An admin environment is only intended for the administrator who can make the desired changes in 3DEXPERIENCE there and then implement them in a productive environment after testing.

Content

1 Create folder structure for 3DEXPERIENCE Admin mode
2 Copy the CATEnv txt file
3 Customize Env.txt file
4 Create bat file to start the 3DEXPERIENCE Admin mode
5 Administrate 3DEXPERIENCE standards
6 Create 3DEXPERIENCE Reference Settings
7 Making administrative 3DEXPERIENCE settings available to users

Create folder structure for 3DEXPERIENCE Admin mode

Please create the following folder structure in a temporary directory (e.g. C:\TEMP) by running the following commands in a Command Prompt (cmd.exe):

mkdir C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud
mkdir C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATCollectionStandard
mkdir C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATCollectionStandard\3DModelingDefaultValues
mkdir C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATCollectionStandard\CounterBoredHole
mkdir C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATCollectionStandard\drafting
mkdir C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATCollectionStandard\dxf
mkdir C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATCollectionStandard\generativeparameters
mkdir C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATCollectionStandard\thread
mkdir C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATCollectionStandard\xcad
mkdir C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATEnv
mkdir C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATReferenceSettings

Resulting structure see image below:

Copy the CATEnv txt file

Click on the Windows Start icon to open the Environment Editor:

Open to the path of the Global Environments listed there in Windows Explorer, copy the txt file which is stored there (usually Env.txt ) into the previously created CATEnv directory (C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATEnv):

Customize Env.txt file

The CATReferenceSettingPath and the CATCollectionStandard paths must be defined. Open the file C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_OnCloud\CATEnv\Env.txt in a text editor and make the following adjustments:

CATCollectionStandard=C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_OnCloud\CATCollectionStandard

(the changes that are made in the CATIA standards are saved here)

CATReferenceSettingPath=C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_OnCloud\CATReferenceSettings

(the changes made in the CATIA Tools\Options are saved here)

A path must be defined here and these folders must already have been created (see section Create folder structure... above)

Create bat file to start the 3DEXPERIENCE Admin mode

Copy the following command line into an empty text file

start "ADMIN_3DX_OnCloud" "C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B428_Cloud\win_b64\code\bin\CATSTART.exe" -run "3DEXPERIENCE.exe -admin" -env Env -direnv "C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATEnv" -object "-Url=https://r11321016xxxxx-eu1-space.3dexperience.3ds.com:443/enovia -workbench tmp -MyAppsURL=https://r11321016xxxxx-eu1-compass.3dexperience.3ds.com:443/enovia/resources/AppsMngt -tenant=R11321016xxxxx

and adapt the colored entries accordingly

start "Admin_3DX_OnCloud" "C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B428_Cloud\win_b64\code\bin\CATSTART.exe" -run "3DEXPERIENCE.exe -admin" -env Env -direnv "C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_onCloud\CATEnv" -object "-Url=https://tenantID-eu1-space.3dexperience.3ds.com:443/enovia -workbench tmp -MyAppsURL=https://tenantID-eu1-compass.3dexperience.3ds.com:443/enovia/resources/AppsMngt -tenant=TenantID"

B428 stands for R2026x
Env file name (in the line above = Env.txt without .txt extension)
CATEnv directory
Use your tenantID (anonymized example: r11321016xxxxx)
Use your TenantID (starting with a capital ‘R’, anonymized example: R11321016xxxxx)
Use your proper regional code depending on your location, e.g. eu1 for Europe data center.

Save the text file as Admin_3DX_OnCloud.bat in the directory C:\TEMP\Admin_3DX_OnCloud

Start 3DEXPERIENCE in admin mode by running Admin_3DX_OnCloud.bat

The login window appears, the user must have the Admin role:

After logging in, when the following window appears, the Collaborative Space must be changed to Default:

Confirm the message stating that 3DEXPERIENCE is running in Administration Mode:

You can recognize that 3DEXPERIENCE has been started in Administration Mode by the title bar of the window:

Administrate 3DEXPERIENCE standards

Select “Preferences > Standards…” from the 3DEXPERIENCE pull-down menu under your profile avatar:

Make the desired modifications here:

e.g.: Drafting Standard, ISO.xml (use this as a basis)

Save after the desired changes/modifications have been made.

Save it under the desired name in a new standard file (e.g. company.xml):

Create 3DEXPERIENCE Reference Settings

Select “Preferences” from the 3DEXPERIENCE pull-down menu under your profile avatar:

Make the desired settings and set the desired locks so that the administrative settings cannot be changed by the 3DEXPERIENCE users. The settings made are automatically written to the CATReferenceSettings folder after closing the settings with OK.

Making administrative 3DEXPERIENCE settings available to users

Note: If you start 3DEXPERIENCE via the TECHNIA Start-Tool myPLM and you don't know how to integrate it there, please contact TECHNIA myPLM support.

Procedure for using 3DEXPERIENCE without a start tool:

If you have made the changes and now want to make them available to all your 3DEXPERIENCE users after testing, please proceed as follows:

In the CATEnv txt file of your standard 3DEXPERIENCE installation, CATReferenceSettingPath and CATCollectionStandard paths must also be defined for the users.

e.g: C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B428_Cloud\CATEnv\Env.txt (please ensure that you have write authorization in this directory) open in a text editor and make the following modifications:

CATReferenceSettingPath=C:\Users\Public\Documents\Dassault Systemes\UserCache\B428\%DSY_TENANT%\win_b64\startup\Settings;C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B428_Cloud\win_b64\startup\Settings;X:\OnCloud202#\YourCompany\CATReferenceSettings

As standard CATReferenceSetting paths already exist here, extend the line with ;Example path

Example path freely selectable, usually a network drive on your file server

CATReferenceSettingPath=X:\OnCloud202#\YourCompany\CATCollectionStandard