Issue:

In an Inventor presentation file, there's a need to change the scene's reference model.  This can be helpful if you want to reuse an existing presentation file with a new copy of an assembly.

Solution:

Inventor 2025 introduced the ability to replace a scene's Model reference.  This is not available in previous versions.

Use the Replace Model Reference command on the Presentation ribbon:

Select any of the Scene models and browse to a new file using the 'Select new model' button:

A prompt will appear confirming the scene model replacement, select Yes to complete:

Your presentation Scene now references the new assembly.

To change presentation scene Model State or View Rep: https://resources.imaginit.com/support-blog/inventor-change-model-state-in-presentation-scene

About the Author

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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