System Options > External References

Setting

Get/Set Methods

Return Value
or
<Value>
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<OnFlag>

Comment

Open referenced documents with read-only access

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swExtRefOpenReadOnly)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swExtRefOpenReadOnly, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to open referenced documents as read-only

Don't prompt to save read-only referenced documents (discard changes)

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swExtRefNoPromptOrSave)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swExtRefNoPromptOrSave, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to close read-only reference documents without prompting or attempting to save changes made to them when saving or closing the parent document

Allow multiple contexts for parts when editing in assembly

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swExtRefMultipleContexts)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swExtRefMultipleContexts, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to create external references to a single part from more than one assembly context

Load referenced documents

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e. swLoadExternalReferences)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e. swLoadExternalReferences, swLoadExternalReferences_e.<Value>)

See swLoadExternalReferences_e for valid options

Search file locations for external references

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swUseFolderSearchRules)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swUseFolderSearchRules, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies to search the Referenced Documents list of folders in the File Locations Options dialog

Update out-of-date linked design tables to

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e. swExternalReferencesUpdateOutOfDateLinkedDesignTable)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e. swExternalReferencesUpdateOutOfDateLinkedDesignTable, swExternalReferencesUpdateOutOfDateLinkedDesignTable_e.<Value>)

See swExternalReferencesUpdateOutOfDateLinkedDesignTable_e for valid options

Assemblies - Automatically generate names for referenced geometry

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swExtRefAutoGenNames)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swExtRefAutoGenNames, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically generate names for referenced geometry

Assemblies - Update component names when documents are replaced

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swExtRefUpdateCompNames)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swExtRefUpdateCompNames, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to mate to read-only parts using internal face IDs of the parts or to replace components using surface identifiers to write-access parts

Assemblies - do not create references external to the model

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swExternalReferencesDisable)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e. swExternalReferencesDisable, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to create external references when designing in the context of an assembly