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DWF jobs are not processed when using powerJobs Processor with Vault 2026.3

Issue

When using powerJobs Processor with Vault 2026.3, Autodesk DWF jobs are not executed. When checking the Job Types under "Administration" -> "Job Types", the DWF jobs are not checked.

When starting jobProcessor.exe via Command Line or PowerShell, the DWF job types are also not checked.

When starting the Vault jobProcessor normally, the DWF jobs are checked in the Job Types and are processed correctly.

Cause

This issue is caused by the jobProcessor not recognizing DWF Job Types when started via Command Line or PowerShell. powerJobs Processor also starts the jobProcessor this way.

The issue is currently being investigated by Autodesk.

Solution

As a workaround open PowerShell as administrator and run the following code:

$vaultExplorerPath = "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Vault Client 2026\Explorer"
New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion30.0" -Force
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion30.0" `
-Name "InventorLocation" `
-Value $vaultExplorerPath 

Alternatively you can use only the Autodesk jobProcessor. When doing that the following powerJobs Processor features are lost:

  • The powerJobs Log window. powerJobs Processor will still log in the logfile
  • Time triggered jobs
  • Automatic update of configuration. When adding a new job in "C:\ProgramData\coolOrange\powerJobs" simply start powerJobs Processor once

If the above is not possible you can start the Autodesk jobProcessor first and then powerJobs Processor.

Remarks

- Autodesk article: "Could not set Inventor project file" or "A visualization file cannot be generated for a non CAD file" when trying to update Visualization in Vault with no Inventor installed