Project Properties (Project Manager)

Project

Displays fields commonly used to identify a project.

Project Number

Specifies the number assigned to the project.

Project Name

Specifies the name assigned to the project.

Project Phase

Specifies the current phase of the project.

Project Milestone

Specifies the current milestone of the project.

Description

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

Specifies the name of the project.

Project File

Displays the path and file name of the project data (DST) file.

Label Block

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

Click Manage to display the Callout Blocks dialog box and manage the callout blocks for the project.

Page Setups

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

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

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

Specifies the drawing template (DWT) or drawing (DWG) file to use when creating new drawing files for the group.

Prompt for Template

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.