Start a Project

 

When the drawing is ready to be associated with a specific project, simply select Project Files and open the required project, or create a new project if none exists. When you save and reopen the drawing, the selected project will automatically be the current project.

 

 

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Project Files dialog box.

 

Start a New Project

 

Click on the “New” button to start a new project.

 

New Project dialog box.

 

The Project Number has to be a unique number in relation to the other projects in the office. It can be up to eight characters, and be any combination of letters, numbers, or symbols (other than an apostrophe).

 

The Project Name is simply your office name for the project, and does not necessarily need to be unique from one project to another, i.e., you may have several “Smith Residence” projects.

 

If you wish, you can base the new project on an existing Template. A Template is nothing more than a previous project that, when completed, you believe would apply to many other projects, and so saved it as a Template in the Project Files dialog box.

 

When you go to the Land F/X pulldown down menu, the name of the current active project will be indicated just below the function Project Files, in this case the active project is named “Smith Project”.

 

Land F/X pull down menu indicating the name of the active project, in this example “Smith Project”.

 

Project Manager

 

 

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The Project Manager is the main dialog box for a specific project, where you can get a quick overview of the project and access the Project Data.

 

Project Manager dialog box

 

Project Name and Number

The Project Number and Name is displayed at the top. The Project Description is optional, depending on your needs.

 

Sheet Index

The Sheet Index listing can be developed when the project is first started, or added as the project develops. With the Sheet Index:

§	Details entered onto specific sheets will be automatically referenced throughout the project.

§	A Sheet drawing can immediately be opened from this dialog box by double clicking on the sheet number.

§	The staff project manager can quickly layout the extent of the drawings. The extent and scope of the project drawings is communicated as an aid to project staff as well as new staff to the project.

 

Assigning a specific sheet number to a single dwg is not necessary for most functions of Land F/X, and can be a convenience as mentioned above. Where it becomes most important is when Land F/X details are inserted into a drawing, as they need a reference to a detail number on a specific sheet number.

 

Project Data

The Project Data buttons open the related Project Data Manager for the button selected:

§	Planting Manager

§	Concept Manager

§	Irrigation Manager

§	Reference Notes

§	Detail Manager