Reloading a Revision

You can update the selected revision in a session with the latest version that exists in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform using the Reload from Server command.

Ensure that you have SOLIDWORKS objects (part, assembly, drawing) in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
  1. Select a SOLIDWORKS object in the MySession widget.
  2. To update the SOLIDWORKS object, do one of the following:
    • From the Lifecycle section of the action bar, click Reload from Server.
    • Right-click the object and select Reload from Server.
    • When you use Reload from Server on a modified object, a warning appears to confirm the overwriting of those modifications.
    • When you use Reload from Server on an object having links to locally modified objects, a message appears informing that local modifications are preserved.

    When you open an xDesign part in SOLIDWORKS, a .sldprt file is generated from the .sldxml file associated with its 3DEXPERIENCE component.

    The .sldprt file is reloaded and rebuilt from the .sldxml file only if the 3DEXPERIENCE component is modified.

  3. From the Reload dialog box, choose one of the reload options.
    Command Name Description
    Reload selected file only Reloads only the selected object but not its references.
    Reload references only Reloads only the references of the selected object.
    Reload file and references Reloads both the selected object and all its references.

    For parts created using the Make Multibody Part command in SOLIDWORKS, only the selected part is reloaded and there is no impact on the referenced assembly. Hence, the Reload dialog box is not displayed. If there exists a different revision for the referenced assembly, then a warning is displayed informing that on using the Reload from Server command the derived part will reference to another assembly.

  4. If the selected object includes files whose local copies are different from the ones on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, a confirmation dialog box appears. You can choose to overwrite the local copies or reload the files without overwriting.
    Option Description
    Yes Overwrites all the locally modified files and downloads the missing references.
    No Does not overwrite or download the locally modified files.
The object receives the modified, missing, or new files from the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and a reload successful notification appears.