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### Using the ConnectActiveServer Entry

Normally, when you open an I-DEAS part program in PC-DMIS, an I-DEAS session will be launched on the specified host. When you exit PC-DMIS, the session of I-DEAS will also shut down.

You can customize this behavior so that instead of launching a new session of I-DEAS, PC-DMIS connects to an active session of I-DEAS on the specified host, and when you exit PC-DMIS, the I-DEAS session remains open.

When this value is set to 1 (On), PC-DMIS will connect to an active I-DEAS session.

Note: If ConnectActiveServer=1, then the Server entry (described in "Using the Server Entry") is ignored.

Before starting PC-DMIS, manually start I-DEAS on the host. When starting I-DEAS, make sure you start in master modeler mode. You can start with any model file as long as I-DEAS is at the main graphics. When you open an I-DEAS part program in PC-DMIS, or import an I-DEAS model into a part program, PC-DMIS will look for an active session of I-DEAS running on the host.

Note: PC-DMIS always interfaces with the first available I-DEAS session on the host. So if you run more than one session of I-DEAS on the host, PC-DMIS may start interfacing with an unintended session of I-DEAS.

This On/Off value is located in the [Ideas] section of the Settings Editor. See "Setting Advanced Registry Options: Introduction" for information on changing Settings Editor values.