Inventor-change Model State in Presentation Scene

Issue:

You would like to  change an Inventor presentation scene's Model State to a different one.

Solution:

New to Inventor 2025, the Model State can be changed in the Representations...dialog box.

Right-click on the Scene in the Model Browser to open Representations... :

The Model State can be changed in the Model State pull-down menu. Select any of the file's Model States to apply to the scene:

In Inventor 2022-2024:

  • The Model State can only be selected on Scene creation. 
  • Create a new Scene if you need to use a different Model State.

How to change a Scene's Reference Model: https://resources.imaginit.com/support-blog/inventor-replace-a-model-reference-in-an-ipn

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Joanna Gryszka

Manufacturing Technical Support Specialist<br><br>Joanna has over eight years of experience working with Autodesk products. She started supporting core AutoCAD and network installations of all Autodesk products. She now has five years of experience with Inventor. <br> She graduated from Mechanical Engineering and has been providing solutions to clients and dedicating her knowledge to the Solution Center since then.

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