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Smart 3D manages access to design objects rather than to the application commands that create the objects. For each model database, the site administrator creates a set of permission groups in that model database. The permission groups typically represent the management structure of an organization, such as design disciplines, working groups, or even an individual. However, the software does not constrain you to this pattern. Your company might have other ideas on using this access control grouping.

When you create a design object, the software assigns it to a permission group. The administrator assigns a list of Windows users or user groups and the levels of access (Read, Write, Modify, or Full) each user has to the objects within that permission group.

The Active Permission Group list on the Common toolbar identifies the permission group that the software assigns a new object when you create it. This control does not change the permission group of existing objects when you edit them. For more information, see Permissions Overview.

You can change the Permission Group property of existing objects on the Configuration tab of the Properties dialog box. For more information, see Properties.

The Status property of the design object overrides the Write access. This property can have the values Working, In Review, Rejected, and Approved. You can only edit a design object if the status is Working. This allows you to incrementally lock down the design. The status can also be used as an indicator of when review is wanted or changes are needed.

To change the permission group for an object, you must have Write access to the current permission group as well as to the permission group assigned to the object.

Only a user with Full (or approval) permission can set an object to Approved or change from Approved to another status. A user with Write access to an object can change the status from the other states to any state except Approved. In many organizations, only an administrator has Full access.

You must also have Write access to the immediate system parent of a design object to create an object in the system. This is analogous to the access control for creating files in Windows folders. A separate set of permission groups is created in the catalog database for managing access to the catalog data.