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Understanding the 3DEXPERIENCE Model Names Within the SOLIDWORKS Interface

A common question a SOLIDWORKS user may have when starting to use the 3DEXPERIENCE platform is “What is the difference between file name, name, title, and components name?” This guide will focus on defining those terms to ensure success when connecting SOLIDWORKS to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. 

NOTE: A prerequisite to understanding these terms is to understand the SOLIDWORKS data model within the SOLIDWORKS platform.

Understanding the 3DEXPERIENCE Model Names Within the SOLIDWORKS Interface
  1. File Name is the unique identifier for Windows. It is the name of the file on disk, which includes a file extension. If you do not use the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, then you can change the file name at any time using SOLIDWORKS or SOLIDWORKS Utilities. After you save a SOLIDWORKS document to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, you cannot change the file name.

  2. Name is the unique identifier for the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. It is the name of the object in your collaborative space. You cannot change the name.

  3. File Title is a common identifier for Windows and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. It is a 3DEXPERIENCE platform attribute that appears in the FeatureManager design tree, title bar, and other areas of the user interface. You can change the file title at any time (see the steps at the end of this guide). Changes to the file title propagate to CAD family, physical product, 3D shape, and drawing titles.

  4. Component Name is a unique identifier for SOLIDWORKS. It is a 3DEXPERIENCE platform attribute that appears in the MySession app. It matches the file title that appears in the FeatureManager design tree, including instance numbers when used in assemblies. You change the file title to change the component name.

  5. Title, also called physical product title in some contexts, is an identifier for the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. It is a 3DEXPERIENCE platform attribute that appears in the MySession app and dashboard apps like Properties and Bookmark Editor. You can change the title at any time.By default, the title for parts and assemblies with one configuration is the same as the file title. The title for parts and assemblies with multiple configurations is a concatenation of the file title and configuration name, with the configuration name enclosed in parentheses. For drawings, the title matches either: 
        • The file title of the part or assembly that the drawing references.
        • Its own specified file title.

 

The MySession option highlighted below determines the title behavior for drawings.  

Understanding the 3DEXPERIENCE Model Names Within the SOLIDWORKS Interface

To rename a SOLIDWORKS document, you change the file title in SOLIDWORKS: 

  1. Right-click the root node (part, assembly, or drawing) in the FeatureManager design tree.
  2. Click Rename Title. 
Understanding the 3DEXPERIENCE Model Names Within the SOLIDWORKS Interface
  1. In the Rename Title dialog box, rename the file title. If the document has one configuration, then this change also applies to the component name and the title. If the document has multiple configurations, then this change applies to the first portion of the concatenated title. 
Understanding the 3DEXPERIENCE Model Names Within the SOLIDWORKS Interface

To rename a SOLIDWORKS-mastered 3DEXPERIENCE platform object, you change the title in the MySession app: 

 

  1. Right-click an object in the MySession app and click Properties. 
Understanding the 3DEXPERIENCE Model Names Within the SOLIDWORKS Interface
  1. In the Properties dialog box, rename the title. This change does not apply to the SOLIDWORKS document. 
Understanding the 3DEXPERIENCE Model Names Within the SOLIDWORKS Interface
  1. Save the renamed file to  the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. 

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