On the Cover Sheet, in the Pages grid, each Page (row) points to a particular image file. The location where this file is stored is either:
- Relative (A2.31 2nd Floor.tif) meaning it's entire path is comprised of what's shown in the Image Folder box and what is shown in the Image File cell in the grid, or
- Explicit (C:\OCS Documents\OST\Plans\GC\A2.31 2nd Floor.tif) meaning it is not located in the "Image Folder" located at the bottom of the Cover Sheet.
Example - Notice the first block of Image Files only include the file name and extension. These are relative references to that file they are located in the Image Folder.
The lower block of Pages include the entire directory structure where the Image File is located. This is an explicit reference - the Image Folder does not affect these files.
At the bottom of the Cover Sheet is a field called the "Image Folder". If all your images are stored in the same folder, that 'common' folder path is listed here and you see only file names and extensions in the Grid. (The first folder from which you select image files to link to this bid is the "Image Folder", unless you change it.) This just makes the Pages grid a little easier to review.
If you clear out that "Image Folder" name, the entire folder path and file name are shown in the grid...
If your image files are stored in different folders, odds are that some will be in the "Image Folder", and some will not.
Notice the first five pages show only the file name, they do not need to show the entire path because they're stored in the "Image Folder" shown at the bottom of the Cover Sheet.
If we blank out the "Image Folder" again, we will see the full file path/file name for all Pages...
Change Folder and Lookup Image Folder buttons
There are two buttons on either side of the Image Folder field, on the left is the Change Folder button, which is used to update the Grid when the entire folder/file path is shown. This way, if you were working on a project and plans were stored in multiple folders, you can select all the files stored in one folder, and change where the program is looking for them (for example, if you move or rename that folder).
If you are using the "Change Folder" button, you must select Pages where the image file are in the same Folder - you cannot select some that are in the "Image Folder" and some that aren't to use the "Change Folder" feature. To change the folder path when there are multiple folders users, repeat the process to update each group of files.
We cover the Change Folder button in Related Articles.
To the right of the Image Folder is the Lookup Image Folder button that allows you to set a new Image Folder by browsing it. You can set this to the common folder where all your Images files are stored so the plans grid only shows the name of the file, not the entire path (again, only works if all your files are stored in a common folder).
Using Page Folders