Use the Contains tab to identify vault files that are referenced by the selected file.
The list is generated from the vault database and does not reflect
local changes that are not
checked in.
Toolbar
Toolbar icons are arranged in three sections.
When the Explorer window is wide enough, all icons are visible. If you shrink the size of the window, the sections are compacted into flyout buttons. Clicking any of these buttons displays the controls for that section.
The sections are compacted in this order:
- Commands (right section)
- Options (center section)
- Source (left section)
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Version |
The file version for which references are displayed. The default is the most recent version.
Expand the control to select a different file version.
 indicates a revision.
 indicates the original version.
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Configuration |
The configuration for which references are displayed. The default is the active configuration.
Expand the control to select the configuration for which to list references.
If you select  Do not show configurations, all files referenced by any configuration are shown.
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Levels |
Displays file references for the entire file hierarchy (Show All Levels) or just the top level of the file hierarchy (Top Level Only). The setting defaults to the most recent setting you used.
You can also expand or collapse the hierarchy using the  and  controls in the File name column.
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Next Warning / Previous Warning |
Only shown when warnings are present and the Result column in the file list is displayed. In the file list, changes the focus to the next file with a warning or the previous file with a warning.
Clicking a warning icon expands the hierarchy if it is collapsed and the warning is on a referenced file.
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Open |
Opens the selected file in the application used to create it. This icon represents SOLIDWORKS.
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Properties |
Opens the selected file's Properties dialog box. |
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Browse to |
Opens a new Explorer window with the file you select on the Contains tab as the selected file in the top pane of the new window. |
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Export |
Saves the list as a comma-delimited .txt file. |
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Open as CSV |
Opens the list in Microsoft Excel ®as a comma-delimited file.
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Custom References |
Displays the Edit User-Defined References dialog box. |
Properties
To change the columns that are displayed, right-click any column heading and select columns to display them or clear columns to hide them. You can add up to 10 columns based on Enterprise PDM variables by clicking More and choosing variables from the Choose Columns dialog box.
Drag a column head to change the position of a column.
| Type |
Displays a thumbnail preview of the file when you hover over the file type icon. |
| File name |
File name. |
| Warnings |
Displays   The file is not rebuilt if the file needs to be rebuilt in SOLIDWORKS. Click the message to display a list of references that require a rebuild. This column is blank if there are no warnings.
To quickly locate files with warnings or errors, use the Next Warning and Previous Warning toolbar buttons or Ctrl + the up-arrow or down-arrow on the numeric keypad. |
| Configuration name |
Configuration of the CAD file, or a hyphen (-) for files without configurations. |
| Quantity |
BOM quantity. |
| Version |
Version of the selected file and the versions of the files to which it is linked. |
| Checked out by |
User who has the file checked out, or blank if not checked out. If you hover over a user name, a pop-up window displays user information such as log in status and files checked out, and provides a link so that you can email the user.
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| Checked out in |
Computer and local folder where the file is checked out, or blank if not checked out. |
| Found in |
Vault folder containing the file. |
| State |
Workflow state of the file, such as Under Editing or Waiting for approval. |
Shortcut Menu
Right-click a file to access these options:
| Open |
Opens the selected file in the appropriate application. |
| Browse to |
Changes the focus of the dialog box to the selected file without opening a new File Explorer window. |
| Browse to in a New Window |
Opens a File Explorer window with the focus on the selected file. |
| Copy Tree |
Starts the Copy Tree function, which lets you copy selected files, including all references, to create a second instance that is unrelated to the original. |
| Properties |
Opens the selected file's Properties dialog box. |
| Columns |
Lists column heads so you can display or hide columns. Currently displayed columns are indicated by a check mark.
Click More to open the Choose Columns dialog box, where you can add up to 10 additional columns by selecting Enterprise PDM variables on which to base column heads.
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| Select All |
Selects all files in the list. |
| Select Files |
Opens the Select Files dialog box, where you can use wildcards to select files. |
| Show Tree Lines |
Toggles lines showing the tree hierarchy on and off |
| Open File List |
Opens the file list in Excel as a comma-delimited file.
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| Save File List |
Saves the file list as a comma-delimited .txt file. |