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New File Exchange Format for Server Projects

In version 2022x Refresh2, we introduced .szip – a new server project exchange format. It addresses the issues of slow performance and project structural changes associated with the .mdzip format. Using .szip, you can export and import projects more quickly without altering the project structure.

In version 2024x, we further improved the .szip format by introducing a new UI dialog that allows you to select which projects you want to import to the server and which to skip. This gives you greater control over the file exchange process.

The charts below depict how the .szip project format increases the performance of project export and import operations when compared to .mdzip. Depending on the project size element and used project count-wise, the performance gain for export can vary between 2-20 times, while the project import speed has been increased by roughly 40%.

Comparing the import and export performance of Project #1 (1M elements, 57 Used Projects), Project #2 (2M elements, 7 Used Projects), and Project #3 (2M+ elements, 3 Used Projects).

Model Patch Mechanism (Technology Preview)

We introduce the technology preview of the Model Patch mechanism, a more lightweight way to move model changes. Model Patch can help you:

• Move changes from one branch to another without the need to perform a full Merge operation, which can be slow and cumbersome;
• Transfer only a specific scope of model changes between disconnected teams instead of the entire model;
• Reuse only the necessary subset of an external model as an alternative to bringing in the whole model as a Used Project.

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New Features to Manage Used Projects

We added new features that provide you with better capabilities to manage used projects in 3DEXPERIENCE:

• Export packages as a new server project;
• Move elements to/from used projects;
• Import used projects.

Opening Projects in Read-Only Mode

Beginning with version 2024x, you can open 3D EXPERIENCE projects in Read-Only mode. Projects open in this mode with a balloon notification if you do not have the necessary access rights or if the project is in Read-Only mode because of its maturity state.

Notification informing the user that the 3DEXPERIENCE project is read-only.

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