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Organizing Your Files

Organizing Your Files

You should keep your plan and layout files Bear in mind, though, that path names
separate from the support files needed to run exceeding 260 characters cannot be opened
Chief Architect. To keep files organized, you by Chief Architect. As a result, it is a good
may find it helpful to create a new folder for idea to limit the number of embedded folders
each project. you use in your file organization method.
Chief Architect files may use imported Once you understand the file management of
images, textures and other custom content Chief Architect, you should decide on a
saved in their own external data files. naming convention that suits your needs.
Consider storing copies of all external files in
the same folder as the plan and layout files It is recommended that each layout file
that use them so that they are easily found. be saved in the same folder as the plan
See “Adding Library Content” on page 932. file(s) associated with it. See “Managing Lay-
out Links” on page 1307.
Here is one way to organize your files:
• Create a folder in your Documents direc- To specify a default Save As location
tory called “Chief Architect Plans” or
another name you prefer. See your operat-
ing system’s Help to learn how to create 1. Select Edit> Preferences , then
folders. select New Plans from Category list. See
“New Plans Panel” on page 116.
• Inside this folder, make a new folder for
each client or project. Save all the files for 2. Under Open and Save As, click Use this
that client or project inside this folder, Folder. The Browse button becomes
including plan and layout files and refer- available.
enced external files. See “Saving, Export- 3. Browse to the folder you plan to save
ing, and Backing Up Files” on page 57. your projects in. Click OK.

Chief Architect Data

When Chief Architect X10 is installed, the • Archives - A folder of automatically
program automatically creates a folder in the archived plan and layout files. See “Auto
user Documents directory called Chief Archive” on page 61.
Architect X10 Data. This folder contains • Backdrops - A folder of custom back-
important user-specific information saved in drop images. See “3D Backdrops” on
the following folders and files and should not page 1059.
be moved, renamed or deleted:
• Hotkeys - A folder of hotkey assign-
ments. See “Hotkeys” on page 148.

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