Access factory files with Vault

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We'll continue on here on the "Vault" topic and address how you can access the layouts and assets within the "Vault" environment.

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Switching over to "Vault," we go ahead and launch the "Vault Professional" client.

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This is the desktop application that would be installed on all "Vault" workstations.

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From there, we're going to log in to our factory enabled "Vault."

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Once you log in, you will see a typical "Vault" layout. However, factory enabled "Vaults" have some differences.

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When you create the factory enabled "Vault" using the factory configuration file,

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you'll see that you have a "Factory Asset" and "Factory Layout" section within the vault browser.

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These two act very similarly to an Inventor Content Center file or location.

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They are essentially libraries that contain layouts within the "Factory Layout" section and assets within the "Factory Asset" section.

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These ultimately are tied to some physical folders.

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In my case, I have my "Factory Assets" located within this "FactoryAssets" folder.

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Earlier in the first section, I identified the location where this can be configured.

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To configure the "Factory Asset" location and "Layout" location,

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you can name the libraries and point to a specific directory.

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The library name is what you will see on the CAD application.

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And the path is where the files ultimately go within the "Vault."

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Accessing the assets from this folder, versus this location, is essentially the same thing.

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The "Factory Asset" location will obscure the number of files and such from user interaction.

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Within the "Factory Asset" section,

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you have a single file type representation of the grouping of underlying files.

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This is to simplify the process and searching around specific assets.

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In "Vault" terms, the "Factory Asset" section is a library location.