When you start a collaboration session, you can add new projects to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform in one of the following ways:

To be able to add projects to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, you must log in to the platform first.

Creating projects in 3DEXPERIENCE platform

This section explains how to create a new project in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform from scratch.

To create a project in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform


  1. Do one of the following:
    • In the main menu of a modeling tool, select Collaborate > New Server Project.
    • In the main menu of a modeling tool, select Collaborate > Projects and click the New button in the open dialog.
  2. On the left side of the New Server Project dialog, select the kind of project you want to create.
  3. In the Name box, type the project name and click OK.


Adding local projects to 3DEXPERIENCE platform

This section explains how to add a local project to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.


To add a local project to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform


  1. Open the local project you want to add to the 3DEXPERIENCE planform.
  2. In the main menu, select Collaborate > Add Project to Server.
  3. In the Name box of the open dialog, optionally change the name of the project.
  4. In the Comment box, optionally add an explanation or note about the project.

    If you want to prevent the automatic creation of Mount relationships in your project, click More in the Add Project to the Server dialog and clear the Maintain Mount Points of Used Projects check box. Have in mind that Mount relationships keep used projects in the same location as in the local project.

  5. Click the Add button.