Background

Project API Builder generates or modifies projects based on instructions in the spreadsheet specified on the Run Project Builder dialog. The tool can create pages, insert macros, symbols, and wires, and modify text.

To start the Project API Builder tool

For Bentley Substation CONNECT Edition

• Select Output ribbon tab > Automation Tools group > Project API Builder
• Function key shortcut: F2 > O > AW
  • If the Output ribbon tab is already the active tab: F3 > AW

V8i

• From the Tasks or ribbon area, select Output > *Automation Tools > Project API Builder
• Key-in: ECAD EXEC PROJECTAPIBUILDER
• Key-in for promis.e for AutoCAD: ECAD_EXEC_PROJECTAPIBUILDER

For more information

• Click Help on the Run Project Builder dialog.
• For Bentley Substation CONNECT Edition, see the Project API Builder section of online Help for Bentley Substation available from Bentley Product Documentation.
• See the xlsapiformats.xls "cheat sheet" file
  • For Bentley Substation CONNECT Edition, this file is in the \Electrical\plugins\ProjectAPIBuilder\ subfolder of the program folder.
  • For Bentley Substation V8i, this file is in the \Promise\plugins\ProjectAPIBuilder\ subfolder of the program folder.
  • For Promis.e V8i, this file is in the \plugins\ProjectAPIBuilder\ subfolder of the program folder.
    
    Program folder - Promis.e
    Program Folder - Substation