Solid Edge Open IGES files by default from Windows Explorer into single instance of Solid Edge

2021-10-06T23:52:18Z
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By default IGES files (.igs and .iges) are not associated to the Solid Edge application in Windows Explorer.  Using 'Set your default programs' in Windows to associate IGES files with Edge.exe will result in launching multiple instances of Solid Edge instead of opening the IGES files into a single, already running instance of Solid Edge.

Solution

To force Windows Explorer to open IGES files from Windows Explorer into a single instance of Solid Edge, add the following registry keys: 

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.iges]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.iges]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.iges]
@="SolidEdge.PartDocument"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.iges]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.iges\OpenWithList]
"a"="Edge.exe"
"MRUList"="a"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.iges\OpenWithProgids]
"SolidEdge.PartDocument"=hex(0):

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.igs]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.igs]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.igs]
@="SolidEdge.PartDocument"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.igs]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.igs\OpenWithList]
"a"="Edge.exe"
"MRUList"="a"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.igs\OpenWithProgids]
"SolidEdge.PartDocument"=hex(0):



Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: INTL64
OS: window
OS Version: 1064
Product: SOLID_EDGE
Application: APPLICATION
Version: V110.0
Function: OTHER

Ref: 002-8002016

KB Article ID# PL8002016

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