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Project files default to the directory pointed to by your project subdirectory
(given by the WD_PROJ setting in your environment file). It is not mandatory.
When you create a project file, you can save it to any subdirectory. In some
cases, you may want to store them in client-specific subdirectories to take
advantage of the AutoCAD Electrical ability to access client-specific catalog
files and library symbols.
Use recently opened projects
The Project Manager displays a list of recently opened projects so you can
easily select another project to open without having to browse for it. The
project list is dynamic with the last project you worked on appearing at the
top of the list. The list of recent projects is saved in a text file called lastproj.fil
in the user subdirectory.
■ Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\{username}\Application
Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release}\{country
code}\Support\User\
■ Windows Vista, Windows 7:
\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical
{version}\{release}\{country code}\Support\User\
Each line in this file gives the information for one project. The last piece of
data in the line identifies what the project state is when AutoCAD Electrical
is started: "2"=Active, "1"=listed as Open, "0"= not listed in window but available
from the Recent Projects dialog box. If you adjust this file, either manually
with a text editor or programmatically (see the AutoCAD Electrical API Help),
you can control which project is active when AutoCAD Electrical starts up,
and which other projects are shown in the Project Manager window.
Work with projects
Use the Project Manager to create a project, access an existing project, add
drawings to a project, or modify existing information associated with a project.
Create a project
1 Click Project tab ➤ Project Tools panel ➤ Manager.
2 On the Project Manager, click the New Project button.
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