How to use File Locking with Autodesk AutoCAD files
Date: January 30th, 2011 | Category: Desktop App, File Locking, File Sharing
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Use MDO File Locking when you are sharing an Autodesk AutoCAD file with a colleague. A file lock is used to prevent two people from opening and updating the same DWG file at the same time, resulting in one person’s updates wiping out the other’s.
File Locking is available in the My Docs Online Desktop App, which works with all versions of Windows and Mac OS X.
File Locking is supported for all versions of AutoCAD and Autodesk product suites.
My Docs Online Desktop App File Locking can also be used with other software products that open and update AutoCAD files.
To use the Desktop App for File Locking follow the following steps:
If you change your mind and need to discard your changes right-click the file in the Desktop App and select “Unlock without Saving”.
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