Tekla Model Sharing settings

To modify the basic Tekla Model Sharing settings, use the options in the Sharing settings dialog box in File > Sharing > Sharing settings.


Option	Description
Model folder file sharing	Click the Exclude button to define files or folders that you do not want to share.
Tekla Model Sharing cache Name and Port	You can set up a separate Tekla Model Sharing Cache service to be used with the Tekla Model Sharing service. With the Tekla Model Sharing Cache service, the model data is stored to the sharing service and then cached inside a LAN. This set-up is useful especially if there are several Tekla Model Sharing users in the same location, or a narrow bandwidth to the Internet. Using a cache reduces the download effort. The first user who reads in a packet from the sharing service loads it to the cache, and the next user gets the data faster from the cache inside the LAN than from the sharing service through the Internet. The cache is not used for packets that are written out. Name is the name of the computer on which the cache is installed. To check the computer name, click Windows Control Panel > System and Security > System. Port is the cache service port number that you have set when you installed the cache service. The default value is `9998`. Click the Set button to connect to the cache. Alternatively, you can set the advanced option XS_CLOUD_SHARING_PROXY to `”name of the server”;”port”` in a .ini file. This advanced option is user-specific. To reset the cache settings in the dialog box to the ones defined in the `.ini` file, click the Reset button. If any `.ini` file has the advanced option defined, the settings appear in the dialog box.
Show available updates when joining the model	Select the check box to enable a list that shows all the available baselines and updates when you join the model. The Available updates list shows all the baselines and the updates after the latest baseline. You can select any of the available baselines or updates to join, not only the latest. By joining an earlier baseline or update you can go back in the model history, and, for example, check the model state on a certain date. Alternatively, you can set the advanced option XS_SHARING_JOIN_SHOW_AVAILABLE_VERSIONS to `TRUE` in a .ini file to enable the showing of updates. This advanced option is user-specific.
Show available updates when reading in the changes	Select the check box to enable a list that shows all the available updates when you read in the model changes. The Available updates list shows all the available updates. You can select any of the available updates to be read in, not only the latest. By reading in an earlier update you can go back in the model history, and, for example, check the model state on a certain date. Alternatively, you can set the advanced option XS_SHARING_READIN_SHOW_AVAILABLE_VERSIONS to `TRUE` in a .ini file to enable the showing of updates. This advanced option is user-specific.
Show changes after read in Only when conflicts exist	Select the check box to enable a list that shows the model changes after you have read in. If you select the Only when conflicts exist option, the list is shown only when there are conflicts in the model after read in. Alternatively, you can set the advanced options XS_SHARING_READIN_SHOW_CHANGEMANAGER and XS_SHARING_READIN_SHOW_CHANGEMANAGER_CONFLICTSONLY to `TRUE` in a .ini file to enable the showing of model changes. These advanced options are user-specific.
Enable write out revision comment	Select the check box to enable the entering of revision comments. When you write out, you can enter a revision comment and code in the comment dialog box. If you enable the revision comments, the comment dialog box is displayed for all the model users. Alternatively, you can set the advanced option XS_SAVE_WITH_COMMENT to `TRUE` in .ini files to enable the revision comment. This advanced option is model-specific.
Copy project folder files to model folder Copy firm folder files to model folder Overwrite model folder files	If you have stored files, such as property files, report templates (.rpt), or graphical templates (.tpl) in a project folder or a firm folder, or their designated sub-folders, you can copy the files to the model folder. Files that are placed to the model folder are synchronized by Tekla Model Sharing. This means that by having copies of the files in the model folder, you can ensure that the files are shared and synchronized appropriately. Select whether the project or the firm folder files are copied to the model folder that you are going to share. Select the check boxes and click the Copy files button. We recommend that you copy files from the project and firm folders. You can also select whether the copied project or firm folder files replace the existing files of the same name in the model folder. Individual files can be copied to the model folder at any time. The next time you write out, the files are shared to all model users.