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Collaboration - Not working
andrew_troup
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I've invited a client to share a model, he's received the invitation, he got the email showing a picture of the model, he clicked through and got a window showing the icons across the top (eg at top right, he's got his name, and immediately left of that, the "Help" icon)
and in the main body of the window, a (presumably live) view of the correct model. The name of the model is correct, and (like me) he's seeing the "Main" workspace. There is not another model in my directory with the same or similar name, and the only similar model is shared only with Support.
HERE'S MY PROBLEM: neither he nor I have the little circular coloured icon with each other's initial near the top right ... which means I can't get him to double click on that, so he can "Follow" the presentation I was going to walk him through.
He's had to go to another commitment but he's back in an hour or so
In the meantime, he has left the session open so I can see if collaboration starts to work.
I have tried all the sharing options from my end (eg "Can edit & share", "Can view & comment" etc) with no result, but at present have reverted to "Can view" only.
(I didn't think to check that he was not in Internet Explorer - but presumably if he was, the CAD document would have refused to open)
Does anybody have experience of this problem, and can you point me towards a solution?
and in the main body of the window, a (presumably live) view of the correct model. The name of the model is correct, and (like me) he's seeing the "Main" workspace. There is not another model in my directory with the same or similar name, and the only similar model is shared only with Support.
HERE'S MY PROBLEM: neither he nor I have the little circular coloured icon with each other's initial near the top right ... which means I can't get him to double click on that, so he can "Follow" the presentation I was going to walk him through.
He's had to go to another commitment but he's back in an hour or so
In the meantime, he has left the session open so I can see if collaboration starts to work.
I have tried all the sharing options from my end (eg "Can edit & share", "Can view & comment" etc) with no result, but at present have reverted to "Can view" only.
(I didn't think to check that he was not in Internet Explorer - but presumably if he was, the CAD document would have refused to open)
Does anybody have experience of this problem, and can you point me towards a solution?
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jakeramsley Member, Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers, csevp Posts: 661andrew_troup said:
Lou
Does this limitation apply also to "View and comment"?Jake RamsleyDirector of Quality Engineering & Release Manager onshape.com5
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Would you care to share it with me and we can see what happens. dmsohlATtdsDOTcom
Dave
Ariel, WA
@david_sohlstrom: Will try that now. Thanks
Ariel, WA
Are you hilighting the doc on your home page and then clicking on the share button and entering my email address. dmsohl@tds.net
Ariel, WA
I'm not sure that's the problem here because (as I mentioned) I tried all modes, but it might pay to mention that in Help, and ideally a message on that limitation would also pop up when you select "View only"
Does this limitation apply also to "View and comment"?
Hmm - I got a notification immediately on sharing it (something I DIDN'T get with my other user)
saying (with your tds email address carefully unmunged)
<<You recently shared document Pirouette with <>. We emailed the information <> need to get started with Onshape.
I did do what you describe, except that my route to it was from the browser web page within which I created the document I want to share.
It brings up the same dialogue box as I get when I RMB on that file in the "My Documents" list (which I presume is what you mean when you say "Home page")
Your address appears in the list of people that document is being shared with, whichever way I arrive at the list.
Is it 3;02 PM Wednesday for you.
Ariel, WA
New idea: I will try rebooting my Chromebook
Dave
Ariel, WA
At his suggestion, I cancelled sharing my document with him, and reshared it, from the RMB menu for the same document on the "My Documents" page.
This time, he DID see the document, and could see view manipulations when he followed me (but not if I used the mouse, only if I used keyboard shortcuts).
When he manipulated the view with me following, the manipulations did not take effect on my display, regardless of whether he used mouse or keyboard.
About the only thing that (as far as I could tell) worked throughout was the Comments facility.
Thanks. Have shared with support, not owned by an organisation
Lou
Does this limitation apply also to "View and comment"?