topic Re: Project Manager - Main Projects / Sub Projects in AutoCAD Electrical Forum

Project Manager - Main Projects / Sub Projects

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 19:27:46 GMT

I am currently creating multiple projects for an end user, which are ultimately going to the same location. Each project has it's own billing code that we use within our projects. Is there a way to have SubProjects within a Main Project Folder structure? Basically, the Main Project, would only have to update the current sheet number and sheet number max as other sub projects are added, I still want the Sub Projects have control over the DWG Name, as each project has a different name. This way, any S/D between projects can be correctly linked between projects without having a "Dead" S/D that is manually manipulated.

Hopefully I explained well enough for someone to follow along. I have an example below of what would be basically in each folder structure below.

Example:

ProjectManager-

MainProject.wdp

MainProject.wdt

MainProject.apex

SubProject1
- SubProject1.wdp
- SubProject1.wdt
- SubProject1.apex
- SubProject1.dwg
- etc.
SubProject2
- SubProject2.wdp
- SubProject2.wdt
- SubProject2.dwg
- SubProject2.apex
- etc.
SubProject3
- SubProject3.wdp
- SubProject3.wdt
- SubProject3.dwg
- SubProject3.apex
- etc.

Thanks,

Joel

Re: Project Manager - Main Projects / Sub Projects

jseefdrumr — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 13:33:03 GMT

Check out Doug McAlexander's Super Project Manager: http://www.ecadconsultant.com/tips.html

First video in the list. Plus, there's lots of other good info on that page.

Jim

Re: Project Manager - Main Projects / Sub Projects

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 11:13:05 GMT

jseefdrumr,

Thanks for your quick response, although the link you provided, does help in a way. I do not have the "Super Project Manager" add-on. I have found a blog online, although it's from 2009, that explains how to do a Master / Sub Projects within AutoCAD. Once you understand the folder layout and how to allocate the drawings, it is a pretty simple task at hand to create.

https://nateholt.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/multiple-projects-within-a-super-project-autocad-electrical/