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CAD Forums => CAD General => CAD Standards => Topic started by: Bethrine on May 02, 2014, 07:28:39 PM
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Would you use the words "Schematic", "Diagram" or "Electrical" as categories in a file system?
Why or why not?
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I think you need to provide more context for the question. For example here is a list of folders for how we organize a single architectural project. Drawings (DWG) are saved in top level.
_Project Folder Template
3d
Archive
Export - CAD
Export - Views
Import - CAD backgrounds
Library
_Images
_Project Documents
Budget
City Approvals
Client
Code
Construction Admin
_Client Communication
_Contractor Communication
_Contractor daily reports
_Lab Test Reports
Agendas
ASI
Change Orders
Field Observations
Meeting minutes
Payment Applications
RFIs
Complete
Submittals
_Complete
Consultant Contracts
Meetings
Memo
Program
Schedule
Specs
01 - General Requirements
02 - Existing Conditions
03 - Concrete
04 - Masonry
05 - Metals
06 - Wood Plastics and Composites
07 - Thermal and Moisture Protection
08 - Openings
09 - Finishes
10 - Specialties
11 - Equipment
12 - Furnishings
13 - Special Construction
14 - Conveying Equipment
21 - Fire Suppression
22 - Plumbing
23 - Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning
25 - Integrated Automation
26 - Electrical
28 - Electronic Safety and Security
31 - Earthwork
32 - Exterior Improvements
33 - Utilities
Transmittals
Archive
ASK
Blocks
Design Presentation
Incoming
_Acoustics - XXX
_Civil - XXX
_Client - XXX
_Landscape - XXX
_MEP - XXX
_Soils - XXX
_Structural - XXX
Outgoing
_Acoustics - XXX
_Civil - XXX
_Client - XXX
_Landscape - XXX
_MEP - XXX
_Soils - XXX
_Structural - XXX
Plot
!_Current
_old
Sketches
zBackup
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Would you use the words "Schematic", "Diagram" or "Electrical" as categories in a file system?
Why or why not?
I might use Electrical
However Schematic and or Diagram to me are the same thing.
However the other system posted while it might be very discipline specific; I wager it leads to a lot of lost time searching through that directory structure, unless only certain person ALWAYS or ONLY work and or save within specific folders.
However when anyone else needs to pitch in or is asked to help, I'm sure there is lost time searching and or saving to wrong folders.
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Schematic & Diagram are to vague, there could be Electrical or Plumbing Schematics. I would think the file system would be broken down into possibly by Trade or Construction sequence.
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And a side note on this; the file name is almost more important than the folder it is placed in.
As an example here is the name of a file I made Thursday afternoon:
USGS_DEM_Wharton Ranch_TX83-NF
Those in the Civil or GIS field can tell you exactly what is in that file without ever opening it.
The directory stucture will tell you even more
j:\\arcinfo\TX\Dallhan County\USGS\
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Thank you for all the replies. :lol: We have electrical and hydraulic systems (among other things) and I need to find a way to file. They both involve using the words "diagram" and "schematic". The current system files by piece of equipment, which are numbered, and ends up as hunt and peck to find which piece of equipment has the most updated version, unless you are the person who filed it in the first place. So, we have several copies of say "electrical schematic" under different pieces of equipment and all are relatively the same. Then there are equipment files that don't have it at all and you have to go through every file looking for one. :ugly:
My solution was to file by equipment system and thier sub-catagories. Then at the end you can pull the specific file by equipment number or at least find the one closest to what you are looking for. At least they are all in one spot. :| I could use ideas. :ugly:
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Suggest you also employ from the File Menu>>>Drawing Properties
and start logging information there.
The CUSTOM stuff can be quite useful
And this information is visible from Explorer so you do not even need to open the file to read it
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"Schematic Electrical Diagrams" :lol:
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File Menu>>>Drawing Properties
Looking into it!
"Schematic Electrical Diagrams" :lol:
:lol: LOL! :-) :-( :cry: That's where we are now.
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It would be a good idea (TM) to verify the nesting levels, path length, and file name length limitations of the backup software being used to backup the servers. It's bad enough to have to recover from a server meltdown, without discovering after-the-fact that your path and file naming schemes have exceeded what the backup software can handle, and it either assigned arbitrary short names to everything or simply skipped over the files during backup.
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Suggest you also employ from the File Menu>>>Drawing Properties
and start logging information there.
The CUSTOM stuff can be quite useful
And this information is visible from Explorer so you do not even need to open the file to read it
Does the "Key Words" section under summary allow you to search by key words?
It would be a good idea (TM) to verify the nesting levels, path length, and file name length limitations of the backup software being used to backup the servers. It's bad enough to have to recover from a server meltdown, without discovering after-the-fact that your path and file naming schemes have exceeded what the backup software can handle, and it either assigned arbitrary short names to everything or simply skipped over the files during backup.
Thanks! I will check with IT!
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not really any longer - it was usable years back with Land Desktop
yet another good idea left to wither by the good folks at autodesk
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Actually, I was looking in Windows Explorer.
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not really any longer - it was usable years back with Land Desktop
yet another good idea left to wither by the good folks at autodesk
While it was broken for a while, it's working again. Adding custom properties, or keywords, in DWGProps shows them in Win 7 Explorer by right-clicking and showing properties. I can't, however add them to the details column view in Explorer and sort by them.
pity...
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yes, however NOT searchable, by keyword(s) as it was with Land Desktop
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"Schematic Electrical Diagrams" :lol:
"Schematic Electrical Xray" :evil:
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"Schematic Electrical Diagrams" :lol:
"Schematic Electrical Xray" :evil:
SEX
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It would be a good idea (TM) to verify the nesting levels, path length, and file name length limitations of the backup software being used to backup the servers. It's bad enough to have to recover from a server meltdown, without discovering after-the-fact that your path and file naming schemes have exceeded what the backup software can handle, and it either assigned arbitrary short names to everything or simply skipped over the files during backup.
I don't quite understand why this hasn't been remedied on software (including AutoDesk products :pissed:) AutoDesk limits installation directories at 150 characters. It doesn't help when your own folder name is a novel
/end rant
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I'm informed I have 256 characters. After reading this:
AutoDesk limits installation directories at 150 characters.
I am thinking it's good.
SEX
That's why I am leaving for Maternity leave after Friday. :-P
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SEX
That's why I am leaving for Maternity leave after Friday. :-P
Does your husband know?
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SEX
That's why I am leaving for Maternity leave after Friday. :-P
Does your husband know?
If your referring to the pregnancy, he better have noticed by now! :evil:
If your referring about maternity leave, how unfair would it be for me to not warn him to get rid of his girlfriends this week?? :kewl:
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SEX
That's why I am leaving for Maternity leave after Friday. :-P
Does your husband know?
If your referring to the pregnancy, he better have noticed by now! :evil:
If your referring about maternity leave, how unfair would it be for me to not warn him to get rid of his girlfriends this week?? :kewl:
Damm! You really have to talk to my wife. :roll: