How to Control Revisions in Solid Edge Insight

Solid Edge Insight is a productivity software platform.

Solid Edge Insight is a a productivity software platform that allows teams to efficiently collaborate on a single project in Solid Edge. Solid Edge Insight works by giving different members of the same project permission to revise, edit and save changes on different project documents. The software also allows users to control, track and manage the revisions of project documents through the "Revision Manager" utility.

Instructions

1. Open Solid Edge Insight.

2. Navigate to your project file. Right-click on the document and select "Open with Revision Manager."

3. Click the "Revision Manager Assistant" button. Select to "Copy a file" next to "Action." Click "Next." Click on "Browse." Navigate to the project document and click "Open."

4. Check the box next to "Let Me Select Which Files Refer To The New Copy" option. Click "Next." Check the box next to "I Want To Keep The File(s) In The Same Location." Click on "Next." Click on "Finish."

5. Revise your document file. Click on "Manage" followed by "Increment name" when you have made the necessary changes. Your file name will have a number "1" at the end and the "Revision Number" will be set to "1."

6. Click on the "Save" button. You have now created a revised version of the original document without affecting the original. Repeat Steps 1-5 to control further revisions on Solid Edge Insight. Each revised version will be saved in the same directory and contain information such as the date, time and author of each revised document.

References

• Engineering.com: Using Revision Manager
• Cam Logic: Data Management: Solid Edge Insight