Factory Asset Warehouse

Located at the far left of the Warehouse browser is a menu of asset display options. Cloud-based assets appear in a document list to the right of the display menu. The assets can be displayed as graphical icons in the default Grid view, or in List view format.

Each of the display options are described below:

• All Assets - The default display option, All Assets displays all assets, in all collections, owned by you.
• Trash - The Trash option displays any deleted assets in a separate window. Right-click over the deleted asset to display a pop-up context menu that gives you the option to restore the asset or delete it permanently.

The Quick Filters section contains two options:

• Unshared - This option displays only the assets owned by you and not shared with other users.
• Shared - Displays only the assets you have chosen to share with other users. A shared asset features a small shared symbol at the upper-right to confirm its shareable status.

Cloud-based assets are contained in collections. A collection must first be specified for an asset before it can be uploaded to the cloud. Collections may be created in the Inventor Factory Asset Builder, or in the Warehouse. The collections you own are listed in the My Collections section. Click an existing collection name from the list to display all members of that collection.

Do the following to create a collection in the Warehouse:

1. Click the 'plus' button at the right of the My Collections section.
2. Next, click New Collection to display the Create New Collection dialog box.
3. Provide a name for the new collection (spaces are permitted) and click the Save button.
4. The dialog closes and the new collection name appears in the My Collections list.

Another method to create a collection is to:

1. Right-click over an existing collection name from the list.
2. Select New Collection from the pop-up context menu.
3. Provide a name for the new collection (spaces are permitted) and click the Save button.
4. The dialog closes and the new collection name appears in the My Collections list.

Do the following if you wish to rename a collection:

1. Right-click over the collection name you wish to change from the list.
2. Select Rename from the pop-up context menu.
3. Provide a new name for the collection and click the Save button.
4. The dialog closes and the renamed collection appears in the My Collections list.

Use the following procedure to delete a collection:

1. Right-click over the collection you wish to delete.
2. Select Delete from the pop-up context menu.
3. The Delete Collection? dialog box appears.
4. Click the Delete Collection button to confirm the deletion and close the dialog.
   Note This action only deletes the collection. The assets in the collection are still viewable under All Assets.

Assets can be viewed as graphical icons in the default Grid view format, or in List view format using the appropriate button at the top of the Warehouse browser.

Click the List view button to display the assets in list format. Observe that this format lists the asset name, its share status, creation time and date, and when it was last modified.

Click the Grid view button to display the assets in graphical format.

Click an asset from the document list to display its details in a separate display window.

The asset properties, as defined by Inventor iProperties or the Inventor Factory Asset Properties command, are listed for the selected asset. The collection name to which the asset belongs is also provided. Observe also that the Share status of the asset may be toggled on and off by clicking the Public Sharing button. Additionally, any ratings or comments added in Inventor Factory to a shared asset appear in the asset information window.

Regardless of whether assets are displayed in the Grid or List views, a variety of actions can still be performed on them.

• Click the Collections icon if you wish to move an asset from one collection to another.
• Clicking the Actions icon displays a pop-up context menu with the options to share/unshare, rename, or delete an asset. You can also modify the properties of an asset using this icon.

Assets can be sorted by name, when they were last modified, and by their creation date and time. Use the Sort By drop-down menu at the top-center of the Warehouse browser to choose your sorting preference.