My Work Folder

You can download SOLIDWORKS files from 3DEXPERIENCE and manage those files in the My Work folder.

The My Work folder is created in the 3DEXPERIENCE directory under Favorites when you connect SOLIDWORKS to 3DEXPERIENCE for the first time. Several My Work folders can be created with different usernames. If you open the directory for the first time, it may be empty.

This page discusses:

Columns

In the My Work folder, details of the files are displayed in following columns:

Column Name Description
File name File name that you entered for the SOLIDWORKS file (ex. sldprt, sldasm, slddrw).
Revision Revision number of the file. If a later version revision exists within 3DEXPERIENCE, 'A+' sign and value are displayed. This column is empty if the file does not exist in 3DEXPERIENCE.
Maturity State Shows the state of the file in when last retrieved from the server. This column is empty if the file does not exist in 3DEXPERIENCE.
Collaborative Space Displays the name of the collaborative space selected at the login.
Status Icon represents the status of given revision of the file in 3DEXPERIENCE. Four icons display following four statuses:
  • New
  • Up-to-date
  • Locally Modified
  • Not up-to-date
Lock Status Shows whether the file is locked. This column is empty if the file does not exist in 3DEXPERIENCE. Lock status can be represented by three icons as follows:
  • Locked by me
  • Locked by other user
  • Not Locked
Locked By Shows the login username of the person who has locked the file. This column is empty if the file is not locked.
Size Shows file size in kilobytes.
Local Modification Date Date and time when the file was last modified locally.
Modification Date Date and time when the file was last modified on the server. This column is empty if the file does not exist in 3DEXPERIENCE.
Creation Date Date and time when the file was first saved into 3DEXPERIENCE. This column is empty if the file does not exist in 3DEXPERIENCE.
Description Description of the file from properties. For parts and assemblies, it displays family properties description.
Responsible User who is responsible for the file in 3DEXPERIENCE.
Note: You can right-click a column, select More, and choose more columns to display. You can reorder the columns.

Status

You can view the status of the My Work folder and its files with respect to 3DEXPERIENCE.

My Work Status Description
Green Folder is connected to 3DEXPERIENCE.
Gray Folder is not connected to but another My Work folder is connected to 3DEXPERIENCE.
Light Blue No My Work folder is connected to 3DEXPERIENCE.
File Status Description
New Local file is not saved in 3DEXPERIENCE.
Up-to-date Local file is synchronized with 3DEXPERIENCE and content in both files is same.
Not up-to-date Local file is not the latest and the file in 3DEXPERIENCE is modified since you downloaded the file.
Locally Modified Local file is locked and modified, but modifications are not yet propagated to 3DEXPERIENCE.
Modified by Synchronization Local file is synchronized with 3DEXPERIENCE by opening it in SOLIDWORKS.

Actions

You can perform actions on the My Work folder to manage directory.

Actions Description
Copy You can copy the My Work folder outside 3DEXPERIENCE to have local copies of the files within it.
Delete

You can delete files and folders inside My Work folder, if you are online.

You can delete My Work folder and files within it, if you are offline or folder is not connected. This deleted My Work folder can be recreated by logging in with same username. But, this recreated folder is empty.
Note: When you delete a locally modified file, an additional message appears asking you to confirm its removal. Any deletion from Windows Explorer does not delete files from the 3DEXPERIENCE server.
Properties Displays the properties of the My Work folder.
Refresh You can refresh the PLM status based on the local cached metadata information, using F5 or right-click and refresh.
Rename You can rename files that have not been saved into 3DEXPERIENCE.