File Operation options contain settings used to handle the saving operations.
The File Operation options are located in the CustomTools User Options.
Select the desired CustomTools product from the CustomTools Products box to display the further and the product specific instructions to find the File Operation options.
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| Save drawings automatically | Enable/Disable the automatic saving of the drawing documents. When this option is selected, the drawings are saved automatically based on the Projects options when performing the Save command. If the specific path for the drawings is not defined in the Projects options, the drawing is saved into the same folder where its referenced model is located at. |
| Show when saving an existing file as new file | When you have this option selected, the Custom Properties dialog box appear when you perform the Save As action against an existing document. |
| Don't show when saving model for the first time |
Prevent the Custom Properties dialog box to appear while performing the Save or Save As operation for the first time against the active model document.
When this option is selected and you are saving a new file for the first time, only the SOLIDWORKS Save As dialog box appear for determining the target path and name for the new file. The filename suggested in the Save As dialog box is still based Project options. |
| Don't show when saving a virtual component | An option to ignore the Custom Properties dialog box when saving a virtual component.
When this option is selected and you are saving a virtual component, the Custom Properties dialog box does not appear. |
| Open created document when performing Save As Copy | Determines whether or not to open the copied document after the Save As Copy operation or will the program prompt the user. |
| Never | Never open the copied document. | |
| Always | Always open the copied document. | |
| Prompt | The user is promted whether or not to open the copied document. (Default) |