Content Center Flashcards

In Inventor, which tool do you use to add a new parameter column to a family table in a read/write Content Center library?

Answer: Content Center Editor

The Content Center Editor lets you edit family tables in read/write libraries, including adding columns.

You try to edit a family in the Inventor ISO library, and editing commands are unavailable. What is the most likely reason?

Answer: Autodesk-supplied libraries are read-only

Libraries shipped by Autodesk are read-only, so you must copy families into a read/write library to modify them.

What is the recommended way to customize a standard bolt family supplied by Autodesk?

Answer: Copy the family to a read/write library and edit the copy

Copying the family into a read/write library preserves the original and allows full edits.

When using Desktop Content, what file extension do Content Center library files use?

Answer: .idcl

Desktop Content libraries are stored as .idcl files.

Where do you select which Content Center libraries are available for the active project?

Answer: Projects dialog > Configure Content Center Libraries

Library configuration is done per project through the Configure Content Center Libraries button in the Projects dialog.

Which Inventor environment generator relies on Content Center to supply structural shapes such as I-beams and angles?

Answer: Frame Generator

Frame Generator pulls its structural profiles from Content Center.

What happens to a Content Center part placed As Standard?

Answer: It is saved automatically to the Content Center Files folder

Standard parts are generated and saved automatically to the Content Center Files folder defined in the project.