“Error in reading RSe Stream” when opening Inventor files

 Issue:

The following message occurs when opening Inventor documents (drawing, presentation, assembly, or part):
 

Error in reading RSe stream

Causes:

Inventor files may be considered a database collection of different files, read as a table or database of different entity types. Inventor only reads the information that is needed for the current task to reduces file read and write time. An RSe error indicates a problem with reading the database. 

Potential causes for this issue are:

• Version compatibility.

• Network latency.

• Saving to external USB drives or a defective hard drive.

• Interference from anti-virus software.

• Insufficient privileges for user profile.

• File corruption issue.

• Interference from third party data mirroring or similar software.

• VoidTools Everything (See Also).

Solution:

Depending on the root cause, there may be different solutions to this issue. Try the following suggestions:

Verify the file format of the Inventor document is compatible with the currently installed version of Inventor.

1. Right-click the file in Windows explorer and select iProperties.

2. In the Details tab, the Last update with field will reveal the file format (e.g. 2016, 2015, 2014, etc…).

3. In the Help (?) menu of Inventor, select About Inventor. The version of Inventor you are currently using (including service packs and updates) will be listed.

4. If the file is newer than the currently installed version of Inventor, updating to a newer version of Inventor will be necessary in order to open that specific file.

Note: Inventor documents are not backwards compatible with previous versions of Inventor. 

Try opening and skipping unresolved files or with different active View Representations:

1. In the Open dialog box, highlight the file and select Options.

2. In the File Open Options dialog, select a different View Representation. If there are file dependencies, try enabling the option to Skip all unresolved files.

An old version of the file can be restored from the OldVersions folder specified in the project file:

1. In the Open dialog, browse to the Oldversions directory.

2. Select corresponding file with the previous version extension (e.g. TestPart.001.ipt, TestPart.002.ipt)

3. Select Open.

4. Select the option “restore old version to current version” in the Open Version dialog.

Make sure User Account Control Settings are set to default position:

1. ​Browse to Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > User Accounts and select User Account Control Settings.

2. Lower the slider bar to the “”Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer (default)” position apply.

3. Restart the computer and retest.

Test while logged in with a brand new, local, administrator Windows User Account:

1. ​Run the Rest utility while logged in with the problematic Windows user account.

2. Retest.

If the file is accessed from a network drive:

1. Test opening from the local hard drive temporarily until the cause of the network latency can be discovered and removed is advisable. Note that a similar error can appear during the save process. 

2. If a mapped network drives is used, it is recommended to use the Universal Naming Convention (UNC), e.g. \\computername\documents\subdirectory. Try updating to UNC paths in the active project (IPJ) file in Inventor.

3. Reviewing the network environment section in the help for reference.

4. Consider implementing a Data Management solution like Vault that will allow users to work from local hard drives while also storing data safely on a secured network server.

5. Make sure that the server is not an unpatched Windows Server 2008 R2 or older.  The lack of compatibility patches might be the issue.

Other potential conflicts include anti-virus software. Consult with the anti-virus program developer to properly configure the anti-virus software to function with Inventor.

Always perform any anti-virus or firewall changes at your own risk with your IT department involved. Some have reported that while testing, they temporarily disabled the firewall while writing over the network and it stopped the corruption of parts. They ultimately found that changing some of the anti-virus permissions led to no more corruptions. 

Note: ‘Old Versions To Keep On Save’ setting is available in the Options node of the Project file. The number of versions to be stored for each file can be set:

1. Expand Options in the Project Editor.

2. Right click on Old Versions To Keep On Save and select Edit.

3. ​Enter the number of versions to keep.

Source: https://blog.superrendersfarm.com/tutorial/3ds-max/error-in-reading-rse-stream-when-opening-inventor-files/