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Define an archive set that includes all or a selection of sheets in a sheet set, as well as all or a selection of files associated with those sheets.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Tutorial resources
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Transcript
00:04
Right, click the sheet set title and choose archive.
00:08
The program displays the archive a
00:10
sheet set dialogue.
00:13
The dialogue has three tabs.
00:15
The sheets tab lists the sheets to be included in the archive.
00:20
By default, all of the sheets are selected
00:23
but you can easily remove sheets by clearing their check boxes.
00:29
When you switch to the files, tree tab,
00:32
you see the files to be included in the archive.
00:35
The list shows the actual sheet drawings
00:38
and the sheet set files which include the sheet set data file, the dot DS T file
00:45
and the sheet set template file.
00:47
The dot DWT file,
00:50
you can expand any of these to see the other files referenced by those files.
00:56
Note that you could also click the add file button
00:60
to add other files to the archive.
01:02
In addition to those that are already part of the sheet set.
01:08
When you switch to the files table tab,
01:10
you see the same information,
01:13
but now it is displayed as simply a list of all the files to be included in the archive.
01:19
Again, the add file button is available.
01:21
If you want to add other files to the archive,
01:26
switch back to the sheets tab
01:30
the area labeled, enter notes to include with this archive
01:33
provides a space where you can enter notes related to the archive.
01:39
The notes are included in the archive report.
01:42
You can specify a template of default notes to be included
01:46
with all your archives by creating an ask you text file called
01:51
archive dot txt.
01:54
That file must be saved to a location specified by the support file,
01:58
search path option
01:60
on the files tab in the options dialogue.
Video transcript
00:04
Right, click the sheet set title and choose archive.
00:08
The program displays the archive a
00:10
sheet set dialogue.
00:13
The dialogue has three tabs.
00:15
The sheets tab lists the sheets to be included in the archive.
00:20
By default, all of the sheets are selected
00:23
but you can easily remove sheets by clearing their check boxes.
00:29
When you switch to the files, tree tab,
00:32
you see the files to be included in the archive.
00:35
The list shows the actual sheet drawings
00:38
and the sheet set files which include the sheet set data file, the dot DS T file
00:45
and the sheet set template file.
00:47
The dot DWT file,
00:50
you can expand any of these to see the other files referenced by those files.
00:56
Note that you could also click the add file button
00:60
to add other files to the archive.
01:02
In addition to those that are already part of the sheet set.
01:08
When you switch to the files table tab,
01:10
you see the same information,
01:13
but now it is displayed as simply a list of all the files to be included in the archive.
01:19
Again, the add file button is available.
01:21
If you want to add other files to the archive,
01:26
switch back to the sheets tab
01:30
the area labeled, enter notes to include with this archive
01:33
provides a space where you can enter notes related to the archive.
01:39
The notes are included in the archive report.
01:42
You can specify a template of default notes to be included
01:46
with all your archives by creating an ask you text file called
01:51
archive dot txt.
01:54
That file must be saved to a location specified by the support file,
01:58
search path option
01:60
on the files tab in the options dialogue.
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