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Forge API - Design Automation Inventor 2022 compatibility


I cannot upload Inventor 2022 files into Forge design Automation system. is there any compatibility issue with 2022?


Solution

  • You can choose which Inventor engine you want to use in your Activity on Design Automation by setting the engine parameter when creating it:

    https://forge.autodesk.com/en/docs/design-automation/v3/reference/http/activities-POST/

    You can check which product versions are available using this endpoint:

    https://forge.autodesk.com/en/docs/design-automation/v3/reference/http/engines-GET/

    The reply which includes "Autodesk.Inventor+2022":

    {
    "paginationToken": "3eyJOYW1lX2xhYmVsIjp7IlMiOiIzZHNNYXguMjAyMSJ9LCJSZWNlaXZlciI6eyJTIjoiZXZlcnlvbmUifSwiT3duZXIiOnsiUyI6IkF1dG9kZXNrIn19",
    "data": [
    "Autodesk.3dsMax+2020",
    "Autodesk.Inventor+2022",
    "Autodesk.AutoCAD+24_1",
    "Autodesk.Inventor+2019",
    "Autodesk.AutoCAD+22",
    "Autodesk.AutoCAD+23_1",
    "Autodesk.Inventor+23",
    "Autodesk.AutoCAD+24",
    "Autodesk.Inventor+2020",
    "Autodesk.Revit+2021",
    "Autodesk.AutoCAD+23",
    "Autodesk.Inventor+2021",
    "Autodesk.Inventor+24",
    "Autodesk.AutoCAD+prerelease",
    "Autodesk.Revit+2018",
    "Autodesk.Test+Latest",
    "Autodesk.Inventor+22",
    "Autodesk.AutoCAD+21",
    "Autodesk.Revit+2019",
    "Autodesk.3dsMax+2021"
    ]
    }
    

    The second page of the reply:

    {
    "paginationToken": null,
    "data": [
    "Autodesk.Revit+2022",
    "Autodesk.AutoCAD+20_1",
    "Autodesk.Inventor+2018",
    "Autodesk.3dsMax+2022",
    "Autodesk.Revit+2020"
    ]
    }