The data stored in each revision of an item is therefore typically different. A change is made and the new data content is saved/uploaded/released into a new revision, ensuring that no existing revision can ever be overwritten, and thereby ensuring the highest integrity. Preparing Manufacturing Data with Output JobsĪn Item can have any number of revisions, which are essentially an evolution of that Item over time. Folder Type Code – the code used when assigning the unique ID to a created Item of that content type, and the parent folder's Item Naming Scheme uses the entry $FOLDER_TYPE_CODE.Īdditional Tools for Working with 3D BodiesĪccessing, Defining & Managing System Preferences.

Content Type Code – the code used when assigning the unique ID to a created Item of that content type, and the parent folder's Item Naming Scheme uses the entry $CONTENT_TYPE_CODE.

The content can be stored in any type of folder, including the Generic Folder. It simply provides a visual 'clue' as to what is stored in a folder and can be beneficial when browsing a Workspace for particular content. This has no bearing on the content of the folder.

Associated Folder Type – the purpose-made folder type, where available, in which to store the content of that type.

The following table lists the various content types (Item types) that can be created manually by a user in a connected Workspace, along with their: To put this another way, you are in essence specifying the Item Type. To declare the type of content an Item (or rather its revisions) will be used to contain, its Content Type property needs to be specified when creating or editing that Item. One Item could represent a schematic symbol, another a PCB component model, while another could contain the generated fabrication data from a released board design.

Each new Item is created in a folder and once you have defined the required folders within a Workspace, you can create new Items in the selected folder in the Item region of the Explorer panel.ĭifferent Items are used to store and represent different types of data. Within a connected Workspace, each design entity that can be stored, managed, and reused, is represented as a specific type of Item. To support the need to be able to update an Item over time, what is actually stored in the Workspace is a series of Item Revisions that are specific revisions of that Item whose name is based on the chosen Revision Naming Scheme. Parent page: Configuring and Administrating Your Workspace

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Viewing the Notes Associated with Revisions of an Item.

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