Adding Files from Outside the Database to My Work

When you add files from outside the 3DEXPERIENCE, copies of the files are saved in My Work. To make the files available to other users, you have to check them in to the database as global objects using the check in command. The recommended maximum number of files per My Work folder is approximately 500.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About Adding Files to My Work
Options Dialog Box

Dragging and Dropping Files

  1. In My Work, create a folder for the files you want to add.
  2. Navigate to the files you want to add and select them.
  3. Drag the files to the new folder.
    The files are added as copies of the original files. The grayed out appearance of the files indicates that they are not in the database.
  4. If a dialog box appears asking for an object type selection:
    1. From the dialog box, select an Object Type.
    2. Optionally, select the Always use this type by default check box.

      When you select the Always use this type by default check box, the software does not display the object type dialog box for any other files copied or dragged and dropped into the Windows Explorer view of Connector for SOLIDWORKS.

    3. Click Select.

    You only see the object type dialog box if:

    • The Show file data card when a new file is saved check box is selected in the Options dialog box. You can access this dialog box in the SOLIDWORKS view by selecting 3DEXPERIENCE > Options.
    • Your administrator has set more than one object type in X-CAD Design Management for the MCADInteg-BusTypeMapping attribute.

  5. To add the files to the database as global objects, select them and click Action > Check In.
  6. In the Check In dialog box, ensure that the Check In check box is selected for each file you want to add.
  7. Click Check In.

Copying and Pasting Files

  1. In My Work, create a folder for the files you want to add.
  2. Navigate to the files to add, select them, and click Copy.
  3. In the My Work folder, right-click and click Paste.
    The files are added as copies of the original files. The grayed out appearance of the files indicates that they are not in the database.
  4. If a dialog box appears asking for an object type selection:
    1. From the dialog box, select an Object Type.
    2. Optionally, select the Always use this type by default check box.

      When you select the Always use this type by default check box, the software does not display the object type dialog box for any other files copied or dragged and dropped into the Windows Explorer view of Connector for SOLIDWORKS.

    3. Click Select.

    You only see the object type dialog box if:

    • The Show file data card when a new file is saved check box is selected in the Options dialog box. You can access this dialog box in the SOLIDWORKS view by selecting ENOVIA > Options.
    • Your administrator has set more than one object type in X-CAD Design Management for the MCADInteg-BusTypeMapping attribute.

  5. To add the files to the database as global objects, select them and click Action > Check In.
  6. In the Check In dialog box, ensure that the Check In check box is selected for each file you want to add.
  7. Click Check In

Saving from SOLIDWORKS

You can add existing designs to My Work by opening them in SOLIDWORKS and saving them to My Work. You can also save new designs to My Work.

  1. In My Work, create one or more folders for files saved from SOLIDWORKS.
  2. In SOLIDWORKS open a file that is not in the database, or create a SOLIDWORKS file.
  3. When you have completed your edits, click File > Save As.
  4. Navigate to the My Work directory, specify a file name if needed, and click Save.
    The file is added to the My Work folder. Its grayed out appearance indicates that it is not in the database.
  5. If a dialog box appears asking for an object type selection:
    1. From the dialog box, select an Object Type.
    2. Optionally, select the Always use this type by default check box.

      When you select the Always use this type by default check box, the software does not display the object type dialog box for any other new files saved in the SOLIDWORKS view.

    3. Click Select.

    You only see the object type dialog box if:

    • The Show file data card when a new file is saved check box is selected in the Options dialog box. You can access this dialog box in the SOLIDWORKS view by selecting 3DEXPERIENCE > Options.
    • Your administrator has set more than one object type in X-CAD Design Management for the MCADInteg-BusTypeMapping attribute.

  6. To add the file to the database as a global object, select it and click Action > Check In.
  7. In the Check In dialog box, click Check In.