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If you are storing your style library on a mapped drive make sure that the drive is mapped identically on every
user’s computer. AutoCAD Architecture supports UNC (Universal Naming Convention) pathing. If you are confident
that your server names will not be changing you may want to consider using this method of pathing to your style
libraries to avoid drive mapping problems.
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If you need to restrict users’ ability to make changes to the style library, you can store it in a read-only folder. They
will still be able to use the styles that it contains without any problems.
Template Projects
A well-planned template project can help you automate office standards and simplify the process of beginning and
setting up a new project. Depending upon the type of work you do, your template project may be very complete or it
may just form the basic framework for a project. If your work consists of unique designs and your building types vary,
you may find that the most efficient template project is minimal in structure. On the other hand, if you work with a
typical building type, or if you work with prototypical buildings you might find that a more complete template project
that includes more information concerning specific project structure is more effective.
Creating a template project is not the same as simply copying and renaming an existing project. In order to properly
call for a template, you must specify it at the time that you create your new project.
Specifying the template project from the “Add Project” dialog box.This is the only time this can be done.When the new project is
created, settings and files from the specified template project will be copied to the new project.
Template Drawings
AutoCAD Architecture Projects have, as one of their Project Properties, template file specifications that determine the
drawing templates to use for Constructs, Elements and Views. These template settings are independent from the template
settings established in the “OPTIONS” dialog box. These templates should be in a location accessible to all users.
Project Details
Accessible from the project properties dialog box, the project details contain information that can be linked to title
blocks via fields, either embedded in MTEXT or block attributes. This data is completely user-defined. You should
include data that is common to all of your projects in your template project’s Project Details.
Sheet Sets
All AutoCAD Architecture projects include an AutoCAD Sheet Set (.dst) file. When you use a project as a template, it’s
sheet set file gets copied over to your new project along with all of the other project files and folders, and is renamed
to match your new project. The sheet set file contains a variety of critical information that can be pre-configured as
part of your overall project template.
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