Application:Support Paths

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This will allow you to define where WireCAD will search to find items used in your drawings.


Before You Start

To access the basic application settings CLICK Project>Settings>Support Paths.


Basic Application Settings

What we expect to find Where we expect to find it.
Blocks %BLOCKS% Default for VistaDB is C:\Users\Public\Documents\WireCAD\WireCAD6\Blocks
Default Blocks Path
Images %IMAGES% Default for VistaDB is C:\Users\Public\Documents\WireCAD\WireCAD6\Blocks
Default Images Path
Documents %DOCUMENTS% Default for VistaDB is C:\Users\Public\Documents\WireCAD\WireCAD6\Documents
Default Documents Path
Icons %ICONS% Default for VistaDB C:\Users\Public\Documents\WireCAD\WireCAD6\Icons
Default Icons Path
Template Drawings Default for VistaDB C:\Users\Public\Documents\WireCAD\WireCAD6\Template Drawings
Default Template Drawings Path
Reports Default for VistaDB C:\Users\Public\Documents\WireCAD\WireCAD6\Reports
Reports Path
Default New Project Location C:\Users\Public\Documents
Default New Project Location

These support paths are used as variables in equipment definition external file paths. This allows external files to be moved or reside in OS independent paths. A typica path looks like this: %BLOCKS%\folder\filename.ext w here %BLOCKS5 will be replaced by the program with the path above.