Difference between revisions of "HOWTO:Use Existing Drawing In Current Project"

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This will allow you to use a drawing from an existing project in a new or current project.

You will need to know where your existing drawing is located on your machine (where that project and drawings were saved)
Are you going to use the sysnames and cable numbers from the existing drawing or are you going to create new sysnames and cable numbers.

Step	Description
With your current project open, Click File>Open Project or enter o into the Command Line
Drill down until you find the drawing you would like to use and Click [open >] button	The drawing will be located in the save folder you specified for that project. Example MyDocuments>Project1>EquipmentRoom13>FileA
Select your database type. Selecting a Database.	If you selected SQL Server you will need to enter your host and login information. If you don't know this information you must get it from your system administrator. If you are the system administrator you are screwed.
Enter your project name, description, path, and lead person	The Project Name must follow file naming conventions because we are going to make a folder with the project name.
Click [Next >] button
Inspect the information about where we are going to create the project. If all is well click the [Finish] button.	Your new project will be created.

We will create a project folder wherever you selected and two subfolders:

YourProjectName

-Drawings

-Project Databases

If you opted for SQL Server databases your Project Databases folder will be empty. This is normal since the database files reside on the server.

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 |With your current project open, Click File>Open Project or enter ''o'' into the [[Command Line]] ||
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-|Drill down until you find the drawing you would like to use and Click '''[open >]''' button ||
+|Drill down until you find the drawing you would like to use and Click '''[open >]''' button || The drawing will be located in the save folder you specified for that project. ''Example'' MyDocuments>Project1>EquipmentRoom13>FileA
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 |Select your database type. [[Selecting a Database]]. || If you selected SQL Server you will need to enter your host and login information. If you don't know this information you must get it from your system administrator. If you are the system administrator you are screwed.