Inventor Data Migration

What is data migration?

Data Migration is the process of updating Autodesk files and Design Data from a prior release to a newer release.

Do I need to migrate?

It depends. When you upgrade to a new release, Migration of files is not essential; files will be Migrated on their own when you Open and Save a file created in an earlier release (R11 – present) to your current release. Legacy data that is out of production does not require any kind of Migration process.

Here are some considerations that may lead you to Migrate data in advance.

• You may incur performance issues when you open a large assembly file (file with 100 or more parts) that has not been Migrated using Task Scheduler.
• If you have Custom Styles or Custom Content Center Libraries and you want to use them in the latest version, you must Migrate them., Please refer to Migrate Custom libraries and Migrate Custom Styles for step-by-step procedure on how to migrate this content for use in the latest release.

Refer to the table below for more information.

Your data	Recommended Migration method	Why?
Few file dependencies NOTE: A file dependency is any file type that has references to other files, such as derived parts	Migration not necessary. Note: Migration occurs when you open and save a file.	Quick and fast If you have no or limited file dependencies - Inventor will do this for you when you open and save a file
Medium number of files/data sets (100 parts/assemblies or less)	Migrate Command	Quick and fast The migrate command will find and migrate loaded dependencies.
Large number of files/data sets (100 parts/assemblies or more) Multiple file dependencies Complex assembly hierarchy Data in multiple folders	Task Scheduler	To save on performance Manages the associations for you NOTE: Task Scheduler manages file associations. This is in contrast to the Open and Save method which migrates a single file on open and save.
Custom templates	On demand migration: No action other than open and save Note: If you are not using the Style Library, styles are cached in the template –see FAQ	This is the recommended method for migrating custom templates
Custom Styles	Style Library Manager	This is the recommended method for migrating custom styles
Custom Content Center libraries	Content Center update process	This is the only available method for migrating custom libraries
Skipping releases	Task Scheduler	This is the recommended method If you skip over 1 or more releases