AUTOCAD HELP
AUTOCAD HELP
(OP)
WANTED TO KNOW , IF ANY ONE OF YOU GUY'S HAVE COMBINED 2 OR MORE FILES INTO ONE,IN AUTOCAD..
THE REASON, IS WHEN I WANT TO EMAIL A PROJECT FILE WITH XREF I DONOT WANT THEM TO TAKE THE TROUBLE TO SEE WHICH FILES ARE MISSING, ARE THOSE X-REF FILES IMPORTANT TO THEM...ETC.
AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO TELL EVERYTIME TO SAVE THE FILES IN SAME FOLDER..OR SOMETIMES THE XREF FILES DONOT SHOW UP.
IN MICROSTAION YOU COULD DO THAT..I TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF..WANTED TO KNOW..IF SOMEONE HAS TRIED IT SUCESSFULLY...
THE REASON, IS WHEN I WANT TO EMAIL A PROJECT FILE WITH XREF I DONOT WANT THEM TO TAKE THE TROUBLE TO SEE WHICH FILES ARE MISSING, ARE THOSE X-REF FILES IMPORTANT TO THEM...ETC.
AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO TELL EVERYTIME TO SAVE THE FILES IN SAME FOLDER..OR SOMETIMES THE XREF FILES DONOT SHOW UP.
IN MICROSTAION YOU COULD DO THAT..I TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF..WANTED TO KNOW..IF SOMEONE HAS TRIED IT SUCESSFULLY...





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Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)
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IS THAT A FUNCTION IN AUTOCAD OR SOMTHING ELSE
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Search within AutoCAD "Help" will show more.
Help has good info.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)
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BEFORE POSTING HERE, I SEARCHED THROUGH THE HELP FILES, WHICH AVOIDED ME OF MANY REDUNDANT POST..IN PAST
AS YOU HAVE USED E-TRANSMIT..I BELIEVE..
IF YOU SAVE A FILE IN THIS FASHION BUT LATER DO CHANGES TO FILE, DOEST CHANGES TO FOLDER AUTOMATICALLY, OR DO I HAVE TO USE THE FUNCTION AGAIN
HAVE YOU USED THE .EXE FUNCTION TO TRANSMIT FOLDERS TO OTHER INDIVIDUAL WAS IT SUCCESSFUL
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Also, please turn off "caps". It looks like you are yelling and is a little harder to read.
Thanks.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)
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And i was not yelling :)
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I don't use Bind unless it is asked for and I don't want it back.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)
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Thanks all for your advice...
P.S.. Just to clarify, will changes to binded files cause any change to original files?
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eTransmit makes a copy of the originals and sends them.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)
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eTransmitting is the best way to send files to a client.
Personally, when preparing a transmittal setup I choose "ZIP" as the transmittal package. Under transmittal name I choose "Overwrite if necessary" and under transmittal options, I choose "Place all files in one folder". This makes it alot easier for the client where now they can just access all data from one folder.
This varies for everybody, of course, but it helps to see what others do.
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