Can I download an entire folder( which I have been shared with) from a team ?

luca_victor

  I had been given access to this team, I can only view and export the parts. I want to move this whole library into an offline environment, but it's very time-consuming going into each folder and manually selecting the parts then exporting them. Can you please tell me if I have a more time-efficient option? 

john_mcclary

Remember, Onshape does not have files or folders in the same way a desktop computer will.

Onshape is a cloud computer that stores a gigantic database.

What look like Folders are just containers that hold the URLs of a bunch of documents that you stick in there. (or something like that)

And Onshape Documents are not files, they are containers that hold objects such as PartStudios, Assemblies, Drawings, and can also store Files that have been imported.

So there is no format that you can download an Onshape document in, because only Onshape can read and interpret it.

Instead your only option is to export the contents of each document individually.
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Also, what purpose do you need to store the data offline?

Typically all I do is drag and drop the URL to a folder, which gives the appearance of saving to disk.

john_mcclary

Remember, Onshape does not have files or folders in the same way a desktop computer will.

Onshape is a cloud computer that stores a gigantic database.

What look like Folders are just containers that hold the URLs of a bunch of documents that you stick in there. (or something like that)

And Onshape Documents are not files, they are containers that hold objects such as PartStudios, Assemblies, Drawings, and can also store Files that have been imported.

So there is no format that you can download an Onshape document in, because only Onshape can read and interpret it.

Instead your only option is to export the contents of each document individually.
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Also, what purpose do you need to store the data offline?

Typically all I do is drag and drop the URL to a folder, which gives the appearance of saving to disk.

luca_victor

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question! You are right, there is really no purpose in creating an offline database, but I'm new to Onshape and I thought it was a good idea. Have a great day!

john_mcclary

No problem, that used to be a hot topic in they early days of Onshape. Many people have been so used to making copies and backups with their old CAD, it took a while to convince everyone that their data is safer in Onshape than on their hard drives.