Autodesk Inventor dialogs
File operation dialog selection
In Inventor 2026 and later, you can choose which dialog style to use for file operations. A switch on the Meridian menu ribbon in the Inventor add-in allows you to toggle between native Inventor dialogs and Meridian dialogs.
Based on this setting, the selected dialog type appears when you perform the following actions
- Open
- Save
- Save As
| Setting | Resulting Behavior |
|---|---|
| Meridian file dialogs | The Meridian file open or save dialog appears. |
| Native Inventor dialogs | The standard Autodesk Inventor file open or save dialog appears. |
Update Replaced Documents dialog box
If the Update Replaced Documents dialog box appears when you open an assembly or subassembly, it means that your assembly contains references to part drawings that have been replaced by newer versions.
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To keep the reference to the old version (now retired in the vault), click Cancel.
A message appears to remind you that you cannot edit retired parts.
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To update the reference to the newer version, click Update.
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To update only some references, clear the check boxes for the references you do not want to update, and then click Update.
This dialog also appears if you open a drawing view containing views of an assembly with replaced references that have not been updated.
Meridian Save dialog box
A Meridian Save dialog box appears when you save changes to an assembly file because Autodesk Inventor wants to write changes to the files that the assembly references. The dialog lists the files and their current vault status. The documents must be checked out to you to save changes. Meridian filters out the documents that are either not under change by you or under change by another person, so that no errors occur when Autodesk Inventor attempts to write to a document that you do not have the access to edit.
Depending on the revision methodology you use (document workflow or derived documents), changing a part may update all of the assemblies that reference it.
Meridian can also be configured to start a Quick Change when you need to check out components, to redraw title blocks when properties are synchronized, and to apply specific document types to new library components.