How to Set Up Model Sync Rules

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Viewing Model Sync Rules

1. Log in to Kinship on the web.
2. Click your user icon in the top-right corner and select Settings.
3. Scroll to the Model Sync Rules section.

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Creating a New Rule

1. Click Add Rule.
2. In the dialog, enter a path or filename pattern (e.g., *\eTransmit\* or *secret*).
3. Choose the desired action:

   Action	What it does
   Never	Never add matching models to Kinship. Users aren’t prompted. Only admins can override.
   Auto Restricted	Automatically add matching models as restricted.
   Auto Public	Automatically add matching models as public (assigned to a project or left unassigned).
   Ask User	Show the default Kinship prompt (user decides, can set privacy).

4. Click Add to save the rule.

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Editing a Rule

1. Find the rule you want to change in the rules list.
2. Click the that rule to display the edit dialog.
3. Update the pattern and/or action.
4. Click Save.

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Deleting a Rule

1. Enter editing mode by clicking the Edit button.
2. Click the Delete ⊖ button next to the rule you wish to remove.
3. Click Done to confirm and exit editing mode.

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Reordering Rules

• Click the Edit button to enter editing mode.
• Use the drag handle ≡ on the right of each rule to move it up or down.
• Click Done to save the new order.

Note: Rules are processed top to bottom; only the first matching rule applies.

With this order, all models in the BIM folder—including those in the ‘private’ subfolder—will be added automatically. This means private models won’t get the intended restricted handling.

By placing the rule for the ‘private’ subfolder above the general BIM folder rule, private models are correctly set to ‘restricted’ before the broader rule is applied to other models.

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Finishing Up

Note: These rules only affect models that are added after the rules are set up—existing models already tracked in Kinship will not be changed.