Standard Naming for IDX Files Generated from SOLIDWORKS

In ECAD and MCAD collaboration workflows, SOLIDWORKS now generates IDX files with standardized names that comply with the IDX specification. This ensures better alignment with ECAD tools and improves clarity when managing shared files.

An IDX collaboration workflow includes three types of files:
  • Baseline
  • Change (Increment)
  • Response

SOLIDWORKS now applies standard naming conventions to each of these file types using the format BoardName_Baseline_YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS.idx.

For example: Test1_Baseline_20250516T110954.idx

SOLIDWORKS stores the generated .idx files in the EDMDCommon folder after a crash or restart. This applies to both SOLIDWORKS Desktop and SOLIDWORKS Connected workflows.