How to install and configure content center libraries in Vault

Autodesk Support

Oct 14, 2024

Products and versions covered

Issue:

How to install and setup content center libraries to work with Vault.

How can the Inventor remote content center libraries be downloaded and installed? These libraries are for standard parts such as ANSI/ISO fasteners.

Causes:

After upgrading Vault standard content center libraries may be missing within Inventor.

Solution:

Install the libraries on Vault server:

Review the Vault Content Center Libraries help page.
Review the Install, Add, and Remove Content Center Libraries page.
Download the Where to find Inventor Remote Content Center Libraries for Vault 2024 and later.
Follow the instructions in the installer Readme file.

To manually attach the libraries without using the batch file use these steps on the server console:

Extract the zip contents to put the content libraries on the disk.
In the ADMS console under libraries right click and select attach library.
Select the content center library extracted in step 1 by default it goes into the folder C:\Autodesk\ContentLibrary2025\<library name>.
Also see: How to attach libraries in ADMS.

Attaching libraries in Inventor

In Inventor, enable Vaulted Content Centers:

1. Tools > Application Options.
2. Content Center tab > Access Options > enable Autodesk Vault Server.

In Inventor, enable the new Content Centers:
1. File > Manage > Projects > select target project.
2. Make sure that the project is of type Vault.
3. Configure Content Center Libraries.
4. Find the new libraries and enable them by checking the box.
5. In Inventor, review the working folder, Content Center folder, and mappings between the Vault and Inventor folders (see Using Autodesk Vault with a Single Inventor Project to get started with Vault).
In Inventor, place the Content Center parts:
1. Open an assembly in the context of the project file with the Content Centers configured.
2. In the ribbon > Assemble > Place From Content Center.
3. Check the Language Settings.
  
  Find the target part and place into the assembly.