Autodesk Inventor users sometimes encounter the “Different Than Expected” error message when opening a file. Situations that can cause this error to occur include:
- There are two different files with the same name.
- The original file was accidentally overwritten.
A recommended first step is to stop what you are doing and compare the files to see what is going on.
A good second step is to consider the bigger picture, environmental factors which may be contributing to “Different Than Expected” error messages. This type of error commonly arises when organizations have libraries with no control over server write access. “Different Than Expected” can also occur when there is share network space that others can access, freely copy to, and modify.
While “Different Than Expected” errors can seem like an annoyance, it’s important to understand why they occur and how they can affect relationships within assemblies. To learn more, download our whitepaper “Inventor Troubleshooting: Duplicate Files and Different Than Expected.”
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