Seed Files

In this table, you record the list of default seed files that are available to users for creating new documents on the server. The example shown below has 2- and 3-dimensional seed files for both AutoCAD and MicroStation files. It also has a "manual" seed files that is actually used to create spreadsheet documents. These seed files are located on the server either in the project directories or in the system default directory pointed to by the TIMS MS_SEEDFILES registry entry.

The seed file list is used to allow users a quick method of selecting a default seed/template file when using the Project Navigator File->New menu command with the Default option. Entering seed files in this list makes them available for selection in the default seed file dropdown list.

The seed file definition normally allows for one seed file name each for 2D and 3D type files. If however you'd like to define more seed files for a given Graphic sub-type you will need to first define a new sub-type. Sub-types are defined by editing the Table Maintenance -> Graphic Sub-Types and can be defined like that in the picture before where multiple AutoCAD subtypes are created with a different name by adding a digit to the end of the name.

Once the new Graphic sub-types are defined you can return to the System Configuration -> Seed Files list to define up to two (2) more seed files for each new Graphic Sub-Type. You may add up to two more seedfiles for each graphic sub type, one for 2D and one for 3D. In the case of AutoCAD, there is no such distinction, but for other CAD s/w such as MicroStation, this distinction does exist. The unique fields in this table are the first column, Graphic Type and the fourth column, Dim&ldots;so for example, you can specify a seedfile for Graphic Type ACAD1 and Dim 2D, and then another seedfile for Graphic Type ACAD1 and Dim 3D