Open Clo file from SharePoint
We are storing the Clo files in SharePoint and would like to open them not in the viewer but in Clo app directly. Is this possible without download and uploading the file?
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Currently you will have to download all of your CLO files prior to being able to opening them. But you can also look into CLO-Set which is the storage/sharing cloud specifically for Clo
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I think this is where CLOSET is indispensable to open and explore the single version or track a CLO3D file, the sharing space is well organized and the way you can structure the folders and garments is secure so to be honest it would almost be bonkers in this modern age to be opening a CLO3D file in just a viewer as that introduces the crazy prospect of copies floating around on many peoples hardware which is a simple no,no for any serious production or product control for digital assets.
As a professional I would be immediately be asking the question, who is allowing loose copies of digital garments to sit outside of primary quality Control (Data-files) systems? As that is generally the single source of cluster-ducks when it comes to maintaining tight control of digital assets downstream. My alarm bells would be ringing all the way to the designer whom tosses stuff down as an attachment in an email - no way, not in this age. Totally not required, there are better process controls and they are totally free to use to accelerate digital clothing exchange, so why risk chaos usimg many complex system that require additional integration = user problems, when you can use simplicity in datafile exchange with CLOSET always from one shared definitive data resource under total QA control ? To retain the integrity within digital workflows you are only as good as your weakest link > usually the designer whom flicks out digital copies attached in emails and forgets to up-issue the latest version !
The hairs stand on the back of my neck when you know there are copies of file copies floating out beyond a tight QA systems control due to having to enter to many data entry points. Yowser, no way to work, use one entry point for digital garment exchange > CLOSET > a no-brainer for workflow and asset management.Check it out, you may be pleasantly surprised by how that can empower you, and cut down on a lot of QA work.
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Marco, SharePoint is a world class secure system with versioning, data compliance reports and workflows. If you pair that with Power Automate, you can have a strong data repository for your files. I do work with companies setting up their processes and automation so it prevents data loss, misplaced files, etc.
The solution I find suitable for your case is simply use OneDrive for Business syncing a SharePoint folder and have that folder in the local computer (or computers) where CLO lives. Yes, that means downloading and uploading the file, but with Internet speeds of today, that is basically seamless. In case you would like to prevent two people using the same file, you can implement a Check In/Check Out feature in SharePoint.
I hope this helps,
P
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Booking files in and out of systems is a point of failure for rapid realtime digital design collections and ISO, a BIG communication risk management issue, and if I see this level of use in design based development I quickly rip that thinking out as it's not what a modern organization should be doing when digital design is at the forefront of what they do. That was 10 - 15 years ago. Build it out as a digital workflow failure point, share-point is a general system for digital and hard copy office documentation that has to sit within another QMS system. Not the same thing in terms of >DESIGN< and engineering development of modern realtime design compliance frameworks. Things have moved on and so has minimizing risk and error and workloads with old out of date digital document systems that are not directly integrated into the nature of realtime digital 'design' development workflow.
CLOSET on the other hand is a specialized and dedicated garment 3D design framework for communication and data exchange that has many additional compliance facets underpinning the asset pool, < and that is a key point of difference that many organizations need to understand whether big , medium or small with tools like > (3d web viewer, avatar model library, realtime fitting, style books, realtime spec sheets, logged design changes etc) all associated with the 3D garment model under issue and in a friction free environment that can be distributed and scaled. This is why in engineering CAD design you don't use sharepoint against most ISO design compliance it's a nightmare to track all inter-related digital assets and copies, textures, colorways, spec sheets, eg: style collection subsets and design colorways and style option instances. eg: garment collection and product mix matrix's. Sharepoint is NOT a good option as it has no 3D framework specialization (eg: garment trade) to cope with these simple digital clothing market needs factored in, to underpin the rapid deployment of any 3D fashion sample system you choose to integrate. And that would mean > you < would need to be experienced enough (within the sample garment manufacturing trade) to create that framework for your clothing area of business, and workflow status, so the question you might best ask yourself > Is any general digital document framework (like sharepoint and QMS) suitable for a specialist area like 3D digital fashion - sure, if you want to build the underlying customized framework against the compliance structure with a number of often varying QA systems partners, and then you need to maintain that aspect within your business - at a lot more work - verse it's already built, secure and free and can distribute digital clothing assets so you can get back to the design. It's not always what is easier to do, but what future proofs your business and allows you to scale without huge cost.
I strongly recommend people simply explore what one dedicated well thought out system like CLOSET has to offer as a QA framework within digital fashion garment use, and maybe decide how to carve off a slice of that free capability and deploy it in an afternoon, hands down worth the exploration and time to view and test what it can do, as you can also scale it out at little to no risk. Which is just amazing value for anyone willing to deploy a contemporary cloud based secure garment sample development infrastructure - again a no brainer for the many specialist tools, and central communication features it provides, at low investment in know-how. It's there and you should consider to use it, they maintain it, so you simply get the new functionality features as they arrive. CLOSET is perhaps the unsung hero of why CLO3D software has an advantage over other digital garment CAD options. It's integrated into what is a solid, design orientated backend, for digital sample making as a pre-built framework, you can deploy and scale when you choose to turn on that CLOSET aspect of the CLO3D software's extended use. That's a win right there > on the desktop, on partners tablets, for viewing 3D garments easily online, and keeping everyone within the immediate and extended team in the loop on communication at varying levels related to the development process.
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