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What’s New in Vault?
See how Vault has evolved
Every release of Vault product data management software is packed with user-requested updates to help you speed up your design workflows, reduce repetitive tasks, and work the way you want.
2021
Vault 2021 is more powerful than ever.
New customer-driven enhancements increase CAD user productivity and administrator efficiency.
Features:
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Smart Duplicate Reduction
Quickly find and reduce duplicate parts in your database using geometric searches that compare 3D shapes.
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Inventor and Revit Interoperability
Manage and work with Revit files that are linked to Inventor assemblies and AnyCAD files.
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Show Details
Access all information related to your design through a dockable panel that includes tabs for uses, where used, bill of materials, and change orders.
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Organize Saved Searches
Organize and manage your saved search queries in a structured way and define custom views.
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Unused Document Detection
Clean up unused files that are no longer relevant and avoid releasing them downstream.
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Copy Design Improvements
Manage copy design rules centrally and copy property values from an original file to any user-defined property in a new file.
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Change Order Email Templates
Customize change order email templates, including subject line and body in a central location for all users.
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Data Purge for Lifecycle States
Apply purge control changes to historical data based on the lifecycle state definition.
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Security Granularity
Give access to folders, file properties, and ‘Uses/ Where Used’ tabs to certain users while preventing them from downloading files.
2020
Enhancements to CAD and Vault workflows.
The Vault 2020 release marked the next step forward with an enhanced design experience for CAD users and the much anticipated duplicate search functionality.
Features:
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Copy Design
Save time for engineers with a simplified user experience as well as more powerful design reuse capabilities.
2D PDF Enhancements
Create a PDF on demand or at any lifecycle state and keep the PDF state and revision in sync with the original CAD drawing.
Project Sync
Include design documentation and hidden files in scheduled syncs for BIM 360 workflows as well as other new options.
Folder Path
Use category rules for your files to do category assignments based on file locations in Vault.
Has Drawing
List all models within a project that are missing a drawing by searching the new "Has Drawing" property.
New Folder View
Easily navigate to your data leveraging the new folder view within the Open from Vault dialog in Inventor.
Duplicate Search
Avoid using duplicate parts in your designs with geometric search functionality and visibility through report dashboards.
2019
More efficiencies and external collaboration capabilities.
Customer-requested enhancements in the 2019 release brought more data management efficiency for engineering teams and improved internal and external collaboration.
Features:
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Open Drawing from Vault
Open a design drawing from Vault with a single command as well as associated drawings not in the source file folder.
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Replace from Vault
Search for component replacements from Vault when you’re designing in Inventor to reduce friction in your workflows.
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AutoCAD Drawings with PDFs
Attach Vault-managed PDFs to AutoCAD drawings as well as check them into Vault automatically.
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External Collaboration
Collaborate on designs outside the firewall with customers, authorized suppliers, and contractors.
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Identifying Out-of-Date Items
See whether primary, secondary, or design document file links need to be refreshed when viewing the Item Master.
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Custom Roles
Customize roles to control permissions to meet the unique needs of your business.
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Autoloader
Assign permissions to run Autoloader for the Document Editor role.
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Lifecycles transitions
Perform lifecycles transitions using Boolean "OR" and "NOT" in the value field.
2018
New PDF support and workflow improvements.
In addition to other workflow improvements, Vault 2018 introduced the number one customer-requested feature, the ability to create PDF files during the release process.
Features:
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Shared Views
Collaborate on a visual representation of your model or design online with others.
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Automated PDF Creation
Automatically publish and manage 2D PDF files from CAD files as released documentation within the design process.
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Autodesk Drive Connectivity
Securely share design data via Pack & Go to your personal Autodesk Drive for external collaborators connected to the cloud.
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Search Vault Browser in Inventor
Identify and select components within the Vault component tree and locate items easily in large assemblies.
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Go To Vault Folder in Inventor
Right-click on an item in Inventor to locate the file in the Vault client.
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AutoCAD Add-In
Select multiple .dwg files when using Attach from Vault to attach external references.
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Copy Design Improvements
Set target file properties to like properties of previous file revisions.
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New Administrator Roles
Manage aspects of Vault such as configuration or security settings without being a full administrator.
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Job Queue
Display file properties to easily identify jobs within the Job Queue dialog and keep the dialog open while using other commands.