When a drawing is opened, data shortcuts to projects are resolved based on project information stored in the current user’s (based on Windows login) ShortcutFolders.xml file, which contains working folders for the project. This file should not be edited manually, as it is maintained by the system.
If the project is not found in this file, additional search paths can be provided in the Project Files Search Path, defined on the Files tab of the Options dialog box. This may be useful in situations where multiple users on different machines want to share data across a network. In this case, shortcut projects can be placed in a server location, and search paths defined on each client machine to point to that location.
To define the project search paths
- Click
Options. - In the Options Dialog, select the Files tab.
- Select the Project Files Search Path item, and click Add.
- Select the newly added project, and click Add.
- Enter the search path for the data shortcuts project. The path should be in Universal Naming Convention (UNC) format.
- Click OK.