Usage Instructions

Installation

From within the Omniverse Launcher, click the Exchange tab. In the search box, type Omniverse Drive and press ENTER.

OmniDrive on the Omniverse Launcher

Click the application tile which will present the option to install the application. Click install.

OmniDrive on the Omniverse Launcher

Once Omniverse Drive is installed, it will appear under the File Management area within the Launcher. Click it and the option to Add Server will appear.

OmniDrive in the Launcher library

Configuration

To connect Omniverse Drive to a Nucleus server, click Add Server. The Add Server interface will appear:

Add server dialogue
  • Within the Server field, enter in the Host Name or IP Address of the Nucleus server you want to connect to.

  • Click the folder icon under Location to launch the Windows File Explorer and choose the directory that you would like the use as the mount for your Nucleus data. (If the folder does not exist, create one using the Windows File Explorer.)

Warning

Any directory used with Omniverse Drive must be empty.

  • Click Add.

As part of this process, you may be asked to re-authenticate to your Nucleus server. Once you are connected to your Nucleus instance, you will see the following within the user interface:

Server is setup for OmniDrive

Launching Windows File Explorer, will show the following:

OmniDrive server in Windows Explorer

Icon Legend

Icon

Description

cloud_icon

(Left Icon) Files are present on the Nucleus server

circ_arrow_icon

(Left Icon) Files are syncing

green_check_icon

(Left Icon) Files are set to always be on local - Updates will occur automatically

white_check_icon

(Left Icon) Files are downloaded locally, but won’t update until re-connection

down_arrow_icon

(Right Icon) Directory has not been viewed locally

star_icon

(Right Icon) Directory has been viewed locally

redx_icon

(Right Icon) An error has occurred

Additionally, an Omniverse Drive icon will appear in the system tray that allows you to view connected servers.

OmniDrive Windows System Tray Icon

Clicking the server name from the system tray will open a web page displaying your upload, download, and completion queue.

  • Click Open to launch File Explorer to the root directory of that server.

  • Double-click the file to launch File Explorer to the path of that file.

OmniDrive Windows Queue

Note

Omniverse Drive can connect to multiple Nucleus servers simultaneously using unique folders on your workstation.

To disconnect the Omniverse Drive connection from the Nucleus server and remove the data from your workstation’s local disk, click the trashcan icon.

Disconnect from OmniDrive

Note

If you are using the IT Managed Launcher, contact your Omniverse administrator to have Omniverse Drive installed for you.

Warning

Files cannot be deleted from your Nucleus server using Omniverse Drive. This is to prevent data from being unintentionally deleted from a Nucleus server. The file will reappear unless it is deleted from the Nucleus server directly.