Modify Archive Setup Dialog Box

Changes paths, default formats, organization, and other settings for an archived sheet set package.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Archive Type and Location

Specifies the type and location of archive package created.

Archive Package Type

Specifies the type of archive package created.

Folder. Creates an archive package of uncompressed files in a new or existing folder.
Zip. Creates an archive package of files as a compressed ZIP file. To restore the files, you need a decompression utility such as the shareware application PKZIP or WinZip.

Note: The ZIP option with the DWGCONVERT, ETRANSMIT, and ARCHIVE commands creates UTF-8 ZIP files. This means that if you package drawings and other files that have names that include extended text font characters, the names will not display correctly if you use ZIP utilities that do not support UTF-8 format ZIP files. Use ZIP utilities such as 7-Zip to correctly display and extract these files.

File Format

Specifies the file format to which all drawings included in the archive package will be converted. You can select a drawing file format from the drop-down list.

Archive File Folder

Specifies the location in which the archive package is created. To specify a new location, click Browse and navigate to the location you want.

If this field is left blank, the archive file is created in the folder containing the sheet set data (DST) file.

Archive File Name

Specifies the method for naming the archive package. Displays the default file name for the archive package. This option is not available if the archive package type is set to Folder.

Prompt for a File Name. Displays a standard file selection dialog box where you can enter the name of the archive package.
Overwrite if Necessary. Uses a logical default file name. If the file name already exists, the existing file is automatically overwritten.
Increment File Name if Necessary. Uses a logical default file name. If the file name already exists, a number is added to the end. This number is incremented each time a new archive package is saved.

Path Options

Provides options for the archive.

Use Organized Folder Structure

Duplicates the folder structure for the files being transmitted. The root folder is the top-level folder within a hierarchical folder tree.

The following considerations apply:

Relative paths remain unchanged. Relative paths outside the source root folder retain up to one level of the folder path above them, and are placed in the root folder.
Absolute paths within the root folder tree are converted to relative paths. Absolute paths retain up to one level of the folder path above them, and are placed in the root folder.
Absolute paths outside the root folder tree are converted to No Path and are moved to the root folder or to a folder within the root folder tree.
A Fonts folder is created, if necessary.
A PlotCfgs folder is created, if necessary.
A SheetSets folder is created to hold all support files for sheet sets, if necessary. The sheet set data (DST) file, however, is placed in the root folder.

This option is not available if the archive package is saved to an Internet location.

Source Root Folder

Defines the source root folder for relative paths of drawing-dependent files, such as xrefs. This option determines the source root folder for the Use Organized Folder Structure option.

The source root folder also contains the sheet set data (DST) file when a sheet set is archived.

Place All Files in One Folder

All files are installed to a single, specified target folder when the archive package is created.

Keep Files and Folders As Is

Preserves the folder structure of all files in the archive package. This option is not available if the archive package is saved to an Internet location.

Actions

Specifies the actions applicable to the archive package.

Set Default Plotter to 'None': Changes the printer/plotter setting in the archive package to None.
Purge Drawings: Performs a purge operation on each of the specified drawings to reduce the file size, if possible.

Note: The purge is done in silent mode, and you will not receive any notifications when the purged items have been removed.
Remove Design Feed: Removes the association to any design feed data for the specified drawings.

Include Options

Specifies the various options available with the archive package.

Include Fonts: Includes any associated font files (TXT and SHX) with the archive package.
Include Files from Data Links: Adds external files referenced by a data link to the transmittal package.
Include Textures from Materials: Includes textures with materials that are attached to objects or faces.
Include Photometric Web Files: Includes photometric web files that are associated with web lights in the drawing.
Include Unloaded File References: Includes all unloaded external file references. The unloaded file references are listed in the Files Tree and Files Table and report under their appropriate category.
Include Sheet Set Data and Files: Includes the sheet set data (DST) file, label block drawing files, callout block drawing files, and drawing template (DWT) files with the archive package.