Autodesk 00128-051462-9310 User Guide - Page 255

Top-level category located outside the project folder Redirecting Top-Level Categories Use this procedure when you want to change the location of the top-level categories in your building after you have created new category folders in Windows Explorer. You can redirect the path of Constructs, Elements, Views, and Sheets. These settings take precedence over settings on the AEC Project Defaults tab in Options. 1 Click Window menu ➤ Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Project tab. 3 Under Current Project, click . 4 On the Modify Project worksheet, click for the new folder. for the category you wish to redirect, and browse to the location 5 Select the category, and click OK. Paths for files within the category are redirected to the new location. Changing the Subcategory of a Project File Each drawing file you create within a project belongs to one of the basic, predefined categories of Elements, Constructs, Views, or Sheets. If you make no specific assignment, the file is assigned to the base category folder of that specific project file type-element, construct, view, or sheet. Once you have created a more detailed category system for your project, you can move drawing files into the subcategories. Creating a File in a Subcategory Use this procedure to create a project file within a subcategory. 1 Click Window menu ➤ Project Navigator Palette. 2 Depending on the file type you want to create, navigate to the appropriate tab: If you want to... Then... create an element or construct click the Constructs tab. create a view click the Views tab. create a sheet click the Sheets tab, and click . 3 Locate the subcategory in which you want to create a new project file. 4 Select the subcategory, right-click, and click New ➤ Element/Construct/ General View Dwg/Section/Elevation/Detail/Sheet. NOTE Alternatively, you can use the Add button at the bottom of the tab. Changing the Subcategory of a Project File | 215