Multi-User Environment
Manage write access for shared documents in a multi-user environment.
The multi-user environment provides read/write
access control and tracking for two or more users working with the same
files concurrently. Users share a file when they have loaded the same
file from the same location.
Tooltips in the FeatureManager design tree inform
you if a part, assembly, sub-assembly, or component is read-only. If another
user with write access has the document open, the tooltip names the user.
Files that are read-only appear in orange under
Open in SolidWorks on the File
Explorer tab in the Task Pane.
Files that have been modified since they were
last saved appear in bold under Open
in SolidWorks on the File Explorer tab in the Task
Pane.
If you start to make changes to a read-only document,
a message warns you that the document is read-only.
Options
In Tools, Options,
System Options, Collaboration:
Enable the multi-user environment.
Enable menu items Make
Read-Only and Get Write Access.
Specify an interval for checking if files opened
with read-only status have been modified by other users.
In Tools, Options,
System Options, External
References:
To allow other users to work on components while
you have an assembly open, select Open
referenced documents with read-only access.
To prevent a message box from appearing whenever
you make a document read-only, select Don't
prompt to save read-only referenced documents (discard changes).
When you select Don't
prompt to save read-only referenced documents, read-only references
are not displayed in the Save
Modified Documents dialog box.
Read/Write Status
To set the status for a part or assembly document:
Click File,
Make Read-Only or File,
Get Write Access.
To set the status for an assembly component:
Right-click a component in the FeatureManager
design tree or in the graphics area and select Make
Read-Only or Get Write Access.
You can also set read/write status in the
Reload dialog box.
Reload
Reload documents to get the latest version. For example, if you have
a document open as read-only and another user modifies the document, you
can reload to view the modified version.