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Hey, your workflow is a LOT like mine. Just taking a look helps some. Let
me think through this a bit and I will try to offer up a similar scenario
that gives me problems from time to time. Dennis' rewrite is also good. I
always set up .ipjs, but without exception, before the project is completed
I have resolution problems. I end up with such a mix of file types I'm
trying to track, and to top it off I usually have to pass it off to the
other engineer for completion and she has her own way of seeing the world.
We end up with a lot of folders for organizing the project and sometimes an
assembly or part might be saved outside of this sub. Lots of times it comes
down to the resolution of a file that is staring IV in the face and it won't
open.
Thanks for taking another stab at this Sean.
"Sean Dotson" wrote in message
news:28C11E6985AAE962E86A1DD4ACE1552C@in.WebX.maYI
> I tried this a few years ago but the user base was much smaller and I'm
not
> sure very many people understood projects back then. Well the user base
and
> software has grown a lot since then so let's try again....
>
> I hear from a lot of users that the main thing missing form most project
> documentation is real life examples. We've all shared parts of our
project
> structure at one time or another but I'd like to ask everyone to post (or
> email me) their project files with a brief description of what you do
(e.g.
> custom one-of-0a-kind machines or 1000 variations of the same widget) and
> why you structured the project the way you did.
>
> For example:
>
> ______________________________________
> [Project Defaults]
> MultiUser=None
> UseRelative=TRUE
> ThirdParty=FALSE
> v=0
>
> [Included Path File]
>
> [Workgroup Search Paths]
> Assy=.\Workgroup\Assembly
> Details=.\Workgroup\Details
> Parts=.\Workgroup\Parts
> Purchase=.\Workgroup\Purchase
> PDF=.\Workgroup\PDF
> AutoCAD2D=.\Workgroup\AutoCad2D
> RefData=.\Workgroup\Ref Data
>
> [Library Search Paths]
> Iparts=i:\iparts6
> _Iparts=.\Workgroup\iPartChildren
>
> This is my project files structure used for my custom one-up machines. I
> break down the Workgroup paths as I like to have one touch access to the
> folders from the hyperlinked pane on the left. I divide files by file
type
> with further subdividing part files into custom machined parts and
purchased
> parts. The RefData folder is where I keep linked spreadsheets, decals and
> other linked objects. I keep ipart children on a project specific basis
as
> I feel it makes the project more portable.
> __________________________________________
>
> That's it. I wanted to collect them all the put them together in a
document
> so that new users (heck even experienced users) could take a look and
maybe
> gain some insight as to how people structure their projects. If someone
> builds similar designs to that of your they could pick up some suggestions
> on how to structure their projects.
>
> For those of you who don't know you can view your project (.ipj) files in
> notepad and then cut and paste into here or an email. Feel free to change
> the project names or fold names if you want to protect your designs'
> privacy.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Sean Dotson, PE
> http://www.sdotson.com
> Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
> http://www.sdotson.com/faq.html
> -----------------------------------------
>
>
Hey, your workflow is a LOT like mine. Just taking a look helps some. Let
me think through this a bit and I will try to offer up a similar scenario
that gives me problems from time to time. Dennis' rewrite is also good. I
always set up .ipjs, but without exception, before the project is completed
I have resolution problems. I end up with such a mix of file types I'm
trying to track, and to top it off I usually have to pass it off to the
other engineer for completion and she has her own way of seeing the world.
We end up with a lot of folders for organizing the project and sometimes an
assembly or part might be saved outside of this sub. Lots of times it comes
down to the resolution of a file that is staring IV in the face and it won't
open.
Thanks for taking another stab at this Sean.
"Sean Dotson"
news:28C11E6985AAE962E86A1DD4ACE1552C@in.WebX.maYI
> I tried this a few years ago but the user base was much smaller and I'm
not
> sure very many people understood projects back then. Well the user base
and
> software has grown a lot since then so let's try again....
>
> I hear from a lot of users that the main thing missing form most project
> documentation is real life examples. We've all shared parts of our
project
> structure at one time or another but I'd like to ask everyone to post (or
> email me) their project files with a brief description of what you do
(e.g.
> custom one-of-0a-kind machines or 1000 variations of the same widget) and
> why you structured the project the way you did.
>
> For example:
>
> ______________________________________
> [Project Defaults]
> MultiUser=None
> UseRelative=TRUE
> ThirdParty=FALSE
> v=0
>
> [Included Path File]
>
> [Workgroup Search Paths]
> Assy=.\Workgroup\Assembly
> Details=.\Workgroup\Details
> Parts=.\Workgroup\Parts
> Purchase=.\Workgroup\Purchase
> PDF=.\Workgroup\PDF
> AutoCAD2D=.\Workgroup\AutoCad2D
> RefData=.\Workgroup\Ref Data
>
> [Library Search Paths]
> Iparts=i:\iparts6
> _Iparts=.\Workgroup\iPartChildren
>
> This is my project files structure used for my custom one-up machines. I
> break down the Workgroup paths as I like to have one touch access to the
> folders from the hyperlinked pane on the left. I divide files by file
type
> with further subdividing part files into custom machined parts and
purchased
> parts. The RefData folder is where I keep linked spreadsheets, decals and
> other linked objects. I keep ipart children on a project specific basis
as
> I feel it makes the project more portable.
> __________________________________________
>
> That's it. I wanted to collect them all the put them together in a
document
> so that new users (heck even experienced users) could take a look and
maybe
> gain some insight as to how people structure their projects. If someone
> builds similar designs to that of your they could pick up some suggestions
> on how to structure their projects.
>
> For those of you who don't know you can view your project (.ipj) files in
> notepad and then cut and paste into here or an email. Feel free to change
> the project names or fold names if you want to protect your designs'
> privacy.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Sean Dotson, PE
> http://www.sdotson.com
> Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
> http://www.sdotson.com/faq.html
> -----------------------------------------
>
>
