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erine1-Visitor
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July 18, 2017
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file settings hierarchy? .sup .pro .frm .dtl

  • July 18, 2017
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It's looking like my .sup is correctly overwriting .prosettings, but I am learning as i go here.  I noticed that .frm files have their own set of option values and they appear to be similar to .dtl settings.

 

Is this similar to how a .sup overwrites .pro settings?  Do .frm settings "live" in the .frm or are they pulled from another text file?

 

Will .sup overwrite any option value, or just .pro?

 

Thanks.

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TomU23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
July 18, 2017

Drawing options contained in a format (.frm) or template (.drw) do indeed "live" in the format or template.  When creating a new drawing from one these, the drawing options are copied into the new drawing.  Furture changes to the drawing options in either the format or template the drawing was created from will have no impact on any existing drawings.  These drawing options do not work like the config.sup file.

    StephenW
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    July 18, 2017

    With respect to your last question, the config.sup is master over all config.pro options and NO drawing setup file (.dtl) options. You can specify the drawing setup file to use in the config.sup but not the individual .dtl settings.

    Does that make sense?

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      erine1-VisitorAuthor
      1-Visitor
      July 18, 2017

      Sorry, that's what I meant....edited the original question 🙂

       

      .sup > .pro  ... .sup does not overwrite any .dtl or .frm settings.

       

      What do you mean by "drawing setup file"?

       

       

      StephenW
      StephenW23-Emerald III
      23-Emerald III
      July 18, 2017

      drawings setup file is the .dtl file

      open a drawing, go to file-prepare-drawing properties-detail options/change to see the drawing setup options for that drawing

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      BenLoosli23-Emerald III
      23-Emerald III
      July 18, 2017

      You can define a .dtl file for each of your formats.

      We have 1/4 inch text on our C-size formats and 5/16 text on our E-size formats.

      These are set by using the proper .dtl file with the drawing format size. When used in a drawing, the text added is in the proper size for each drawing size.

       

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