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title: "12d Model Settings"
slug: "12dmodelsettings"
tags: ["12d model versions", "12d model config file", "12d model configuration", "12d Model customisation"]
updated: 2026-11-06T06:20:20Z
published: 2026-11-06T06:20:20Z
canonical: "help.12dsynergy.com/12dmodelsettings"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.12dsynergy.com/llms.txt
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# 12d Model Settings

Admin Content

The 12d Model settings that your 12d Synergy Administrator can configure are listed below.

| **Setting** | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Default customisation** | There are three [modes of customisation](https://help.12dsynergy.com/docs/v5workingwith12dmodelcustomisation#12-legacy-customisation-modes). 1. **Dynamic** – This is the default mode. 2. **Use Current Local Customisation** 3. **Download Customisation at 12d Model Startup** |
| **Reference check files in 12d Model projects** | This check box is selected by default. If selected, 12d Synergy performs a reference check for all standard standalone files within the 12d Model project. It is preferred to deselect or unselect this check box as it slows down your check-in process. |
| **Check for unbound shares when opening 12d Model projects** | If selected, 12d Synergy checks and prompts whether to fix non-12d Synergy shares that are incorrectly referenced to a local workspace instead of a location within 12d Synergy. |
| **Track multiple devices for 12d Model Sharing** | If selected, 12d Synergy checks which device has your 12d Model project checked out when you use multiple devices to access your 12d Model project |
| **Use share caching** | This check box is selected by default. It makes the process of caching faster for optimisation. |
| **Prefer downloading all shares when opening projects** | If selected, when opening a 12d Model project, all its shares are downloaded onto your device ahead of time rather than when 12d Model requests the data. |
| **Exclude job attributes when checking in managed folders or 12d Model projects** | If selected, all rules related to file and file change attributes are ignored. This makes it easy to work with 12d Model projects or managed folders that have a huge number of files. |
| **Default location to offline data** | Enter the location on your device where you want to save the data of the offlined 12d Model project you are working on. |
| **Default offline/export behaviour for 12d Model projects** | You can select one of the following three options. - **Prompt** – To prompt whether to take the 12d Model projects offline or export them - **Offline** – To offline the 12d Model projects by default - **Export** – To export 12d Model projects by default |
| **Offline other 12d Model projects by default** | You can select one of the following three options. - **Prompt** – To prompt whether to take 12d Model projects other than the working one offline or not - **No** – To choose not to offline data of 12d Model projects other than the working one - **Yes - Choose** – To choose which 12d Model projects to offline other than the working one - **Yes - Share only** – To choose to offline only the shares in the 12d Model projects other than those in the working one |
| **Pack and go** | You can select one of the following three options. - **Prompt** – To prompt if you want to bundle up 12d Model data, such as symbols and line styles - **Yes** – To bundle up 12d Model data, such as symbols and online styles - **No** – To choose not to bundle up 12d Model data, such as symbols and online styles |
| **Open 12d Model file location after offline** | You can select one of the following three options. - **Prompt** – To prompt if you want to open the 12d Model project after it is taken offline - **Yes** – To directly open the 12d Model project after it is taken offline - **No** – To choose not to open the 12d Model project after it is taken offline |
| **Always delete offline data** | You can select one of the following three options. - **Prompt** – To prompt if you want to delete the 12d Model project data that is offline - **Yes** – To directly delete the 12d Model project data that is offline - **No** – To choose not to delete the 12d Model project data as it is offline |
| **V11 config file location** | Enter the location of the configuration file that is used for working with 12d Model Version 11. This can be a location in 12d Synergy, your local drive or a network drive. |
| **V12 config file location** | Enter the location of the configuration file that is used for working with 12d Model Version 12. This can be a location in 12d Synergy, your local drive or a network drive. |
| **V14 config file location** | Enter the location of the configuration file that is used for working with 12d Model Version 14. This can be a location in 12d Synergy, your local drive or a network drive. |
| **V15 config file location** | Enter the location of the configuration file that is used for working with 12d Model Version 15. This can be a location in 12d Synergy, your local drive or a network drive. |
| **Allow users to change config when set globally** | If selected, your users can change the location of the configuration file even though it is already mentioned in the **config file location** boxes above this checkbox. |
| **Maximum path before warning user (set 0 to disable warning)** | Enter the maximum length of the path to a 12d Model folder in the 12d Synergy Client application that can be accessed. - If this number is exceeded, then the system will display a message, warning you about the long length of the path. Having a long path may cause some unexpected consequences such as failure of some data I/O tools or sharing problems. You can continue to access the 12d Model folder despite the long path. - If you enter a 0 for this setting, no warning is displayed irrespective of the length of the path. |
| **Allow Upgrades to V15** | If this checkbox is selected, you will be able to [upgrade 12d Model V14 projects to V15](/v1/docs/upgrading) from the 12d Synergy Client application. |