| Check Out |
Acquire the lock on a file and make it writable so you can edit it. |
| Check Out & Open |
Check out and open the file in SolidWorks in one step. |
| Check In |
Publish one file: save, push to GitHub, and release its lock — one action. Adds a new cloud version of that file. Does not create a snapshot. |
| Check In All |
The primary bottom-bar action when you have pending changes. Publishes all files with pending changes to GitHub and releases their locks. Does not create a snapshot. |
| Discard all changes |
Revert all uncommitted tracked edits to HEAD. Keeps your locks so you stay checked out. Untracked files are left in place. Available in the ⋯ bottom-bar overflow. |
| Release all locks |
Drop all uncommitted edits and release every lock you hold. Use when handing work back to the team. Available in the ⋯ bottom-bar overflow. |
| Publish Snapshot |
Snapshot the whole repository's current state as a numbered milestone (pushes any unpublished work first, then tags). Available as the primary bottom button (when the repo is clean) or in the ⋯ overflow. The only action that creates a snapshot. |
| Save Local Version |
Save a local-only checkpoint without publishing or releasing the lock. In the file's right-click menu (💾). Adds an L badge. |
| Get Latest |
Pull the newest published state from GitHub into your working folder (includes everyday check-ins, not only snapshots). Blocked when there are uncommitted modifications to tracked files — use Check In or Discard first. |
| Get Latest count badge |
A blue count on the Get Latest icon showing how many new content files (CAD, library parts, PDFs, STEP/IGES, docs) a teammate added or changed that you haven't pulled yet. Hover for a per-type breakdown. Ignores GitM's internal data (thumbnails, BOM, registry). Populated after a Refresh (manual or timer); clears after Get Latest. Caps at "9+". |
| Snapshot |
A deliberate capture of the whole repository's state at a moment, numbered (Snapshot 7, Snapshot 8, …) and visible to the team on the Snapshots tab. Created by Publish Snapshot, not by everyday Check In or Check In All. |
| Cx (cloud version) |
The cloud version coordinate of a single file (e.g. C3) — its 3rd distinct published content version. Identical bytes don't mint a new number. |
| Local version |
An unpublished Save Local Version checkpoint, on your machine only. Shown as L1, L2, … (e.g. C3 · L2 = two local versions on top of cloud C3). |
| Placeholder |
A file tracked in the repository whose full bytes are not on your PC. Shown dimmed with a ·placeholder· badge. |
| Make Available on this PC |
Download a placeholder's full bytes so you can open/edit it. |
| Free up space |
Remove a file's bytes from your PC, leaving a placeholder. (Currently unavailable — temporarily removed; see Known limitations.) |
| Locked by Me |
You hold the lock (amber). You can edit. |
| Locked by Other |
A teammate holds the lock (green). You must wait or coordinate. |
| Not Locked |
No one holds the lock; the file is read-only until someone checks it out. |
| Force Unlock |
An admin action to release someone else's lock when they're unreachable. |
| Freeze |
Mark a file as not to be edited; it is protected from further check-out/changes. |
| Milestone |
A snapshot flagged as significant in the snapshot history. |
| Restore this Snapshot |
Reset your whole working project back to a chosen snapshot (non-destructive — history is not rewritten). |
| Restore (a file version) |
From a file's right-click Show Versions overlay, bring just that one file back to a chosen version, leaving other files untouched. |
| Source file |
A native SolidWorks file (.sldprt/.sldasm/.slddrw/…). Lockable, part-numbered, in the BOM. The default working set. |
| Library / reference part |
A read-only reference file under a library folder (default Library/). Shown with a REF badge and "Reference · read-only" status; never checked out. |
| Derived file |
A neutral or 2D export (STEP, IGES, STL, Parasolid, DXF, …). Tracked, not lockable, no part number. Shown with an extension badge (e.g. STEP) and "Derived export" status. |
| Document / Image |
A supporting document (PDF, Office, txt/md/csv) or picture. Tracked and editable, not lockable. Shown with an extension badge and "Document"/"Image" status. |
| Working set |
The files shown by default in the Files tab — Source + Library. |
| Doc toggle |
The eye icon labelled Doc with a count badge, in the Files toolbar after Sort. Shows or hides the derived/document/image rows; the icon shows a slash and the badge counts the hidden rows when they are collapsed. |
| Add Library Part |
Copy a standard part from a declared source (Git repo or local folder) into the repo's read-only Library/ folder. In the Files tab it lives in the ⋯ menu. See Add a standard part to the library. |
| Part number |
An identifier allocated from the shared registry and stamped into a file's SolidWorks property. |
| BOM |
Bill of Materials generated from an assembly and stored under .gitm/bom/. |
| Profile |
A bundle of repository conventions (.gitm.json) applied on connect — Generic, FRC, Consultancy, or Custom. |
| Add-in version (Vx.y.z) |
The GitM add-in's own release number, shown in the ? tooltip. Distinct from a repository snapshot. |