Taking Ownership

While working on a large assembly, you may need to update a particular part. To prevent other users from making changes to this part simultaneously, you must take ownership of the file.

To take ownership of a file within an assembly:

  1. In the SolidWorks Feature Manager, select the part of which you want to take ownership.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Click save and unlock icon in the PLM toolbar.
    • In the PLM menu, select Take Ownership.
    As a result, you are the owner and the file is locked for other users.
    Note: When Take Ownership during Edit File preference check box is not selected, the users do not take the ownership of the files even when they execute Edit File command.