Time extension on Shared Views (DWFs)

[RNDinov8r]

We use the shared views to supply 3-D models to customers as well as our assembly floor. We paste the URL of the shared view into a Webpage Tab in [Microsoft] Teams. As a rule, we've found this to be a very effective way to share our data/metadata with anyone not in the IV environment. That said, there are times when that 30 day time limit is annoying. Is there a way to increase this to say, 45 or 60 days?

[CGBenner]

@RNDinov8r 

Hi!  Yes, in your Shared Views browser in either the CAD program or Vault, click the three dots next to the Shared View in question and select Extend... it will add another 30 days to that view.

[mcgyvr · Accepted solution]

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@RNDinov8r wrote:

 That said, there are times when that 30 day time limit is annoying. Is there a way to increase this to say, 45 or 60 days?

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@RNDinov8r  You cannot increase that fixed "timer". Autodesk has forced the 30 day time limit and you cannot change it. As shown by @CGBenner  you can manually go and "extend" that time though.  Equally annoying.

Its an attempt to keep their costs down as people would just keep files there forever and Autodesks storage requirements would just continually increase..  

[RNDinov8r]

Thanks guys. we all know how to extend the time...but getting everyone to remember to extend the time every Friday afternoon seems to be a major chore for whatever reason.

I suspected as much regarding the time being fixed

In reality, during design phase all the way thru final assembly and FAT (Factory Acceptance Test), the top level model we share out is likely to get updated at least once a week, if not daily, but is more after the fact...say for the next year, after it ships, it would be nice if would stay out there so our Sale/Service department had access to it.

[mcgyvr]

I think long term solutions are really only through 3d PDF or DWFx files saved locally..

[RNDinov8r]

Which is a shame, because the AutoDESK online viewer is by far the smoothest viewer available. I can view 3-D, full size models on my cell phone with zero issues.  In fact, some of our assembler's do just that, they can get under the machine, open the link on their cell phone, and look in detail at what they are working on.

Try a 5000 part DWF on a $500 desktop using the DWF viewer application, not the autodesk viewer website...it will bring that machine to it's knees. 

[gustavo.cassel]

Hi Mr. @mcgyvr ,

Could you tell me if there is a way to reduce the expiration time from a shared view?

Thanks!!

[RNDinov8r]

@gustavo.cassel unfortunately the Man has determined that you can neither shorten or make permanent, a link to a view. The best you can do, is delete the shared view which you created on your machine, and in doing so, I believe that kills the link anyone else has.

[k.hendrickx]

If you want a more permantent solution take a look at the Autodesk Drive option.

This also uses something similar as Shared Views so you can look at it online.

One major hiatus is that you'll have to export your assembly to an STP for it to work fluently. Place this stp file on the drive and share this link.

Another benefit is that this system actually uses a revision managment, meaning if you overwrite the original file, it will create a new version using the same weblink. This way you can always assure that your people are looking at the latest revision.

Not the most ideal way, but defintly worth looking in to for longer term storage. 

 

[vignesh_p5TDB6]

how to create STP format file from revit

[James_Willo]

Hi Vignesh, you just click file and export in Revit. 

This is not the Revit forum though, you'd get better support there

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-products/ct-p/2003