Open command
Open command
Opens an existing document or template in a new window.
For some input formats, there are translation options you can set. For a list of all available input types, see the Files Of Type box on the Open File dialog box.
If you try to open a part file that contains links to an assembly, a dialog box is displayed that asks if you want to open the assembly.
When you open a document from the managed library in Insight, the document is checked out and copied to the local cache when the Always Synchronize Cache to Get Latest Version of The Document option is set. This option is located on the Manage tab on the Options dialog box.
If you work with the Always Synchronize Cache to Get Latest Version of The Document option cleared, you should use the Synchronize All command on the Cache Assistant dialog box regularly to ensure that your local cache stays up to date with the managed library.
After you use the Open File dialog box to open a document from a managed library, the path listed in the Look In box on the Open File dialog box defaults to your local cache. When you open another managed document, you can select the document from the local cache list, and the document in the managed library is checked out and opened.
When you are working in a Teamcenter or Insight XT managed environment, the Open command opens an existing document and downloads to cache any parts or subassemblies which may have been added to the subassembly. The Open command focuses on an Item-centric view, displaying all the Items in the database, including those with no dataset. You can use the View controls to determine if you want to see a Basic, Intermediate, or Full display of the objects in the database. See the Detail portion of the Help topic, Open a File dialog box for a description of the three views.
When you open an empty object (one the does not contain a dataset) in Solid Edge, you have the opportunity to create a Solid Edge dataset for the virtual structure by choosing a Solid Edge template and uploading the document into the database. This enables the top-down design approach in that the structure can be created from Teamcenter, with Solid Edge defining the dataset.
Note:
As a best practice, do not open an empty item Read-Only.
You can use the Revision Filter to display All, Latest, Released, Latest Released, or Latest 3 revisions of documents. The Revision Filter also determines the revisions of a document shown in PathFinder. See the Help topic, Using the Revision Filter for more information.
Note:
You cannot open more than one assembly document at a time.