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Message 1 of 9
Anonymous
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changing xref paths

We recently moved a project from one server to another. The server name
actually changed as well from "wizard" to "merlin", however the mapped drive
letter "N:\" did not change. When we opened our projects it asked to repath
we hit yes and it went though the drawings and repather. However it looks
like it didn't change alot of the paths for us. Most of the paths that were
UNC did not get updated. However the paths that were mapped drive leters
did update ok since the drive letter never changed. Does anyone know of a
way to modify x-ref paths inmultiple drawings at once, all that needs to be
changed is the beginning of the UNC path to read \\wizard to \\merlin in
every file, the rest of the path is correct. Unfortuently i don't know lisp
or anything so there might be a way to do it that way. Also if i pick the
"re-path x-refs" button in navigator it says "Command: Re-path queue is
empty." what is this re-path que and where is it. If it is a physical thing
then it holds paths and such then i could technically open it and edit it.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly apprecited on this one.....

Thanks,
John
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Message 2 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

John,
Have you tried the stand-alone Reference Manager? Check your start menu.

Dan
--
Daniel J. Altamura, R.A.
Altamura Architectural Consulting
and SoftWorx, Autodesk Authorized Developer
http://partnerproducts.autodesk.com/popups/company.asp?rdid=2139
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Message 3 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

it wouldn't have happened if you had named the server either Gandalf or
Dumbledore.

just my $.02

--
Princess Jamie


"John Gray" wrote in message
news:5130060@discussion.autodesk.com...
We recently moved a project from one server to another. The server name
actually changed as well from "wizard" to "merlin", however the mapped drive
letter "N:\" did not change. When we opened our projects it asked to repath
we hit yes and it went though the drawings and repather. However it looks
like it didn't change alot of the paths for us. Most of the paths that were
UNC did not get updated. However the paths that were mapped drive leters
did update ok since the drive letter never changed. Does anyone know of a
way to modify x-ref paths inmultiple drawings at once, all that needs to be
changed is the beginning of the UNC path to read \\wizard to \\merlin in
every file, the rest of the path is correct. Unfortuently i don't know lisp
or anything so there might be a way to do it that way. Also if i pick the
"re-path x-refs" button in navigator it says "Command: Re-path queue is
empty." what is this re-path que and where is it. If it is a physical thing
then it holds paths and such then i could technically open it and edit it.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly apprecited on this one.....

Thanks,
John
Message 4 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

You can use the Reference Manager Extension to easily replace the xref
paths. It has a batch replace feature.

To change the path(s):

1.. On the Start menu (Windows), click Programs > Autodesk > Reference
Manager.
2.. Click the Add Drawings button, and then browse to and select the
parent drawing.
3.. At the Add All Xrefs That are Attached to the Drawings prompt, click
No.
4.. Press and hold the SHIFT key and select all of the xrefs on the right
side of the pane.
5.. Click Edit Selected Paths.
Use one of the following methods to change all the paths in the Edit
Selected Paths dialog box:

a.. Leave the New Saved Path field blank or empty and click OK to remove
the xref paths.
b.. Click the Browse button (...) to browse to a new path.
c.. Type in the new path.
Note: It is usually better to use a Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) path
(for example, \\servername\folder1\folder2...) than a mapped drive
(k:\folder2...) because users may map the network drives differently.



I hope that this helps you

Sean Phelan

CAD Manager - Bolton and Associates
Message 5 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

and that has what to do with my humorous post?

and we don't use that system, sorry

every drawing opened that has an xref in it, the path is studied and if it's a project number the project name variable is set, and
then all subfolders within the project path that contain .dwg files are added to that projectname within the registry...

if the server can't be found it opens a file dialog window and asks the user to locate the projects server. all drawings have a
unique name.

we haven't had a pathing issue in years.

--
Princess Jamie,

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
- Anais Nin

"Sean Phelan" wrote in message news:5130168@discussion.autodesk.com...
You can use the Reference Manager Extension to easily replace the xref
paths. It has a batch replace feature.

To change the path(s):

1.. On the Start menu (Windows), click Programs > Autodesk > Reference
Manager.
2.. Click the Add Drawings button, and then browse to and select the
parent drawing.
3.. At the Add All Xrefs That are Attached to the Drawings prompt, click
No.
4.. Press and hold the SHIFT key and select all of the xrefs on the right
side of the pane.
5.. Click Edit Selected Paths.
Use one of the following methods to change all the paths in the Edit
Selected Paths dialog box:

a.. Leave the New Saved Path field blank or empty and click OK to remove
the xref paths.
b.. Click the Browse button (...) to browse to a new path.
c.. Type in the new path.
Note: It is usually better to use a Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) path
(for example, \\servername\folder1\folder2...) than a mapped drive
(k:\folder2...) because users may map the network drives differently.



I hope that this helps you

Sean Phelan

CAD Manager - Bolton and Associates
Message 6 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

works for me....:)

jack


"Jamie Duncan" wrote in message
news:5130194@discussion.autodesk.com...
it wouldn't have happened if you had named the server either Gandalf or
Dumbledore.

just my $.02

--
Princess Jamie


"John Gray" wrote in message
news:5130060@discussion.autodesk.com...
We recently moved a project from one server to another. The server name
actually changed as well from "wizard" to "merlin", however the mapped drive
letter "N:\" did not change. When we opened our projects it asked to repath
we hit yes and it went though the drawings and repather. However it looks
like it didn't change alot of the paths for us. Most of the paths that were
UNC did not get updated. However the paths that were mapped drive leters
did update ok since the drive letter never changed. Does anyone know of a
way to modify x-ref paths inmultiple drawings at once, all that needs to be
changed is the beginning of the UNC path to read \\wizard to \\merlin in
every file, the rest of the path is correct. Unfortuently i don't know lisp
or anything so there might be a way to do it that way. Also if i pick the
"re-path x-refs" button in navigator it says "Command: Re-path queue is
empty." what is this re-path que and where is it. If it is a physical thing
then it holds paths and such then i could technically open it and edit it.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly apprecited on this one.....

Thanks,
John
Message 7 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Hey Jack, ygm

--
Princess Jamie,

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
- Anais Nin

"Turbo" wrote in message news:5130873@discussion.autodesk.com...
works for me....:)

jack


"Jamie Duncan" wrote in message
news:5130194@discussion.autodesk.com...
it wouldn't have happened if you had named the server either Gandalf or
Dumbledore.

just my $.02

--
Princess Jamie


"John Gray" wrote in message
news:5130060@discussion.autodesk.com...
We recently moved a project from one server to another. The server name
actually changed as well from "wizard" to "merlin", however the mapped drive
letter "N:\" did not change. When we opened our projects it asked to repath
we hit yes and it went though the drawings and repather. However it looks
like it didn't change alot of the paths for us. Most of the paths that were
UNC did not get updated. However the paths that were mapped drive leters
did update ok since the drive letter never changed. Does anyone know of a
way to modify x-ref paths inmultiple drawings at once, all that needs to be
changed is the beginning of the UNC path to read \\wizard to \\merlin in
every file, the rest of the path is correct. Unfortuently i don't know lisp
or anything so there might be a way to do it that way. Also if i pick the
"re-path x-refs" button in navigator it says "Command: Re-path queue is
empty." what is this re-path que and where is it. If it is a physical thing
then it holds paths and such then i could technically open it and edit it.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly apprecited on this one.....

Thanks,
John
Message 8 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

ok....I can't find ygm in my Webster's Dictionary.

jack.


"PJ" wrote in message
news:5130883@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hey Jack, ygm

--
Princess Jamie,

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
- Anais Nin

"Turbo" wrote in message
news:5130873@discussion.autodesk.com...
works for me....:)

jack


"Jamie Duncan" wrote in message
news:5130194@discussion.autodesk.com...
it wouldn't have happened if you had named the server either Gandalf or
Dumbledore.

just my $.02

--
Princess Jamie


"John Gray" wrote in message
news:5130060@discussion.autodesk.com...
We recently moved a project from one server to another. The server name
actually changed as well from "wizard" to "merlin", however the mapped drive
letter "N:\" did not change. When we opened our projects it asked to repath
we hit yes and it went though the drawings and repather. However it looks
like it didn't change alot of the paths for us. Most of the paths that were
UNC did not get updated. However the paths that were mapped drive leters
did update ok since the drive letter never changed. Does anyone know of a
way to modify x-ref paths inmultiple drawings at once, all that needs to be
changed is the beginning of the UNC path to read \\wizard to \\merlin in
every file, the rest of the path is correct. Unfortuently i don't know lisp
or anything so there might be a way to do it that way. Also if i pick the
"re-path x-refs" button in navigator it says "Command: Re-path queue is
empty." what is this re-path que and where is it. If it is a physical thing
then it holds paths and such then i could technically open it and edit it.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly apprecited on this one.....

Thanks,
John
Message 9 of 9
jrives
in reply to: Anonymous

what if you did everything that you listed and on every project the reference manager crashed... I'm running ADT07 and everytime I do the reference manager crash, crash and CRASH... Is there a way with a lisp or a script I can get my paths to change... thanks

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