Today I am going to discuss the
extract-restore function on the mExtension toolbar.
Located on the mExtension toolbar
the function can be used in two ways. You can extract parts of the project to
test different variations in a separate folder and restore it back to the
project if needed, or you can use it to restructure the project by moving subassemblies
to separate folders.
I know
that I can use pack and go to collect parts of the projects but it doesn’t
allow me to restore it back once finished and this function, as you will see, it’s much easier
to use.
All
you have to do is select the models in the browser or in the graphical window
and click Extract. Once you select the destination folder it will create a copy
of the project file (I recommend rename it so we don’t mess up Inventor) and
the folder structure of the selected components. It brings parts, drawings, and
all referenced data with the extract.
If you
decide that the changes you have made are better and you need to insert back to the
original project, just open the original project main assembly and after
selecting the same components use restore to insert them back.
A lot
of the times in the prototyping phase I found myself running separate trails
and thinking of different ways to solve a problem so I use the extract-restore
to work on variations without changing the original model.
The
second way of using the function is to select a folder inside your project for
the extract location.
When pointing to a location inside your
project is moves the selected components with all the references rather than
copying so you can use it to put subassemblies on separate folders.
This is a quick way of cleaning up
the project folder.
ADS
And the video of course:
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