Hi Guys,
I feel sure this has been covered before, but several searches have come up with nothing. Please point me in the right direction if any one knows of a previous thread.
How do people deal with the naming and location of their project files?
It's really the same old problems I used to have with Acad, and never got a really 'bullet proof' system. The main issue I have is people trying to find old drawings, identify what the current file is, and having a system that points them to the correct file that they need.
Typically in ACAD, I used a system whereby the file name would represent the numbers and revision letter of the drawings within the file. Eg: file name would be - 200a-201b-202d.dwg etc etc. I then have a 'superseded' folder where the older files get moved into.
This works fine except when there are lots of drawings within one file (file name get very long) and except where the drawing is linked to another file (you have to keep reloading the new file as the revision letters changes) This was always the same in Acad, especially where x-refs were involved.
I have seen examples whereby people keep a folder for current work and the project file is simply called 'latest project file', or words to that affect. Is it then the case that at a point of issue (or printing?) that that file then gets saved somewhere else and renamed? How do people then know which file to open to find a specific drawing?
Anyone care to share a great system I could adopt?
Max.