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We have had quite a few requests<\/a> to find a way to share a design with specific people without making the design public.  In the last round of website updates this is now possible with a hidden model view state<\/b>. It is relatively easy to do and means that you can sell the object to a customer whom with you share a private URL that includes a security code to access but still allows you to include (and conceal) your mark-up.<\/p>\n

Follow the steps below.<\/p>\n

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  1. Upload your file as per usual<\/li>\n
  2. Set Model availability to Available to All<\/b><\/li>\n
  3. From the Model view state drop down box select Hidden<\/b><\/li>\n
  4. Save Changes<\/b><\/li>\n
  5. Reload the page<\/li>\n
  6. Copy the new URL from the browser<\/b> that now includes a security key<\/li>\n
  7. send URL to client<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Let us know if this is something that is useful to you or if there are any other functions that might be included?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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