Managing Data

The 3DEXPERIENCE Connection apps work the same across the SOLIDWORKS products with a few variations in eDrawings and DraftSight.

Commands for SOLIDWORKS Connection, eDrawings Connection and DraftSight Connection can be accessed from the File menu. For SOLIDWORKS and DraftSight, files are managed from the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform pane. Team members can search in Collaborative Spaces to find shared files and save copies on their computers. The 3DEXPERIENCE Connection apps keep track of the status of files, so users always know if the latest version resides on their computer or in the cloud.

For eDrawings and DraftSight, files must be converted to file types supported by eDrawings or DraftSight before they can be saved back to a Collaborative Space. With the eDrawings Connection app, only one file at a time can be saved to the cloud.

The following topics guide you through the basic features.

Contents

Signing In to 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
The 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Pane

The 3DEXPERIENCE Platform pane shows the active model content. Use the pane to manage the model status in SOLIDWORKS and DraftSight.
File Status Icons

Icons show the status of each assembly, subassembly, part, drawing and other model components.
Saving Files to a Collaborative Space

When you save a model and its components from your computer to a Collaborative Space, you are uploading the files to the cloud.
Locking Files

When you lock a file, other users are prevented from saving a different version to the Collaborative Space. After you modify the file, you save it on your computer, save it to a Collaboration Space, and unlock it so that others can work on that new version.
Opening Files from a Collaborative Space

When you open a model from a Collaborative Space, the model and all of its references are downloaded to your computer.
Deleting Files
Launching 3DDashboard

The 3DDashboard is your portal to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
Signing Out of 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

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