Shortcut Menus

Right-click menus in Windows Explorer provide access to Connector for SOLIDWORKS commands.

This page discusses:

3DEXPERIENCE Shortcut Menu

In the navigation pane folder tree, right-click 3DEXPERIENCE to access the 3DEXPERIENCE shortcut menu.

Note: You must be logged into the database to clear the local cache, or view database properties. before login, the following options are available:

Login: Allows you to login to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Work Offline: Lets you work offline on files in your local cache when you are not connected to the database.


Clear Local Cache	Removes all locally cached files that are not checked out from the selected folder and all subfolders. See Clearing the Local Cache in the Working Folder.
Properties	Reports the properties of the selected file database view or folder. See Viewing and Editing File Properties from Windows Explorer.

In the file view, right-click a file or folder to access the shortcut menu.

The commands that are described are those that are unique to Connector for SOLIDWORKS.


Check Out	Checks out the file for editing. See Checking Out Files
Check In	Checks the selected file into the vault. See Checking in Files
Get Latest Iteration	Copies the latest iteration of the file from the database to your local cache. See Getting Latest Iteration.
Undo Check Out	Cancels a checkout without saving changes. See Undoing a Check-Out
Promote	Promotes a checked out file from one lifecycle state to the next. See Promoting Objects.
Properties	Displays properties of selected file or folder. See Viewing and Editing File Properties from Windows Explorer.

In the file view background, right-click in the blank area outside any file name or icon to access the file view shortcut menu.


	View Sets the view option for files and folders. Sort By Lets you specify the column used to sort the files. You can also change the sort order by clicking on a column. See Sort By. See View. Refresh Refreshes the Windows Explorer view (F5). Paste Pastes copied files or folders to the current folder. The copied files are checked out to you and are not available to other users until you check them in. Paste Shared Pastes links to copied files or folders into the current folder. The location of the files in the database continues to be the folder from which you copied them. When you check out and edit linked files, the changes are made to the files in the database and any other linked instances. New Lets you create a folder under the current folder. Properties Opens the Properties dialog box for the current folder.


Preview Placement	Determines where the view and search tabs are placed. Options are: To the Right At the Bottom
Large icons	Displays a thumbnail of the file above the file name.
Medium icons	Displays the file type icon (for example, for an assembly) above the file name.
Small icons	Displays a small file type icon next to the file name.
List	Displays the files in a list.
Details	Displays the complete details on the file (for example, Checked Out By, Iteration, and so forth).
Tile	Displays laterally the file names with the file type icon.

Sorts are made alphabetically. To reverse the sort order, click the sort order again.

Tip: To see the effect of a Sort By selection, first click View > Details