File Preparation Assistant - Additional Checks (2024 FD01)

The File Preparation Assistant dialog box contains two additional options to check for out-of-date configuration data and incompatible files. The software also silently performs two other checks for file names and the number of configurations.

Benefits: More checks improve the success of saving your files to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Additional Check Description
Detect out-of-date configuration data Lists information about outdated configurations. This could happen if you delete a configuration and do not rebuild the model. Rebuild the documents before saving them to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Detect files not updated for 3DEXPERIENCE compatibility Runs the compatibility check on the selected files, which verifies if the files have been updated to the new 3DEXPERIENCE Configuration Manager.

To automatically update files for 3DEXPERIENCE compatibility, click Tools > Options > System Options > 3DEXPERIENCE Integration and select Update SOLIDWORKS files for compatibility with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. For more information, see SOLIDWORKS Help: 3DEXPERIENCE Integration Options.

To manually update files for 3DEXPERIENCE compatibility, with a model open in the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the top item and select Update for 3DEXPERIENCE Compatibility. For more information, see SOLIDWORKS Help: Updating Models for 3DEXPERIENCE Compatibility.
The File Preparation Assistant automatically performs two additional silent checks.
Additional Silent Check Description
Updates file extension Updates files that have old file format extensions (.prt, .asm, .drw) to the current file extensions (.SLDPRT, .SLDASM, .SLDDRW).
Number of configurations Counts the number of configurations and displays that information in the log file.