Check out SolidWorks Files

Do a quick check out or get a particular revision of files.

Do a Quick Check Out

1. In the Vault browser, select the files you want to check out.
2. Right-click the selection and select Check Out, or select Check Out from the Autodesk Vault ribbon.

Vault places the files in your local folder. You can now edit the files.

Get a Particular Revision of a File

Note: This feature applies to Autodesk Vault Professional.

• In the Vault browser, select the files you want to check out.
• Select Get Revision from the Autodesk Vault ribbon, or right-click the selection and select Get Revision.

  The Get/Check Out Files dialog box opens.

• Select the revision that you want to check out from the Select Revision list.
• Optional: If you want to give related files with a released status priority, select the Released Biased for Related Files check box.
• Optional: Click Settings and choose whether to check out children of the selected files.
• Optional: Enter a comment in the Comment box describing why you want to check out the file.
• Click OK to check out the files.

Vault places the files in your local folder. You can now edit the files. Check the files back in as you would when adding the files to the vault for the first time.