These steps are only necessary if you have custom symbols or naming rules.
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A custom component is a symbol or naming rule written by a user or a user modified version of components provided by Hexagon.
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Custom symbols and naming rules written in Visual C++ need to apply Option 2 below.
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Smart 3D allows custom DLLs to be used without registering them. You can take advantage of this feature by adopting Option 1 below. Or you can choose to apply Option 2, which registers custom DLLs on each client.
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Custom COM components (for symbols or naming rules) written in Visual C++ should not be placed on the symbol share in 13.1.
Option 1: Move Custom DLLs to SharedContent Directory
For more information and steps on how to manage and move Custom DLLs to the SharedContent\Custom Symbols directory, refer to 13.1 Project Management help.
Option 2: Continue to Use the Custom DLLs registered on each client
With this option the custom DLLs can be registered on each client software installation. Some of the custom DLLs might have to be recompiled on the latest version. If you select this option, then there is no impact except the recompilation impact in some cases. Recompiled DLLs must be distributed to each client machine.