In this lesson, we'll focus on working with the files themselves.
We spent time looking at important subjects around managing users and their roles,
and even setting up calendar events and monitoring discussions and activity.
Going to the Tier 1 folder,
I see the files listed.
If we hover over one of the files,
we can see the icons for sharing,
editing the file in Fusion 360,
copying, moving, and deleting the file.
First, we'll look at the options surrounding downloading data from the project.
Let's hover over the bodies and components example file,
move to the export icon,
and click it to see the export options.
When the list appears,
we see the Fusion archive option, Inventor,
and most of the common neutral file formats used in CAD.
If you're keeping a backup of the file,
it's best to use a Fusion archive.
If you're downloading the file to upload to another software,
it's important that you know what file formats are acceptable to that software.
I'll select a Fusion archive and I'll get the dialog that tells me that
the file will be exported as an F3D format.
It also tells me that I'll be receiving
an email notice when the file is ready to be downloaded.
Moving to an Explorer window,
I can see the file has been downloaded.
The file can be kept anywhere you like and it can even be shared with people who don't
have access to your Fusion hub or to the project that need the data.
It can also be used for backup if your standards dictate that
a separate file must be maintained outside of the cloud storage.
If I double click on the file in this location,
it will launch Fusion 360 so that it can be edited.
I'll return back to the project and look at the folders.
I can see that I'm able to move,
copy, or delete individual folders.
However, I cannot archive them.
If I go up another level where I can see the projects themselves,
I can move to the right and select archive to archive the entire project.
If I select archive,
I will get a similar dialog box to the download that will
explain the ramifications connected with archiving the project.
When I select archive,
the project will disappear from the team hub and
a new option will appear at the top listing the archived projects.
I can view all the projects created by me,
and therefore owned by me,
and files shared with me.
If I look in the archived list,
I can see the project that I just archived.
I have the option to restore that archive back to the team hub or to delete it.
If you delete the archived project,
the project, folders, and any data will be permanently lost.
Archiving projects can also be used to shut down access to modifications to the data.
As an alternative, you can simply deactivate the members of the project.
Ultimately downloading data out of the team hub on
the cloud makes it easy to work with people who don't have access,
the team hub or perhaps even the internet.
Archiving projects also gives you flexibility by being able to isolate a project for
future use without having to completely delete
or download the files that you might want to retrieve in the future.