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Setting the Data Shortcuts Folder

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Specify the project path for data shortcuts.

The path to the current data shortcuts folder (also known as the project folder) is specified on the Data Shortcuts node in Toolspace, on the Prospector tab.

The project folder typically contains both the data shortcuts and the source objects for data references.

Data references that you create in the active drawing come from the active project folder.

Setting or changing the data shortcuts folder reloads the shortcuts into all drawings in that folder. You can reload the shortcuts to apply changes made in the Data Shortcut Editor window. See Editing Data Shortcuts.

Note

You can override the Data Shortcuts working folder by creating a Windows environment variable named DSSYSVAR. This may be useful in situations where multiple users share a project, and the project directory is in different locations on each user’s machine.

To set the data shortcuts folder

  1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, right-click Data Shortcuts and click Set Data Shortcuts Folder.
  2. In the Set Data Shortcuts dialog box, click the name of the project you want to work with.
  3. Check that the new project path is displayed on the Data Shortcuts node on the Prospector tab.

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