> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://sync.wiki.mksdtech.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://sync.wiki.mksdtech.com/reference/what-is-synchronized.md).

# What Rhino Sync synchronizes

Which parts of a Rhino model Rhino Sync shares with teammates, and which stay local.

When you synchronize, Rhino Sync shares the items below. Items that aren't shared still exist in your local copy, but teammates don't receive your changes to them.

## Shared

| Item                                                                | Notes                                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Points, curves, surfaces, polysurfaces, extrusions, meshes and SubD | Including object attributes, such as layer, colour, material, linetype, groups and user text.                                                    |
| Point clouds and text dots                                          |                                                                                                                                                  |
| Annotations and hatch objects                                       | Text, dimensions, leaders and hatches.                                                                                                           |
| Hatch patterns                                                      | New patterns are added to teammates' models. Changes to the definition of an existing pattern aren't shared.                                     |
| Block instances and block definitions                               | Block definitions are matched by name. Nested blocks are included.                                                                               |
| Lights                                                              |                                                                                                                                                  |
| Layers                                                              | Name, colour, material and other properties, including per-detail layer overrides. See the exception below.                                      |
| Materials and render materials                                      | Including texture mapping on objects. Texture images reach teammates only when **Embed textures** is on. See [Settings](/reference/settings.md). |
| Render environments and render textures                             | Including environments and textures no material uses.                                                                                            |
| Dimension styles and linetypes                                      | Matched by name.                                                                                                                                 |
| Named views and named construction planes                           | Matched by name.                                                                                                                                 |
| Layouts and page order                                              | New, renamed, resized and deleted layouts, and the order of the pages. Objects drawn on a layout arrive on the same layout.                      |
| Detail views                                                        | Camera, projection, scale, lock, display mode and the shape of the detail frame.                                                                 |
| Notes                                                               | Applied when you reload.                                                                                                                         |
| Render settings                                                     | Including the sun, skylight and ground plane.                                                                                                    |
| Angle and relative tolerances                                       | Model and layout. Absolute tolerances are shared only when everyone uses the same units.                                                         |
| Clipping planes                                                     | Only when **Synchronize clipping planes** is on. Clipping planes limited to one detail are included. See [Settings](/reference/settings.md).     |

## Not shared

| Item                                            | Notes                                                      |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Layer visibility, layer lock and expanded state | Personal to each user.                                     |
| Object visibility and lock state                | `Hide`, `Show`, `Lock` and similar commands stay personal. |
| Units and the model base point                  | Set them before you start collaborating.                   |
| Document user text                              |                                                            |
| Named layer states and named positions          |                                                            |
| Linked blocks                                   |                                                            |
| Print settings                                  |                                                            |
| Undo history                                    | Cleared after each reload and synchronize.                 |