Setting Save Options

In the 3DEXPERIENCE Save dialog box, click Options.

The 3DEXPERIENCE Save Options dialog box appears.

Note: To support your business processes, your Integration Administrator may have defined some options so they cannot be changed. If the options are modified during a save operation, these parameters will be reset to the default settings for the next save operation. To permanently change these settings, it must be set using Design Central's web user interface. For more information on setting these preferences, see Connector for AutoCAD - Installation and Administration Guide : Setting Up and Configuring : Setting Preferences.

Set the following options in the ENOVIA Save options dialog box:

Option

Action

AutoName Series

For CAD Drawing AutoName Series, select a naming series from the respective list. Custom autoname series created for CAD Drawing type are listed in the CAD Drawing AutoName Series list. For more information, see Saving Designs to 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Note: Only new designs can be named using Autoname.

Target Revision

This column is added when you right-click and select Revise. The target revision set in 3DEXPERIENCE Save Options dialog box is applied to the selected designs. You can edit this column and enter the required revision sequence.

Background Processing

Select to save designs without affecting AutoCAD operations. You can continue to use AutoCAD even when the save process is in progress.

Create Iteration

Select to create an iteration of the design in ENOVIA. If not selected, the existing iteration of the design in ENOVIA is overwritten by the design being saved.

Tip: Changing the status of the Create Iteration option (select or clear the selection) refreshes the Save dialog box and automatically selects all selectable nodes in the Save dialog box. Nodes that were cleared prior to refresh must be cleared again in the Save dialog box.

Retain Lock

Select to lock the design. It is recommended that you lock your designs while saving to prevent other users from modifying your designs. If not selected, the design is saved to ENOVIA in the unlocked state.

Delete Selected Local Files

Select to delete the files of the design on your computer upon saving.

Note: Delete Selected Local Files check box cannot be selected if Background is selected.An error message is displayed when both Delete Selected Local Files and Retain Lock check boxes are selected.

Derived Output

Click to set specific type of derived output for each particular design type for the current save session. For more information, see Setting Derived Outputs.

Click OK.

The save options are saved.