Displays information that is specific to the project.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Project
Displays fields commonly used to identify a project.
- Project Number
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Specifies the number assigned to the project.
- Project Name
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Specifies the name assigned to the project.
- Project Phase
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Specifies the current phase of the project.
- Project Milestone
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Specifies the current milestone of the project.
- Description
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Specifies a description of the project.
File Locations
Displays the paths for the project, page setup overrides, and the callout and label blocks used by the project.
- Project File Name
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Specifies the name of the project.
- Project File
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Displays the path and file name of the project data (DST) file.
- Label Block
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Displays the path and file name of the drawing template (DWT) or drawing (DWG) file that contains the label block for the project.
Click the Ellipsis button to display the Label Block for Views dialog box and specify a label block for the project.
- Callout Blocks
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Click Manage to display the Callout Blocks dialog box and manage the callout blocks for the project.
- Page Setups
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Displays the path and file name for the drawing template (DWT) file containing the page setup overrides for the project.
Click the Ellipsis button to specify the drawing template (DWT) file that contains the page setup overrides to use for the project.
- Layout Location
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Displays the path and name of the folder where new drawing (DWG) files are saved when new layouts are created.
Note: Clearing Layout Title and Drawing Title under the Name Synchronization item of the Project Action menu, located in the lower-right corner of the Project Manager palette, enables the Ellipsis button to specify a different folder for new drawing (DWG) files.
Template Location
Displays settings used when creating a new layout in the current project.
- Layout Template
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Displays the layout to use when creating a new layout.
The layouts displayed in the drop-down list come from the file specified in the Default Template property.
- Default Template
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Specifies the drawing template (DWT) or drawing (DWG) file to use when creating new drawing files for the group.
- Prompt for Template
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Controls whether the New Project Layout dialog box is displayed in the expanded or collapsed state each time a new layout is added.
Project Custom Properties
Displays the user-defined custom properties associated with the project.
You can manage user-defined custom properties by:
- Clicking Add Property to display the Add Custom Property dialog box and create a new property.
- Right-clicking over a property and choosing Remove Custom Property to remove the property.
You can also choose New Custom Property to display the Add Custom Property dialog box and create a new property.
Layout Custom Properties
Displays the user-defined custom properties associated with each layout in the project.
You can manage user-defined custom properties by:
- Clicking Add Property to display the Add Custom Property dialog box and create a new property.
- Right-clicking over a property and choosing Remove Custom Property to remove the property.
You can also choose New Custom Property to display the Add Custom Property dialog box and create a new property.