Project Management Options

This command displays the Options dialog, which shows file management and preferences for saving your project.

To access these settings:

  1. Select Options. The Options dialog displays.
  2. Click Project Management in the left pane.

Options

Project management folder

Select or browse for the folder to use as a default for saving new project files.

Use project subfolders

Enable to have the program create project folders and subfolders, and organize your files in them.

If you disable Use project subfolders, the root folder remains the default file location for projects, imported, and exported data until you change the path.

Note: This application option must be set before starting a project. Once it is set and you start a project, however, it becomes associated with that project and cannot be changed.

Export folder

Specify the folder to use as a default for exported files.

Download and import folder

Specify the folder to use as an archive for files that are downloaded and imported from field devices or the Internet.  

Note: When the Office Synchronizer application is used to transfer data between the computer and a field device, the Office Sync root folder is used.

Copy imported files to import folder

Enable to have imported files duplicated in the import folder you specify.

This option is automatically enabled when Use project subfolders is enabled, but can also be set if you are not using the project subfolders option.

This option can be enabled from the Import command pane as well.

Tip: Disable Copy imported files to import folder when you are simply reviewing data or importing large files that you do not want to save in your import folder.

Folder for intermediate report

Intermediate (raw binary) data is saved in a separate .xml file in this folder when you select Yes for Save Interrmediate Data in the Report Options command (when you write your own custom report, do transformations, or debug a report.) Most users should leave this set to No.

Block definition file folder

In the My block folder path box, type the path of the folder that contains CAD files from which you want to import block definitions, or click the Browse button to browse for a folder. Once you select a folder, all the CAD files in that folder are listed, regardless of whether they contain blocks or not.

Note: You cannot navigate to files in hidden folders.

Alternately, you can avoid specifying a folder location and simply import blocks from installed CAD files listed in the Trimble group mentioned below.

Enable reminder

Check/uncheck this box to enable/disable the save prompt.

See Set a Reminder to Save Your Project.

Reminder interval (minutes)

Select how often (5, 10, 15 30, or 60 minutes) you want to be prompted to save.

Save history log files

Check/uncheck this box to save or not save history log files.

Related Topics

Choose Application Options

Internet Download Options

Results of Default Folder Locations

Startup and Display Options

Set Default File Locations