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Keyboard shortcut: APS Contents
APS CONFIGURATION UTILITYThis could be considered the "command center" for the way the APS-2008 commands function. Should you need to configure the way a command works, this is where it is done. Outline of APS Configuration Utility Structure
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 If no configuration files can be found - if you see this one we recommend you create a default file |
 If the default configuration file can be found |
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 The default and job configurations are found |
Select the configuration file that you would like to edit.
NOT checked]
--The main configuration dialog appears:--
To see more information on a specific portion of the main dialog shown above, click on the area in question:
To prevent confusion if you have more than one configuration file, the current file being edited is displayed at the top of the dialog.
When done press "Save and Exit" and your changes will be written to the file listed at the top of this dialog. Press "Quit w/o Save" and all changes will be discarded.
Note: If the "Save and Exit" button is not selectable (grayed out) the configuration file that you are editing is read only and changes cannot be saved.
Command affected: TB-UPDAT, DWGSETUP, Also sets number of characters to use when searching for job specific configuration files
Enter how many characters you use for your project number. This number is used by the TB-UPDAT command to extract the project number from the drawing's filename so that it can update the "project number" attribute in your title block. The DWGSETUP command uses it when it searches for job specific title blocks and it is also used when opening a drawing to check to see if there is a job specific configuration file to use with the drawing.
Command affected: APS-CONFIG
If you only have one configuration file check this box and it will always be used when configuring the software with the APS-CONFIG command. Uncheck this box if you have more than one configuration file or use job specific configuration files.
Command affected: APS-CONFIG
Check this box if you would like to always use the values in the current drawing that you just modified in the APS-CONFIG command. If this box is not checked you will be prompted with the following dialog:
Where you may use the new configuration values or you may keep the existing values unchanged. (The changes to the configuration file are still intact, the new values are just not used)
Commands affected: Active Toolbar
The active toolbar is actually only "active" if you are using the "Layer Schemes" method of layer control but the default toolbar will appear when using other methods of layer control. Should you not want to display this toolbar uncheck this box and it will not appear.
Commands affected: PLANBLKS, ELEVBLKS, Architectural Symbols
When using the block library system if you insert a block with attributes you can be prompted immediately for the attribute values or, they can be left blank to be edited later. If you would like to be prompted immediately check this box.
Commands affected: All APS-2008 commands
Some of the pages in the APS-2008 help system are written in HTML and requires a browser program to view them. This value is especially important if you have an "always on" internet connection (see below). Typically this program is either Microsoft Internet Explorer® or Netscape Navigator®. Since the help web was created in Microsoft Frontpage® it will probably look the best when viewed with Internet Explorer® however we have made an effort to take care of any problems that may appear in Netscape Navigator®.
In order for the help system to work properly it needs your browser's executable file name and path specified (the executable file has the extension .EXE). Select the "Browse..." button and locate the browser's executable file. For Internet Explorer® the filename is IEXPLORE.EXE and it is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ folder. For Netscape Navigator® the filename is NETSCP.EXE and is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape folder.
Commands affected: All APS-2008 commands
This sets where various documentation and help files are accessed from. Obviously if you have no connection to the internet all of the files must be accessed from your hard drive. If you have a dial-up connection the time it takes to dial can seem eternally long so a connection to the internet is only made when absolutely necessary. Finally if you have a quick "always on" connection then there is not much of a wait so always going to the internet for the "latest" documentation and help files makes sense. Below is a diagram showing where information is accessed depending on which setting you choose.
| H = Hard Drive I = Internet |
No Connection | Dial-Up Connection | "Always on" Connection |
| User's Manual | H | H | I |
| Troubleshooting | H | H | I |
| Help while in commands | H | H | I |
| Submitting bug reports | n/a | I | I |
| Submitting suggestions | n/a | I | I |
For those with dial-up connections you will typically use the troubleshooting web from the version stored on your hard drive. While this may solve most of the problems that you may encounter it can sometimes be useful to go online to get the latest solutions when solving problems with a command or system. The troubleshooting web is continuously growing and improving. As more problems are reported more solutions are documented. Therefore going online may provide solutions that are not included on the version of the troubleshooting web included with your software.
Commands affected: Various commands
The sections listed in this box will vary depending on how many and which APS command sets you have loaded on your system. Select the sub-section that you would like to configure (scroll down as needed). When you select a sub-section the configuration for its commands will appear. The full list of configuration sub-sections is listed below:
There are two types of configuration files that the APS system uses:
The default configuration file is named "APS
.CFG".
The job specific configuration file's name is "<job number>.CFG"
(2005123.CFG if your job number is 2005123).
If your configuration will vary from job to job, using a job specific configuration file will make it possible to work on more than one job without having to adjust the configuration each time you switch jobs. The configuration for the file that you are working on will be automatically loaded when you open the drawing.
When loading a drawing, the APS-2008 system determines the job number of the drawing being opened (see how below). It then looks for a configuration file named with the job number. If found, it loads that configuration file. If it is not found it loads the default configuration file (APS.CFG).
How
a job specific configuration file is located
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