Data Exchange for Inventor Connector can be used to share the subset of your designs in large ecosystem of Data Exchanges. This subset can be used downstream as a reference geometry coordination and Design in applications such as Revit, Rhino, Dyanmo & Grasshopper.

How to Download Data Exchange for Inventor Connector:

• Access the link provided for download. 
• Signup on our Feedback Community Portal (Ignore if already signed in)
• Download the Inventor Connector from Build, Downloads section under Resources

For additional documentataion on Inventor Connector visit Documentation under Resources. 

System Requirements

Operating System

• Windows 10 x 64-bit (or)
• Windows 11 x 64-bit (Recommended)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or later.
• Install any versions between Autodesk Inventor 2023.2 to Autodesk Inventor 2023.3 to integrate and use Inventor Connector.
• Data Exchange – Inventor Connector installer from the Feedback site.
• Install Inventor Interoperability 2023 to use Inventor Connector.

Note – The Inventor Connector has a dependency on Inventor Interoperability 2023. You will not be able to create a Data Exchange if it is not installed, although the Load Data Exchange functionality is unaffected.

Install

This topic explains how to install the Data Exchange – Inventor Connector. Ensure that you read the System Requirements and Prerequisites section and complete the required actions before installing the Connector. 

Double-click the Data Exchange – Inventor Connector installer package you've downloaded from the feedback site.

Click Next in the installation setup wizard.

Click Install to confirm the installation.

After successful installation, click Finish to exit.

For Custom Integration of the Inventor Connector (only required for ACC projects from the EMEA region), you can either add “Custom integration by using a client ID” or “Registering Inventor Connector from the App Gallery”.

Custom Integration using a Client ID

 If you are an Account Administrator, click Account Admin from the picker.

Go to BIM360 Admin and Click Settings.

Click Custom Integrations.

To add a custom Integration app, click on Add Custom Integration.

Select BIM360 Account Administration and click Next.

Check “ I’m the Developer ” and click Next.

A new window opens, note down the BIM 360 Account ID. In the Forge Client ID field enter– “vWAPLL8BanoitptzlIvMAJ7jOXxk7xO3”, enter the App Name, and click Save.

The Inventor Connector app will now display as Activated.

Registering Inventor Connector App through App Gallery

If you are an Account Administrator, click Account Admin from the picker.

Click the Apps tool.

Click Install to enable Data Exchange - Inventor Connector to Autodesk Docs.

Select the Data Exchange - Inventor Connector app.

Click Authorize and Install to complete the installation. The Data Exchange – Inventor Connector app will now display as Activated.

Uninstall

You may need to uninstall the existing version of your Connector if you are upgrading to the latest version, or when you're reinstalling an existing version to avoid any potential problems.

In the Windows search bar, search and select Control Panel.

Select Programs > Programs and Features.

Select Data Exchange – Inventor Connector from the list of programs.

Click Uninstall.

A dialog box appears requesting your confirmation, click Yes.

After successful uninstallation, click OK.

Update

Ensure you uninstall the older version of the Connector before upgrading to the latest version.

Uninstall the older version by following the steps from the Uninstall section.

Install the latest version by following the steps from the Install section.

Inventor Connector - Create and Update Data Exchanges

This topic details how you can create a Data Exchange using the Inventor Connector and Update them after making changes to the Inventor model.  

 Create a Data Exchange

This topic details how to create a Data Exchange of your Inventor model using the Inventor Connector and save it to Autodesk docs. After successfully creating the Data Exchange, it will be listed in the Inventor Connector user interface to view or update later.

In the Inventor application, ensure you have saved all the changes to your Inventor model.

Click Data Exchange under the Data Exchange tab.

Click Create Data Exchange, and the Connector interface opens.

Enter the following:

Name: Enter a name for the Data Exchange. (Default value - Assembly Name_Name of View)

Save to: Select a folder in Autodesk docs to save your Data Exchange.

View: Select a design view.

         5. Click Create Data Exchange.

         6. Data Exchange will get created by considering active Model State of inventor model and selected Design view from the drop-down. 

Note: If there are unsaved changes to your model, save the changes in Inventor before you proceed to create a Data Exchange. If you go ahead with creating an exchange with unsaved changes to the model, you will be prompted to save your changes before the Data Exchange is created.

After the exchange is created successfully, you can view the new Data Exchange listed in the Inventor Connector interface with details such as the name, version, date, and time.

Important: The up-arrow button beside the Data Exchange indicates that you created it using your Inventor model. If you modify your model locally, then you can update the Data Exchange with the latest changes.

Update a Data Exchange

You can update your Data Exchange with the latest changes you've made to the Inventor model and its properties.

Make your changes to the Inventor model and save it in Inventor.

Click Data Exchange under the Data Exchange tab.

Select the Data Exchange in the Connector interface.

Click the More menu  and click Update from the dropdown list. The Data Exchange will update with the latest changes and versions up (for example, V1 to V2).

Inventor Connector - Load and Unload Data Exchanges

This topic details how you can load and unload Data Exchanges using the Inventor Connector. 

Load a Data Exchange

The load feature allows you to view and load a Data Exchange from Autodesk Docs to your Inventor Application.

Click Data Exchange under the Data Exchange tab.

Click Load Data Exchanges.

You will view a list of the Data Exchanges you can access in Autodesk Docs. You can also switch between different projects from the project dropdown list.

Select your project, select Data Exchange, and click Load.

The Data Exchange is listed in the Connector interface after the load is completed.

Important: The down arrow button beside the Data Exchange indicates that the Data Exchange is loaded from Autodesk Docs and not created by you. If you make changes to the model, you can only create a Data Exchange with the latest changes but can't update an existing one in Autodesk Docs.

Load the Latest Version of a Data Exchange

When a latest version of a Data Exchange is available in Autodesk Docs, you can refresh the Connector to view the latest versions, and then select and load the Data Exchanges to your Connector by using the Load the latest feature.

The blue dot on top of the version badge of the exchange in the Connector interface indicates that a newer version of the loaded exchange is available in Autodesk Docs.

Select the Data Exchange whose latest version you want to load from the list.

Click the More menu  and click Load the latest from the dropdown list. The Data Exchange will update with the latest changes and versions up (for example, V1 to V2).

Unload a Data Exchange

You can unload the selected Data Exchange and remove it from the Connector interface and Inventor Model. While this feature allows you to remove the Data Exchange from the Connector interface and Inventor Model, it does not remove the Data Exchange from Autodesk Docs. This means that although the Data Exchanges may not be visible in the interface, they are still available in Autodesk Docs.

Select the Data Exchange from the Connector interface list.

Click the More menu  and click Unload Exchange from the dropdown list. It unloads the Data Exchange and removes it from the interface and Inventor Model.

Unload a deleted Data Exchange from Connector Interface

Users can unload or remove Data Exchanges from the Connector interface when the corresponding Data Exchanges are deleted and no longer available in Autodesk Docs.

Open the Inventor Model which references the deleted Data Exchange in Autodesk Docs.

Open the Connector interface and click the Refresh icon.

It removes the deleted Data Exchange from the Connector interface.

Inventor Connector - Manage Data Exchanges

This topic details how you can manage the Data Exchanges after you have created or loaded them using the Inventor Connector. 

Delete Data Exchanges

You can delete the Data Exchanges that you created from your Inventor Connector interface.

Click Data Exchange under the Data Exchange tab.

Select the relevant Data Exchange in the Data Exchange Connector interface.

Click the More menu  and click Delete from the dropdown list.

Click Yes.

View Data Exchanges

This section explains how to view a selected Data Exchange from the loaded exchanges list on Autodesk Docs. When you select an exchange for viewing, you will be redirected to Autodesk Docs and the exchange will be displayed on a new web browser window.

Select the relevant Data Exchange in the Data Exchange Connector interface.

Click the More menu  and click View on Web from the dropdown list.

A new browser window will open where you can view the Data Exchange in Autodesk Docs.

Select Elements of Data Exchanges

The Select Elements feature will select or highlight the components of the created or loaded Data Exchange into the Inventor Model. This will help you to identify the elements from a specific Data Exchange in your Inventor file.

Select the Data Exchange from the Connector interface list.

Click the More menu  and click Select Elements from the dropdown list.

The elements belonging to the exchange will get selected or highlighted.