Creating a New Folder

You can create a new folder in an electrical project. You can allocate a mark and enter information for its data set.

  1. Click Electrical Project > New > New folder .
  2. In the Properties dialog box, specify the following options to mange the folder.
    Option Description
    Mark The folder mark is automatically calculated according to the electrical project settings. See Mark.
    • Mode.
      • Automatic: The mark is calculated automatically according to the configuration settings.
      • Manual : You must enter the mark manually in the Mark setting.
    • Mark. Displays the automatic mark or lets you enter the manual mark.
    • Number. Displays the order number assigned to the folder. You can change this number but you cannot use an existing number.
    General
    • Define first drawing number. If this option is selected, you can indicate the number of the first drawing in this folder. If this option is cleared, the number of the first drawing is derived from the previous drawing (regardless of the folder).
    • First drawing number. This option is available only if Define first drawing number is selected. Enter the number of the first drawing of the folder.
    • Path. Indicates the path of the book that contains the folder.
    Description The first translatable data of the folder. You can enter a description in all languages managed in the electrical project.
    User data User data is available across the entire electrical project. It stores personal information that you can display in the drawings. There are two types of user data, translatable user data (translated during project translation), and nontranslatable user data.
    Click Customize to access the folder user data.
    Translatable data Data translated during electrical project translation.
  3. Click OK.
    • To delete the folder, right-click it and click Delete .

      Deleting a folder removes all the drawings contained in the folder.

    • To access the folder's properties, right-click the folder and click Properties .
    • Folders can also be created automatically during the generation of terminal drawings, report drawings, PLC drawings, or 2D cabinet layout drawings.