Single Project - Xref Folder

The "Xref" folder is found in the 02 Permits, 03b DD, and 04 CD directories.

02 Permits	03b DD	04 CD

WHAT FILES GO IN THE XREF FOLDER?
Files in the "Xref" folder come from the 01 Consultant Bases folder (the vault). This is the folder where all the files we receive (not send out) are placed for editing. We do not edit the originals in the 01 Consultant Bases folder. They are copied to the Xref folder first and then edited.



HOW ARE THE XREF FILES NAMED?
The files names look like this:
A10100-xCivil.dwg (if a smaller project) or
A10100-xpbsexistingtopo.dwg (for a project with many files keeping their orignal file name but adding the job number plus the lower case "x").

Any file in the work folder should follow this format [job number][hyphen][lowercase "x"][name of the file]. The name of the file can be the same as they sent it to us but include the "job number","hyphen", and a lowercase "x". No spaces please, so use an underscore when a space is needed. Also, files should follow the General File and Folder Naming Practices.

For a more detailed look at xrefs and their file naming for consultant bases please refer to "Xrefs - Standard Folder and File Names"

SHOULD I KEEP THE XREF FILENAMES SHORT TOO?
Yes, keep them as small as possible, because the drawing name becomes part of the layer name. Xref layer names are prefixed with the [drawing name][vertical bar][layername] and look like the image below. When you combine the drawing name with our layer naming standards the entire xref drawing name and layer name will appear in the pulldown menu. The details file name is longer, but we don't turn layers on and off in a detail drawings so that name is allowed to be longer.


Xref Layer Names