Menu: Project>Project Utilities>Packup / Check-out

Menu: Project>Project Utilities>Unpack

Menu: Project>Project Utilities>Check In

Default command line shortcut:

XL FREE does not support this function

The Basics

When moving projects from machine to machine there are external items upon which the project depends. These are referred to as project and drawing dependencies. The main project dependency is the global equipment database. Drawings may have image, XRef, and font dependencies. When we Pack Up a project we are grabbing all of those dependencies (fonts are and exception and are not included) and placing them in the Project folder. We may choose to Check Out the project at the same time (PRO only). This flags the project rendering read only until such time as the project is checked back in.

Once packed up and/or zipped up you are ready to move the project to another machine. Simply copy the Project folder or the zipped file and move it to the new machine.

Please note that it is beyond the scope of this manual to tell you how to copy and move files in your operating system.

To Unpack or Check In - That is the Question

The two functions are practically identical with the exception that the Check In function won't launch without an active project and once unpacked will mark the active project as Checked In.

Whether you Unpack or Check In a project depends on whether you are moving a project to a machine on which that project already resides and whether you have Checked Out the Project.

If you have not Checked Out the project then there is no need to Check In the project.

If you are moving a project to another machine, use the Unpack function.

Applies To:

XLT PRO

Related Settings:

None