Setting the Folder Name and File Name Folder

To specify the folder and sub-folders that drawings are to be exported into, and the files names that they will be given:

1. Click Setup on the Project tab.

2. On the Setup menu, click Export File Name/Folders.

   The File Export Settings window is then displayed:

   

3. In the Root Folder field, enter the root folder under which the sub-folders that contain the exported files are to be located. Click the … button to browse for the required folder. If no sub-folders are specified, as described below, all the files will be exported into this folder.

4. To specify the sub-folder structure, select the drawing datalinks that will define the names of the sub-folders and from the Sub Folder list.

5. To select a datalink, check the appropriate datalink checkbox.

   The selected datalink is then displayed in curly brackets in the field below the list.

   Datalinks are provided to enable you to include sheet numbers and the sheet number totals displayed with 1, 2 or 3 digits. For example, for a drawing with a sheet number of 1 out of a sheet number total of 2, the following datalinks would return the values shown below:

   {Sheet} 1

   {Sheet2dig} 01

   {Sheet3dig} 001

   {NoOfSheets} 2

   {NoOfSheets2dig} 02

   {NoOfSheets3dig} 002

6. As required, enter delimiter characters or text between the selected datalinks in this field.

7. To specify the file name format of exported drawings, follow the same procedure as for sub-folders, but using the File Name list and field.

   

   In the example above, a sub-folder structure of {ProjectNo}-Area{Area} and a file name format of {DwgNo}-{Sheet}-{Rev} have been selected. The selected root folder is "C:\AVEVA".

   Using these settings, from a project called "Project1", drawings are exported with the following details: Area, Drawing Number, Sheet Number, and Revision.

   Area	Drawing Number	Sheet Number	Revision
   00	ABC123	1	A
   01	XYZ890	1	B

This will result in the creation of folder structure and files as follows:

C:\AVEVA (root folder)

Project1-Area00 (sub-folder)

ABC123-1-RevA.dwg (exported drawing file)

Project1-Area01 (sub-folder)

XYZ890-1-RevB.dwg (exported drawing file)