV Assembly,CGR
cgr|INV Part Factory,CGR
cgr|INV iPart,CGR
cgr|INV Assembly Factory,CGR
cgr|INV iAssembly,CGR

MCADInteg-BusTypeMapping 

assembly|INV Assembly
component|INV Component
drawing|INV Drawing
presentation|INV Presentation
componentInstance|INV iPart
componentFamily|INV Part Factory
assemblyInstance|INV iAssembly
assemblyFamily|INV Assembly Factory
preview|Derived Output
dwf|Derived Output
step203|Derived Output
step214|Derived Output
pdf|Derived Output
cgr|CgrViewable
attachment|INV Attachment

All derived output cad types with name starting with "userfile_" mapped in the MCADInteg-BusTypeMapping attribute of the GCO will have the automatic and background selection disabled. These options are disabled because these derived outputs need to be generated explicitily by the user.
MCADInteg-RelMapping 
CADSubcomponent|to,CAD SubComponent
CADDrawing|from,Associated Drawing
CADPresentation|from,Associated Drawing
CADInstanceOf|to,Instance Of
CADDerivedSubcomponent|to,Derived Component
DerivedOutputOf|to,Derived Output
INVattachment|to,INV Attachment
ViewableOf|to,Viewable
MCADInteg-TypePolicyMapping 
INV Presentation|Design TEAM Definition
INV Drawing|Design TEAM Definition
INV Assembly|Design TEAM Definition
INV Component|Design TEAM Definition
INV iPart|Design TEAM Definition
INV iAssembly|Design TEAM Definition
INV Part Factory|Design TEAM Definition
INV Assembly Factory|Design TEAM Definition
INV Component Template|Design TEAM Resource
INV Assembly Template|Design TEAM Resource
INV Drawing Template|Design TEAM Resource
INV Presentation Template|Design TEAM Resource
INV Attachment|Derived Output TEAM Policy
Derived Output|Derived Output TEAM Policy
CgrViewable|Viewable TEAM Policy
ThumbnailViewable|Viewable TEAM Policy
MCADInteg-RelationShipClassMapping 
CADSubcomponent|AssemblyLike
CADDrawing|AssemblyLike
CADInstanceOf|FamilyLike
CADPresentation|AssemblyLike
CADDerivedSubcomponent|AssemblyLike
INVattachment|DerivedOutputLike
DerivedOutputOf|DerivedOutputLike

MCADInteg-CreateDerivedOutputObj 

This attribute is not applicable and by default the connector creates a derived object and 
saves it as a separate object for the generated CAD file.

MCADInteg-TypeDerivedOutputMapping 

assembly|preview,dwf,step203,step214,pdf,cgr
component|preview,dwf,step203,step214,pdf,cgr
drawing|preview,dwf,pdf
componentInstance|preview,dwf,step203,step214,pdf,cgr
componentFamily|preview,dwf,step203,step214,pdf,cgr
presentation|preview,dwf,pdf
assemblyInstance|preview,dwf,step203,step214,pdf,cgr
assemblyFamily|preview,dwf,step203,step214,pdf,cgr

MCADInteg-TypeClassMapping 

TYPE_CADMODEL_LIKE|assembly,component,drawing,componentFamily,assemblyFamily,presentation
TYPE_COMPONENT_LIKE|component,componentInstance
TYPE_ASSEMBLY_LIKE|assembly,assemblyInstance
TYPE_DERIVEDOUTPUT_LIKE|preview,attachment,dwf,step203,step214,pdf,cgr
TYPE_FAMILY_LIKE|componentFamily,assemblyFamily
TYPE_DRAWING_LIKE|drawing,presentation
TYPE_INSTANCE_LIKE|componentInstance,assemblyInstance
TYPE_COMPONENT_FAMILY_LIKE|componentFamily
TYPE_ASSEMBLY_FAMILY_LIKE|assemblyFamily
TYPE_OBJECT_WITHOUTFILE_LIKE|componentInstance,assemblyInstance

MCADInteg-RenameFilesInServer 

TRUE

MCADInteg-EnableHashcodeComputation 

FALSE

MCADInteg-NonSupportedCharacters 

/\|<>*$?;:@,[]{}%'#&

MCADInteg-TypeChangeMapping 

component|componentFamily
componentFamily|component

IEF-TypeTemplateMapping 

component|INV Component Template
assembly|INV Assembly Template
drawing|INV Drawing Template

IEF-Pref-MCADInteg-DefaultTypePolicySettings 

(DEFAULTVALUE)INV Assembly|Design TEAM Definition
(DEFAULTVALUE)INV Component|Design TEAM Definition
(DEFAULTVALUE)INV Presentation|Design TEAM Definition
(DEFAULTVALUE)INV Drawing|Design TEAM Definition
(DEFAULTVALUE)INV iPart|Design TEAM Definition
(DEFAULTVALUE)INV Part Factory|Design TEAM Definition
(DEFAULTVALUE)INV iAssembly|Design TEAM Definition
(DEFAULTVALUE)INV Assembly Factory|Design TEAM Definition
MCADInteg-CADToMxRelAttribMapping
CADSubComponent,relativeXform|CAD SubComponent,Spatial Location

Important: To enable copy of relationship attributes and exposing the 3D position of the assembly upon checkin in ENOVIA, you need to apply this value.

IEF-CSEDerivedOutputOptionsFunction: Specifies the options / parameters used for creating derived outputs (automatic) of format preview.

Syntax: <FitView>|<Orientation>

Possible values:

  • FitView: true, false
  • Orientation: FrontView,BackView,LeftView,RightView,TopView,BottomView,TopRightIsometricView,TopLeftIsometricView,BottomRightIsometricView,BottomLeftIsometricView.

Example:

true|RightView

false|TopView

MCADInteg-UnlockedModifiedReporting Function : This attribute governs the Lock On the Fly function. Enable this to avoid concurrent modification of a design by another user, you can lock the design when you open it for modification.

Possible Value:

  • True
  • False

By default, the value is False.

Set the value to 'TRUE' to enable the Lock/Unlock functionality in the RMB on save context.

Note: Additional notes for GCO updates:
  • If the GCO you edited had been assigned to any users, update the assignment. For more details on updating assignments, see Global Design Management | X-CAD Design Management - Installation and Administration | Assigning Collaborative Products | Updating Assignments and Assigning GCO.
  • The attributes IEF-AssignCADModelNameFromPart and IEF-EBOMSynchOnDesignCreation flags are not applicable for Inventor. Inventor does not support the Part Association feature. By default, the values for attributes, IEF-AssignCADModelNameFromPart and IEF-EBOMSynchOnDesignCreation should be set to FALSE.
  • IEF-CSELaunchBinaryDetails is deprecated. The Launch CAD tool feature is not available.