Starting Item Explorer To start Item Explorer, do one: From the Windows Start menu, click SOLIDWORKS PDM > Item Explorer . From SOLIDWORKS PDM File Explorer, click (toolbar) or Tools > Item Explorer. Parent topicItem Explorer Related concepts Permissions Item and File Caching Related tasks Opening a New Item Explorer Window Refreshing the Display Expanding and Collapsing Items and Folders Selecting Items, Files, and Folders Bulk Selecting References in Dialog Boxes Logging In Related reference Item Explorer Window