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Document Type: FAQ Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
Document Type: FAQ
Product(s): Hevacomp Mechanical Designer
Version(s): All
Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
When creating Design Database projects, it can become inconvenient to generate a personalised construction database for each new project. If the user has standard set of fabric constructions that will be used through many projects, it may be prudent to set up a template project for Design Database.
To set up a template project you should start a new Design Database project in a specific folder, for example, C:\Hevacomp Projects\DDB Template\ and then enter all of your fabric constructions, special window types or fin data into this project. Do not do anything else to this project, do not add a floor, or any room data, etc, just leave it as it is with only the Fabric data modified. Exit DDB. Your template project is now set up.
When you wish to start a new project, using Windows Explorer or My Computer, navigate to your project folders, and create a new folder using your naming convention, for example: C:\Hevacomp Projects\14-12-06 Sheffield Office\ and then copy all of the files from your Template folder into this folder.
Now start DDB and navigate to your new project folder, you will be able to open this blank project and your standard fabric constructions will be extant.
If you have an existing project with your special constructions in place, and have already started your new project without using the above method, you may wish to copy the fabric data from the original project into your new project. This method also works for copying existing fabric data into a template project.
To copy fabric data into an existing project, you must copy a number of files. These files are detailed below
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