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Data Backup Contents

Contents

Welcome ....................................................................................

Sources of Information ...............................................................................

Documentation for Allplan................................................................................

Additional Help ......................................................................................................

Training, Coaching and Project Support................................................

Feedback ..........................................................................................................

General Introduction to Data Backup ................................Data Backup Principles................................................................................

Data Backup Strategies ...............................................................................

Data backup with a minimum of effort........................................................

Data backup according to the grandfather-father-son principle.....

Introduction to Data Backup in Allplan ............................

General Information on the Data Backup Procedure using Allplan

Allplans Folder Structure...........................................................................

Folder structure on a standalone workstation ...........................................

Folder structure in a network environment ................................................

Determining the folder structure on your computer...............................

Backup Procedures in Allplan....................................................................

Data backup using the Services application................................................

Data backup using Allplan .................................................................................

Data backup using Windows Explorer or the operating system ..........

Data Backup in a Network Environment ...............................................

Map folders..............................................................................................................

Suitable Backup Media................................................................................


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II Contents Allplan 2005

Backing Up Allplan Data ..........................................................27

Setting the Backup Device .............................................................................. 28

Backing up and Restoring Entire Projects.................................................. 30

Saving a project to hard disk.................................................................................. 31

Saving a project to floppy disks............................................................................. 33Restoring a project saved to hard disk................................................................ 36

Restoring a project saved to floppy disks .......................................................... 38

Restoring parts of a project .................................................................................... 40

Updating project attributes .................................................................................... 43

Backing up and Restoring Drawing Files .................................................... 44

Saving drawing files to floppy disk (uncompressed)...................................... 44

Restoring uncompressed drawing files from floppy disk ............................. 45

Backing Up and Restoring the Office Standard ....................................... 47

Backing up the office standard ............................................................................. 48Restoring the entire office standard.................................................................... 49

Restoring parts of the office standard................................................................ 50

Backing Up and Restoring Any Folder......................................................... 52

Backing up any folder ............................................................................................... 53

Restoring any folder................................................................................................... 54

Backing Up Data using the External Path.................................................. 55

Setting the external path......................................................................................... 55

Backing up data using the external path ........................................................... 56

Restoring data using the external path.............................................................. 60

Backing Up Data to DVD, CD and Tape ....................................................... 62

Using CD/DVD Drives.................................................................................................. 62

Using tape drives......................................................................................................... 68

Backing Up Other Settings and Data.................................... 71

Using .bak Files.................................................................................................... 72

Backing Up Toolbar Configurations............................................................. 74

Saving User-Specific Default Values............................................................ 76Overview of Default Values............................................................................. 78

Index.............................................................................................. 79


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Data Backup Welcome

WelcomeWelcome to Allplan, the high-performance CAD progfor architects.

Data backup is one of the most important topics in th

IT industry. Even if you are working with large amou

of data without being confronted with any problems,

a topic you cannot afford to ignore.

Not only hardware failure, but also user error can cau

valuable data to be lost irrevocably. An efficient back

strategy will reduce the risk of data loss to a minimumand cover your archival needs at the same time.

In this step-by-step guide, you will learn all about

Allplans data structure and you will also learn how to

back up and restore Allplan data.

This chapter covers the following:

Documentation for Allplan Additional help on Allplan Where to turn for training, coaching and project

support


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2 Sources of Information Allplan 2005

Sources of Information

Documentation for AllplanThe Allplan documentation consists of the following:

The online Helpis the main source of information for learningabout and working with Allplan.

While you work with Allplan, you can get help on the current

function by pressing the F1 key, or activate Help on the

Standard toolbar and point to the icon on which you requirehelp.

The manual consists of three parts. The first part shows you how

to install Allplan. The second part provides an overview of basicconcepts and terms as well as methods for entering data in

Allplan. The third part contains a tutorial.

The brochure New Features in Allplan provides information on

what's new in the latest version.

Each volume in the Step-by-Step series deals with a specificconcept or series of tools/modules in Allplan in detail. The areascovered include data exchange, system administration, geodesy

modules, presentation tools, 3D modeling etc. These guides canalso be obtained from the Nemetschek training department:

Nemetschek Deutschland GmbH

Campus Center Munich

Konrad-Zuse-Platz 1

81829 Munich

Germany

Phone: (0 18 01) 75 00 00

Fax: (0 18 01) 75 00 01


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Data Backup Welcome

Additional Help

Tips for efficient usage

The Help menu contains the Tips for efficient usage item. This tprovides an overview of important tips and tricks.

User board

User board provided in our Serviceplus portal: thousands of userexchange their knowledge. Register now:http://serviceplus.nemetschek.de

LineLetter

The LineLetter is a publication that appears several times a year. sent in digital form free of charge to Serviceplus customers. The

LineLetter includes practical tips and tricks on all program areas

FAQs on the Internet

Up-to-date FAQs are available on the Internet at the following

address:

http://www.nemetschek.de/faq

Note: You can also get this address right from the program. On t

Help menu, point to Nemetschek in the Internet and click FAQs

Feedback on the Help

If you have suggestions or questions on the online Help, or if yocome across an error, send an e-mail to:

[email protected]

Note: You can also get this address right from the online Help. T

this, go to theAllplan menu and click Help Feedback.


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4 Training, Coaching and Project Support Allplan 2005

Training, Coaching and Project Support

The type of training you are given is a decisive factor in the amount

of time you actually spend working on your own projects: Aprofessional introduction to the programs and advanced seminars foradvanced users can save you up to 35% of your editing time!

A tailor-made training strategy is essential. Nemetscheks seminarcenters offer an extensive range of programs and are happy to workout a custom solution with you that will address your own needs and

requirements:

Oursophisticated, comprehensive seminar program is thequickest way for professional users to learn how to use the newsystem.

Special seminars are designed for users who wish to extend andoptimize their knowledge.

One-on-one seminars are best when it comes to addressing yourown particular methods of working.

One-day crash courses, designed for office heads, convey theessentials in a compact format.

We are also happy to hold seminars on your premises: Theseencompass not only Allplan issues but include analysis and

optimization of processes and project organization.

The up-to-date seminar guide is available on the Internet:

www.nemetschek.de/campus

For more detailed information on the current training program,please contact the Nemetschek Campus in Munich:

Phone: (0 18 01) 75 00 00

Fax: (0 18 01) 75 00 01


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Data Backup Welcome

Feedback

We are always trying to improve the overall quality of our progr

documentation. Your comments and suggestions are important toand we welcome feedback on the manuals and on-line help.

Please do not hesitate to contact us to express criticism or praiseconcerning the documentation. Feel free to contact us as follows

Documentation

Nemetschek Technology GmbH

Konrad-Zuse-Platz 181829 MunichGermany

Phone: (0 18 01) 75 00 00Fax: (0 18 01) 75 00 01Email: [email protected]


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6 Feedback Allplan 2005


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Data Backup General Introduction to Data Backup

General Introduction to

Data BackupThis chapter covers the following:

Data backup principles Data backup strategies


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8 Data Backup Principles Allplan 2005

Data Backup Principles

The following principles apply forall backups and should be always

adhered to. Only by doing so will you ensure that your data is stored

safely. Data must exist on at least two different types of backup medium

(backup drive, tape, floppy disks etc.).

After backing up, the media should always be checked for

legibility (i.e. check that the system can still read the medium).

Every backup should be carefully documented. Write your notes

on the labels provided with the media and include:

- the name of the computer

- the operating system- the date and time

- information on what was backed up

- how the backup was performed

- who performed the backup

- the Allplan version

- how much was backed up (in MB, compressed and

uncompressed)

Never overwrite the most recent backup!If the backup is corrupt or the system fails during the backup

process, doing so might destroy current and backed up data.

Develop a backup strategy for your office and appoint a person

responsible for ensuring that the strategy is carried through.

Keep the backup copy in a safe place, preferably somewhere that

is not where your computers are located.


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Data Backup Strategies

In practice, it is hardly ever the entire hard disk that is corrupt. I

majority of cases, you only need a file which has been deleted

inadvertently or damaged. But it may take days or even weeks uyou notice that the required file is missing or corrupt and that th

file is not included in the latest backup or that the backup of thi

is corrupt.

For these reasons, you need to develop a backup strategy which

allows you to access older data, too.

Data backup with a minimum of effort

Never forget to perform at least the following backup operations

daily project backups and weekly backups of all the CAD data. T

requires two media to which data is written alternately.

Back up all your projects from Monday to Thursday and all the C

data on Friday. Use a new medium for the data backup on Friday

regular intervals (every week or month) and keep it in a safe pla

This ensures that a weekly or monthly backup is always availabl

data is lost and you need to restore older data.

After you have performed a monthly backup (last Friday of each

month), you can overwrite archived media containing weekly

backups. After a period of four, six or twelve months, the same

applies to media containing monthly backups. Due to wear and t

make sure that you replace the storage media at regular intervals

this is especially true in the case of tapes.


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Data backup according to the grandfather-father-son principle

When you want to back up data according to the grandfather-

father-son principle, you require 21 backup media (e.g. tapes)

provided one medium is enough to hold all the data to be backed up.

Otherwise, 21 sets of storage media are required. Label twelve tapes

with January to December (grandfathers), five tapes with Friday 1to Friday 5 (fathers) and the remaining four tapes with Monday to

Thursday (sons).

Use the four Monday to Thursday tapes to perform your weekly

backups. The following week start all over again; in other words, the

tapes are overwritten every week. Every Friday, use one of the five

Friday tapes to back up your data. These tapes are overwritten every

month. In addition, back up the data to one of the twelve tapes you

have labeled with January to December on the last day of each

month.

Using this approach, you always have access to daily, weekly, and

monthly backups. In an extreme emergency, you can even access all

the data of the past year (monthly backups). The greatest

disadvantage of this method is that the backup media are not used

regularly. This is particularly important when you are using DAT

tapes as this type of backup medium wears out very fast.

Consequently, experienced data backup administrators replace DAT

tapes after 30 backup operations maximum (most producers of DAT

tapes even limit the application of their tapes to 25 backup

operations).

Although this approach is a very reliable solution, one question isstill open: how to perform the data backup. The type of backup

affects the speed of the backup process and the effort spent restoring

the data later. There are three options (two different strategies and a

combination of these two):

Full backup

The simplest solution is to back up all your data every day

whether there have been changes or not. The advantages are

obvious: the latest backup includes all the changes and the user

does not have to waste much time thinking about what to back

up. Moreover, the data can be restored easily. But there are alsodisadvantages: much space is required and the backup process is

very time-consuming especially in the case of large amounts of

data.


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Incremental backup

This method analyzes the archive bit" of the files. The archiv

is a file attribute which is automatically set by the system wh

file is edited.It remains in this state until it is set back whichbe done manually or by a data backup software. The increme

backup only includes files in which the archive bits are set. A

the backup, the archive bits of the backed up files are deletednext day, the same procedure starts all over again: only the f

which have been changed are backed up. Applied to the GFS

backup strategy, do the following: perform a full backup on

Monday and carry out an incremental backup from Tuesday

Thursday. Then back up all your data again on Friday (= full

backup). The same applies to the monthly backup operations.

Although the daily backups are very fast and do not require m

space, there is a great disadvantage: restoring data requires

several backup media. After having restored the latest full

backup, you have to insert all the media containing data bac

up using the incremental method. You can use the followingmethod to prevent this.

Difference backup

This approach also analyses the archive bit as with the

incremental backup method. But the archive bit is not reset u

you carry out another full backup operation. Therefore, all th

files which have been changed since the last full backup

operation are included, and the latest backup medium contain

the files you have changed the current week. This facilitates t

process of restoring data considerably. In an emergency all y

need to do is restore the latest full backup and then the latestdifference backup.

Note: The backup strategy described above is designed for comp

with a large number of workstations. Smaller offices can always

perform a full backup.


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Data Backup Introduction to Data Backup in Allplan

Introduction to Data

Backup in AllplanThis chapter covers the following:

General information on the data backup procedureusing Allplan

Allplans folder structure Backup procedures in Allplan Data backup in a network environment Overview of backup media


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14 General Information on the Data Backup Procedure using Allplan Allplan 2005

General Information on the Data BackupProcedure using Allplan

The table below provides information on what can be backed up.

Data to be backed up Folder See page

Entire projects \Nem\Allplan\Prj 30

Individual drawing files and

layouts

\Nem\Allplan\Prj 44

Symbols and smart symbols \Nem\Allplan\Prj

\Nem\Allplan\Std

\Nem\Allplan\Usr\Local

44

Office standard \Nem\Allplan\Std 47Network configuration \Nem\Allplan\Net 52

User folder \Allplan\Usr\Local 52

Any folder e.g. \Nem\Allplan 52

Toolbar configurations *.ubx 74

User-defined default values 76

When and how often should be backed up?

Every day: all the projects you are working on at the moment

Every week: all CAD data, office standard, network configuration

When changed: office standard, network configuration


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Allplans Folder Structure

The following two illustrations display Allplans folder structure

for a standalone workstation and one for a network version). It i

assumed that you installed the central file storage and the prografiles to different folders. In der Abbildung sind nur

sicherungsrelevante Ordner aufgefhrt.

Note: The folder structure on your computer may differ from thi

example. To find out how to determine the folder structure on y

computer, see the section on page 17.

Folder structure on a standalone workstation

Local computer

Nem

Allplan

Prj

N0000001.prj

N0000002.prj

Projects: drawing files, layo

project-specific settings (pe

line, hatching, patterns)

Std Office standard

Programs

Nemetschek

Allplan Program files

Usr

LocalData of local user

(e.g. private project)


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Folder structure in a network environment

If you are working in a network environment, the data can usually

be found on two computers:

Local computer: program files

File server: projects

Local computer

Programs

Nemetschek

Allplan Program files

Usr

Local

Data of local user (e.g. private

project) if the workgroup manager is

not installed. Otherwise, this folder

contains the sysadm data.

File server

Nem

Allplan

Net Project administration / network configuration

Prj

N0000001.prj

N0000002.prj

Projects: drawing files, layouts,

project-specific settings (pen,

line, hatching, patterns)

Std Office standard

Usr

User data (e.g. private projects) if the workgroupmanager is installed. Otherwise, the Usr folder is

on the local computer and needs to be backed up

there.


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Determining the folder structure on your computer

To determine Allplans folder structure on your

computer

1 Start the Services application. On the Service menu, click HoTools.

2 Double-click showcfg: Shows system variables.

The output window of the Services application displays the

folders.


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18 Backup Procedures in Allplan Allplan 2005

Backup Procedures in Allplan

There are different ways of backing up and exchanging Allplan data.

You can back up your data using the Services application, Windows

Explorer, a tape backup utility or a software for writing data to CDs.

Data backup using the Services application

You should use this option to back up your private data in the local

folder and to exchange data with partners. In addition, every user

can back up the drawing files edited and/or the entire project on a

daily basis. The data can be saved to hard disk or to a backup

medium (compressed or uncompressed) that is connected as a drive

to your computer.

In addition, the Services application is useful for backing up and

restoring the entire office standard or individual default values.

Data backup using Allplan

In Allplan you can back up data using the external path.

Data backup using Windows Explorer or the operating system

Microsoft Windows offers a very quick and comfortable tape backup

utility. Using this software, you can back up individual files, entire

hard disks and folders. To make this selection, you need to be

familiar with Allplans folder structure (see Allplan's Folder

Structure on page 15).

Using the tape backup utility provided by Windows, several backups

can be saved to and restored from a tape. In addition, you can back

up Windows system files. To be able to back up data, users must be

assigned administrator privileges or corresponding rights.

Although this approach is particularly useful for network

environments, it can also be applied to standalone workstations. It is

important that you exit the CAD program on all networkedcomputers prior to backing up data as otherwise open files (which

are in use) are not included in the backup.


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Data Backup in a Network Environment

If you are working with several networked computers, you need

back up all the data you are currently editing as well as the offic

data (office standard, symbols etc.) accessed by all users. It is usuthe system administrator who is in charge of backing up data.

You need to draw up your own backup concept for your office.

Consider all the important factors such as the structure of your

office, the hardware you use and the network configuration (dom

or workgroup).

The following always applies:

Back up all the projects you are currently editing on a daily b(path: \nem\allplan\prj\*)

Back up the office standard, all the CAD data and the networconfiguration on a weekly basis (path: \nem\allplan\*) Back up the office standard (...\std\*) and network configurat

(...\net\*) every time you make changes.

A network consists of a server and any number of clients. It is

advisable to use the server for backup operations as this comput

usually equipped with the most powerful hardware and software

The data (projects) to be included in the backup can be located o

any computer in the network. But the office standard and the

network configuration are always on the server.

For weekly backups, at least one computer should be equipped w

tape drive (DAT). To back up all the network data (paths:

...\nem\allplan\*), use the computer with the tape drive.

Floppy disks are not suitable as they are prone to failure. Moreov

backing up large volumes of data requires a large number of flop

disks. But if you still want to use floppy disks, the same options

for standalone workstations are available.


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Map folders

The computer (with DAT) needs to be able to access all the folders

containing data you want to include in backup operations. These

folders need to be shared and connected.

To share and map folders

1 Share the folder containing the data to be backed up on all the

computers.

Open Windows Explorer, click the folder to be shared with the

right mouse button and select Sharing on the shortcut menu.

2 Connect the folders you shared to the computer which you want

to use for backup operations.

Open Windows Explorer and click Map Network Drive on the

Tools menu.


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The system proposes the next available letter for the drive le

3 Confirm the drive letter.


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Suitable Backup Media

This section provides information on the media suitable for backing

up Allplan data.

CD-ROM (CD-R) to which data can be written once

Advantages:

- Low in price

- Can be used for data exchange, too, as the data can be

re-imported everywhere

Disadvantages

- High material costs as data can only be written to CD-Rs once

Note: You can back up data using the Services application only ifappropriate drivers are installed. Data is copied directly to CD-Rs in

"multisession" mode. It is advisable to use a special software for

writing data to CDs.

CD-ROM (CD-RW) to which data can be written multiple times

Advantages:

- Low in price

- Low material costs as CD-RWs can be used multiple times

Disadvantages

- It is said that data loss might occur occasionally (CDs cannot

be read). Please find out about the drivers provided with the

software for writing data to CDs beforehand

Note: Data can only be re-imported to compatible drives and only if

appropriate drivers are available.

Assuming appropriate drivers are installed (e.g. PacketCD, DirectCD

or InCD), you can create backups using the Services application as

data can be copied directly to CD-RWs.


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DVD drive (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW)

Advantage

- High capacity for storing data

Note: There is a wide range of formats and as with CDs diffe

types of DVD (to which data can be written once or multiple tim

You can back up data via the Services application only if you us

media to which data can be written several times (only when the

data can be copied directly to the DVD). Here, too, appropriate

drivers are required.

Tape drive

Advantages

- Data can be backed up automatically

- High capacity for storing data

- Full backup possible (including operating system)

In the case of hardware failure, the operating system can

restored in its entirety.

Disadvantages

- Restoring individual files is very time-consuming

- High in price

Note: You cannot back up data using the Services application.Furthermore, a tape backup software is required.


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Zip drive

Advantage

- Easy to use (assuming appropriate drivers are installed, zip

media can be addressed directly in Windows Explorer)

Disadvantages- Medium is not commonly used

- Capacity for storing data is limited

- High in price

Note: Assuming appropriate drivers are installed, you can create

backups using the Services application as the data can be copied

directly to the zip drive.

3.5" floppy disk

Advantage

- Low in price

Disadvantages

- Low capacity for storing data (1.44 MB)

- The operating system does not check whether the data written

to floppy disk is actually readable

- Backing up large volumes of data is very time-consuming as

several floppy disks are required

- Restoring individual files involves considerable time and effort

- Modern computers may not be equipped with a floppy disk

drive

Note: This type of backup is no longer up-to-date and should only be

used for small volumes of data.


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USB memory stick or USB hard disk

These are backup media with an integrated USB controller. The

backup media and their reading devices log on to the operating

system as generic USB memories by plug and play.

Advantages

- Small, handy media

- Easy to use

- No separate reading device or adapter necessary

Disadvantage

- High in price (but the price keeps falling)

Note: You can use the Services application for backup operation

data can be copied directly to the media.

These media are well suited for daily project backups. And they

be used for data exchange, too, as they are very small and easy t

transport.


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Mobile backup media (known through their application in digital

cameras and MP3 players)

Some examples: CompactFlash Cards, Memory Sticks, Microdrive SD,

Memory Cards, Smart Media Cards and others.

These media, which were organically developed for digital cameras

and MP3 players, are to some extent suitable for data backupoperations, too.

Advantage

- Small, handy media

Disadvantage

- High in price

Note: We have not tested these media. Depending on the model,

these media and their reading devices log on to the operating system

by plug and play. They can be used for data exchange, too, as theyare very small and easy to transport.

You can use the Services application for backup operations if data

can be copied directly to the media. Modern multimedia computers

are increasingly equipped with various reading devices.


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Data Backup Backing Up Allplan Data

Backing Up Allplan DataThis chapter covers the following:

How to set the backup device in the Servicesapplication

How to back up and restore entire projects How to back up and restore individual drawing file How to back up and restore the office standard How to back up and restore specific folders contain

Allplan data

How to use the external path How to use CD, DVD and tape drives for backing u

Allplan data


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Setting the Backup Device

Before you back up or restore data using the Services application,

you need to set the backup device.

To define the backup device, you can choose between a hard disk orfloppy disks. In this context, hard disk also stands for a ZIP drive or

a CD/DVD-RW drive (media to which data can be written multiple

times), which you can also use (assuming it can be addressed via a

drive letter). To find out how to use a CD/DVD-R drive (CD/DVD to

which data can only be written once) or a tape drive as the backup

device, see the section entitled Backing Up Data to DVD, CD and

Tape" on page 62.

To set the backup device

1 Start the Services application. On the Configuration menu, clickBackup Path.

2 Select the backup device:

Save to hard disk (compressed)

The data intended for backup is compressed and copied to a

drive and folder you select. You can also select a ZIP drive or

CD/DVD-RW drive.

Tip: If you want to exchangedata with UNIX computers,you can purchase and installthe PAX program, which canthen be selected as a SCSIbackup device.


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Save to floppy disk(s) (compressed)

The pkzip program is used to compress the data to a self-

decompressing .exe file. Then this data is copied to the

floppy disk drive you have specified. The FCOPY utility is

for backing up data and FRESTORE for restoring data. The

two utilities allow you to back up and restore files that exthe storage capacity of a floppy disk (1.44 MB).

Nemetschek programs recognize this type of backup. An

easy-to-use menu assists you in the process of restoring d

Save to floppy disk(s) (uncompressed)

The data is copied to floppy disk. Make sure that the

uncompressed data fits onto a floppy disk (data must not

exceed 1.44 MB).

Backup with SCSI Dat or SCSI Streamer (pax/cpio forma

This option is required for exchanging data with UNIX

computers.

Select the current tape drive /NT-DAT, DAT/ for data back

operations. Data backed up in this way can be imported to

UNIX computers.

To do this, you need to select the corresponding tape. Wh

restoring data, make sure that there is enough virtual mem

(System Control Panel Virtual Memory). The data is

imported via the memory and/or virtual memory.


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Backing up and Restoring Entire Projects

A project is saved together with all the project-specific data.

File server

Nem

Allplan


Prj

N0000001.prj

N0000002.prj


project-specific settings (pen,line, hatching, patterns)

Std Office standard

Usr

Data of the local users (e.g. private projects) if the

workgroup manager is installed.

Otherwise, the Usr folder is on the local computer

and needs to be backed up there.


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Saving a project to hard disk

To save projects to hard disk (compressed)

1 To set the backup device, start the Services application, selec

Configuration menu, click Backup Path and choose Save to disk (compressed).

2 Select a hard disk with enough free disk space (at least 10% o

the project size).

Important: Never select the hard disk where the project is loc

In the case of hard disk failure, both the original project and

backup will be lost!


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3 In the Services application, select the Data Backup menu, click

Backup and then Named Project.

All the projects are listed (including the projects in the network).

4 Select the project you want to save and press OK to confirm.

5 Start the backup by clicking OK.

The data is compressed and saved to the selected folder. The

command prompt shows the progress of the backup operation.

6 Press OK to confirm the end of the backup process.


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Saving a project to floppy disks

Important: This type of backup is only useful with small project

Saving large projects to floppy disks involves considerable effort

addition, bear in mind that the operating system does not check

whether the data written to floppy disks is actually readable.

To save a project to floppy disks (compressed)

1 Open the Services application, select the Configuration menu

click Backup Path. Choose Save to floppy disk(s) (compress

(see the section entitled Setting the Backup Device on page

2 Select the floppy disk drive and click OK to confirm.

3 In the Services application, select the Data Backup menu, cli

Backup and then Named Project.

All the projects are listed (including the projects in the netwo

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6 Confirm the message by clicking OK.

The selected project is compressed and made into a self-

decompressing file (sic2005.exe).

The command prompt shows the progress of the compression.

7 Insert a floppy disk into the drive and click OK.

8 Any data on the floppy disk should be deleted beforehand. This

prompt will not appear with new or newly formatted floppy disks.

9 The FCOPY utility now starts. This utility can span a backup

across several floppy disks. The program will prompt you for each

new floppy disk and to press any key.

Important: Label and number the floppy disks immediately (e.g.:

1/3; 2/3). This is important as they will have to be inserted in

exactly the same order when the data is restored!

Tip: Always use new floppydisks or format the disks

beforehand!


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10 You can now check that the backup is complete. Follow the

instructions displayed by the program.

11 An information box appears once the backup process is comp

Click OK to confirm.


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Restoring a project saved to hard disk

To restore projects in a network environment, users need to have

sufficient rights (e.g. system administrator privileges).

Important: The backed up data is imported into a project that

already exists in the CAD program. This operation will overwrite anyexisting data in the project! To prevent the data from being

overwritten, create a new project first, set all the path settings to

Project and import the backed up data into this new project.

To restore a project saved to hard disk (compressed)

1 Open the Services application and select Backup Device on the

Configure menu. Click Save to hard disk (compressed) (see the

section entitled Setting the Backup Device on page 28).

2 Select the folder with the data you want to restore.


RestoreBackup and then Named Project.

All the projects in the backup folder are listed.

4 Select the project you want to restore and press OK to confirm.

5 Select the project to which the data is to be restored.

Important:Any existing data in this project will be overwritten.

You should therefore first create a new project.

Instead of restoring the entire project, you can also import

individual parts thereof (e.g. drawing files) (see page 40).


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6 Start the restore process by clicking OK.

7 Now all the *.zip files in the directory are displayed. The fi

six numbers show the date of the backup so that you can sele

the correct backup.

8 Click OK.

The data is decompressed and copied to the project you have

selected.

9 Press OK to close the information box.

Note: To make sure that the attributes saved in the project yo

have imported are actually available to you, they need to be

updated. See Updating project attributes on page 43.


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Restoring a project saved to floppy disks

To restore a project saved to floppy disk(s)

1 Open the Services application, select the Configuration menu and

click Backup Path. Choose Save to floppy disk(s) (compressed)(see the section entitled Setting the Backup Device on page 28).

2 Select the floppy disk drive and click OK to confirm.


RestoreBackup and then Named Project.

All the projects in the backup folder are listed.

4 Select the project to which the data is to be restored.

Important: The existing data of the target project is overwritten.

You should therefore first create a new project.

Instead of restoring the entire project, you can also import

individual parts thereof (e.g. drawing files) (see page 40).

5 Start the restore process by clicking OK.Tip: If you backed up data toseveral floppy disks, you needto insert the first backupfloppy disk!


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6 Insert the first backup floppy disk.

7 Insert the last backup floppy disk.

This way, the program gets the following information:

- How many floppy disks were used?

- How much was backed up (in MB)?

8 Follow the instructions displayed by the FRESTORE utility.

Note: To make sure that the attributes saved in the project yo

have imported are actually available to you, they need to beupdated. See Updating project attributes on page 43.


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Restoring parts of a project

Instead of an entire project, you can also restore individual parts

thereof (e.g. a drawing file). To do this, import the backed up data to

the external path first and then copy the desired objects to the target

project using ProjectPilot.

To restore parts of a project

1 Start the Services application, select the Configuration menu and

set the backup device (see the section entitled "Setting the Backup

Device" on page 28).


RestoreBackup and then General.

3 Now you need to select the folder to which the data is to be

restored.

Set the external path (e.g. C:\Nem\Allplan\Extern) andclick OK.


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5 Now all the *.zip files in the directory are displayed. The fi

six numbers show the date of the backup so that you can sele

the correct backup.

6 Click OK.

The data is decompressed and copied to the folder you have

selected.

7 Press OK to close the information box.

8 Start ProjectPilot, select the external data buffer and open th

folder with the object you want to import.


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9 Click the object with the right mouse button and select Copy to...

on the shortcut menu.

10 Select the project to which the drawing file is to be copied and

click OK to confirm.

Note: To make sure that the attributes saved in the project you

have imported are actually available to you, they need to be

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Updating project attributes

After restoring backed up data or integrating a project you have

exchanged with a partner office, for example, you need to updat

project attributes saved in the project so that the attributes assign

in the project are available in label styles, for example.

To update project attributes

1 In the Services application, click Service and then Command

prompt.

2 Enter the following command at the command prompt:

prjtool -updateattr

Note: Enter the name of the project in the fie

If the project name contains blanks, it must be enclosed in

quotation marks,: prjtool "new project" updateattr, forexample.


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44 Backing up and Restoring Drawing Files Allplan 2005

Backing up and Restoring Drawing Files

The maximum you can fit on a 3.5 floppy disk, uncompressed, is

1.4 MB. Use empty, formatted floppy disks as any existing data will

be overwritten. You can also use this approach to back up symbols,smart symbols etc.

Saving drawing files to floppy disk (uncompressed)

To save individual drawing files to floppy disk

1 Start Allplan and select the File menu and click ProjectPilot /

Admin.

2 Set the path to the external data buffer to the floppy disk drive

(see the section entitled Setting the external path" on page 55).

3 Select the drawing files you want to back up.

4 Click the selection with the right mouse button and select Copy

to... on the shortcut menu.

5 Under Project select Path to external buffer.


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6 Define the destination numbers in one of the following ways

To retain the spacing between numbers: Select a single

number and then click Map source. The drawing files are

inserted starting at the selected number and in such a way

that the spacing between files is the same as that of the so

drawing files.

To insert drawing files without retaining the spacing

between files: Select a single number. The drawing files a

copied in ascending order, starting with the selected numb

To copy the drawing files to specific numbers: Select the

desired destination numbers. The number of destination

numbers must match the number of source drawing files

exactly.

7 Click OK to confirm the settings.

Restoring uncompressed drawing files from floppy disk

This option allows you to import uncompressed drawing files fro

floppy disk and to restore them to any project. Symbols and sma

symbols are restored in the same way.

To import drawing files from floppy disk

1 Insert the floppy disk with the drawing files into the appropr

drive.

2 Start Allplan, select the File menu and click ProjectPilot / Ad

3 Set the external data buffer to the floppy disk drive (see the

section entitled Setting the External Path on page 55).

4 Open the Drawing files folder in the External path and selec

drawing files you want to import.

5 Click the selection with the right mouse button and select Coto... on the shortcut menu.

6 Under Project select the project where the drawing files are to

copied.

Tip:You can also drag & dropfiles to copy them. With thismethod, however, you cannotcontrol the destinationnumbers. The destinationnumbers in this case matchthose of the source drawingfiles.


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7 Define the destination numbers in one of the following ways:

To retain the spacing between numbers: Select a single

number and then click Map source. The drawing files are

inserted starting at the selected number and in such a way

that the spacing between files is the same as that of the source

drawing files.

To insert drawing files without retaining the spacing

between files: Select a single number. The drawing files are

copied in ascending order, starting with the selected number.

To copy the drawing files to specific numbers: Select the

desired destination numbers. The number of destination

numbers must match the number of source drawing files

exactly.

8 Click OK to confirm the settings.

Tip:You can also drag & dropfiles to copy them. With thismethod, however, you cannotcontrol the destinationnumbers. The destinationnumbers in this case matchthose of the source drawingfiles.


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Backing up the office standard

To back up the office standard


set the backup path (see the section entitled "Setting the BackupDevice" on page 28).


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Restoring the entire office standard

Important:When you restore the office standard in its entirety,

the changes you have made since the last backup process will be

overwritten. You should therefore restore the entire office standa

only in a severe case of data loss. You can also restore parts of toffice standard (see page 50).

To restore the entire office standard

1 Start the Services application, select the Configuration menu

set the backup path (see the section entitled "Setting the Back


2 In the Services application, select the Data Backup menu, cli

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Restoring parts of the office standard

Instead of the entire office standard, you can also restore just parts

thereof (e.g. a hatching style). To do this, import the backed up data

to the external path first and then copy the desired objects to the

office standard using ProjectPilot.

To restore parts of the office standard


set the backup path (see the section entitled "Setting the Backup



RestoreBackup and then General.

3 Now you need to select the folder to which the data is to be

restored.

Set the external path (e.g. C:\Nem\Allplan\Extern) and

click OK.


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4 Start ProjectPilot, select the external data buffer and open th

folder with the object you want to import.

5 Click the object with the right mouse button and select Copy

on the shortcut menu.

6 Select the Office folder and click OK.


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Backing Up and Restoring Any Folder

This option allows you to create a full backup of all the projects,

default values, symbols, smart symbols etc.

Nem

Allplan


Prj

N0000001.prj

N0000002.prj


project-specific settings (pen,line, hatching, patterns)

Std Office standard

Usr

Data of the local users (e.g. private projects) if the

workgroup manager is installed.

Otherwise, the Usr folder is on the local computer

and needs to be backed up there.


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Backing up any folder

Note: As large volumes of data are involved, you should back up

data to a different hard disk in the network.

Note: Check that you have enough free hard disk space.Approximately 30% of the data to be backed up are required (ab

15% for sic2005.zip and about 15% for sic2005.exe).

To back up any folder to hard disk


click Backup Path. Choose Save to hard disk (compressed) a

define the drive and backup folder (see the section entitled

Setting the Backup Device on page 28).

2 On the Data Backup menu, selectAny Folder and click Inclu

Subdirectories.

3 Enter the folder with the Allplan data you want to save,

D:\Nem\Allplan, for example.

The folder including all subdirectories is compressed into a .

file (.zip) and saved to the selected folder on the hard

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Restoring any folder

You should only restore this data in a severe case of data loss as the

entire database with all the settings is imported. This operation will

overwrite any existing data.

You cannot restore individual files (e.g. drawing files).

To restore the backed up data in a network environment, users

require the relevant permissions (e.g. system administrator

privileges).

To restore the CAD data of a weekly backup


click Backup Path. Choose Save to hard disk (compressed) and

define the drive and backup folder (see the section entitled

Setting the Backup Device on page 28).2 In the Services application, select the Data Backup menu, click

RestoreBackup and choose General.

3 Select the folder to which the data is to be restored and click OK

to confirm.

4 Select the backup you want to restore.

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Backing Up Data using the External Path

This option allows you to back up drawing files, symbols etc. fro

different projects in a single step. The data is first copied to a

subfolder (e.g.: C:\nem\allplan\extern) and then saved toexternal backup medium.

Note: Check that you have enough free hard disk space: at least

twice as much space as for the data is required.

Setting the external path

The data buffer is a kind of temporary storage point used by the

system for data administration. It can be used to exchange data

between different program versions and to import external data

the program.

To set the external path

1 Start Allplan, select the File menu and click ProjectPilot / Ad

2 In the Projects and Folders window, right-click Path to exter

data buffer with the right mouse button and, on the shortcut

menu, choose Path to external data buffer.

3 In the Find Folder dialog box, navigate to the desired folder

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Backing up data using the external path

To back up data using the external path

1 Check the contents of the external data buffer in Windows

Explorer and save the data, if necessary.

2 Delete the contents of the external data buffer.

3 Start the Services application, click File and make a note of the

path to the external data buffer; it varies depending on the

configuration and type of installation.

4 Start Allplan, select the File menu and click ProjectPilot / Admin.

5 Set the external path to the folder you determined in step 3 (see

the section entitled Setting the External Path" on page 55).

6 Select the data you want to copy to the external path.

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7 Click the selection with the right mouse button and select Co


8 Under Project select Path to external buffer.

9 Click OK.

All the other steps are carried out in the Services application.


click Backup Path for File and DXF/DWG and chooseAlway

select.


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11 On the File menu, click Back Up Data from

`d:\nem\allplan\extern to save the data.

12 Select a compressing method to be used to save the data:

Self-decompressing: the data is compressed into an *.exe

file. You can start this file simply by double-clicking it.

Compressed: the data is compressed using the PK-ZIP

program, and you will need to use the PK-UNZIP program to

decompress the data.

Uncompressed: the data is saved without being compressed.


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13 SelectAny folder.

14 Select the folder to which you want to back up the data.

15 The program will now ask whether you want to delete the da

the external path.


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Restoring data using the external path

To restore data using the external path

1 Start the Services application, select the Configuration menu,

click Backup Path for File and DXF/DWG and chooseAlwaysselect.

2 Check the contents of the external data buffer in Windows

Explorer and save the data, if necessary.

3 Make a note of the path to the external data buffer; it varies

depending on the configuration and type of installation.

4 On the File menu, click Restore Data to `d:\nem\allplan\extern

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5 Specify whether the data in the external path is to be deleted

6 ClickAny folder.

7 Select the folder with the data you want to copy to the extern

path.

8 If the folder contains several backups, select the backed up d

you want to restore.

9 Start Allplan, select the File menu and click ProjectPilot / Ad10 Set the external path to the folder you determined in step 3

(see the section entitled Setting the External Path" on page 5

11 Select the data you want to restore from the external data bu

12 Click the selection with the right mouse button and select Co


13 UnderProject select the project where the data is to be copie


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62 Backing Up Data to DVD, CD and Tape Allplan 2005

Backing Up Data to DVD, CD and Tape

Using CD/DVD Drives

You can use CD and/or DVD drives to back up and restore Allplan

data. But a distinction has to be made between CD/DVD-RW drives

(for media to which data can be written multiple times) and

CD/DVD-R drives (for media to which data can only be written once).

CD/DVD-RW drive: you can select a CD/DVD-RW drive as thebackup device in the Services application (provided it can be

addressed via a drive letter). All you need to do is start the

Services application, select Backup Path on the Configuration

menu and enable the Save to hard disk (compressed) option.

Now you can select a CD/DVD-RW drive. You can use it like a

normal hard disk for backing up and restoring data. You can also

set the external data buffer to this drive in ProjectPilot.

CD/DVD-R drive: the Services application does not directlysupport backup operations of Allplan data to CD/DVD-R drives;

in other words, you cannot select a CD/DVD-R drive as the

backup device in the Services application. But you can back up

data to a CD/DVD-R drive by using the software delivered with

the CD/DVD writer. For example, you can save an entire project

folder or a single project to CD/DVD.

As CD/DVD-RW drives can be used in the same way as normal harddisks, which does not require much explanation, only the process of

backing up data to CD/DVD-R drives will be described in detail in the

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Saving projects to CD/DVD-R drives

To back up Allplan data to a CD/DVD-R drive, use the software t

is shipped with the CD/DVD writer (e.g. WinOnCD). As there are

great differences between the individual software programs, we

cannot describe each backup process in detail. Please consult the

software documentation for more information.

A full backup should include the following folders:

Office standard (STD folder)

Project data (PRJ folder)

User data (USR folder)

Network data (NET folder) if the workgroup manager is insta

To find out where the folders mentioned above reside physically,

can use the Services application:

Start the Services application, select the Service menu, point to

Hotline Tools and choose Showcfg. You will find the path to the

folders behind the name of the folder (e.g. PRJ =

C:\nem\allplan\prj).

When backing up data to CD/DVD, compressing the data would

hardly be useful. If you do not want to rule out the option of

restoring individual projects, we recommend that you do not bac

the entire project folder (PRJ) in the Services application (Data

Backup -> Any folder). Back up the projects step by step.

To save a project to a CD/DVD-R drive

1 Start the software supplied with your CD/DVD writer.

2 For example, you can back up the entire project folder (prj)

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Restoring a project from a CD/DVD-R drive

Two methods are available for restoring projects from CD/DVD:

The safe method: you create a new project in Allplan and copythe data from the CD/DVD to the new project folder. This ensures

that you do not inadvertently overwrite data of an existingproject.

The quick method: you copy a project from the CD/DVD directly

to the prj folder and activate the reorg Hotline tool. But you

have to make sure that you do not overwrite any existing data.

Important: After restoring data from CD/DVD, all the files still have

the read-only attribute. Before you can continue working with the

data, you have to remove this attribute. See the section entitled

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To import a project from CD/DVD to a new project

1 Determine the folder where the project you want to import is

saved:

When the Same folder name as project name setting is

enabled: the project and the folder have the same name.


disabled: open the project.dat file on the CD/DVD us

a text editor (e.g. Notepad). The project number is display

between the second and the third @ character. This num

is equivalent to the name of the folder where the project i

saved.

2 Create a new project in Allplan.

3 Determine and make a note of the path to the project you jus

created.

To do this, start Allplan, select the File menu, click Open

Project... and select the desired project.

The project folder appears in the top line.

4 Open Windows Explorer and copy all the folders and files fro

the project folder on the CD/DVD to the new project.

5 Remove the read-only attribute from all the files and folders

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You can also copy a project directly from CD/DVD to the project

folder without having to create a new project first.

To copy a project from CD/DVD into an existing project

folder

1 Determine the folder where the project you want to import issaved using the procedure described previously.

2 Check that you do not overwrite data.

3 Copy the project from CD/DVD into the project folder (e.g.

nem\allplan\prj).

4 Remove the read-only attribute from all the files and folders.

See the section entitled Removing the read-only attribute" on

page 67.

5 Start the Services application, select the Service menu, clickHotline Tools and choose reorg.

6 Select the Restore project management file option.


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Removing the read-only attribute

After you have imported folders and files from CD/DVD, they sti

have the read-only attribute. There are several ways of removing

attribute:

Right-click the folder with the imported data, choose Propertand deactivate the Read-only attribute. Click OK and thenAp

Use the winattrib program, which allows you to change theattributes of several folders and/or files. This program is freew

and you can download it from the following site:

http://www.lab1.de/prod/winattrib/winattrib.htm

Open the command prompt, switch to the folder containing th

imported data and enter: attrib -r *.* /s

Use the Search tool in Windows Explorer:

To use the Search tool to remove the write protectio

1 Open Windows Explorer, right-click the project folder with th

right mouse button and, on the shortcut menu, activate Searc

2 Enter *.* for the name, check the Search subfolders box and

Search.

All the files and folders subordinate to the project folder are

listed. Please note that a maximum of 10,000 objects are liste

3 Press CTRL+A to select all the folders and files.

4 Click the selection with the right mouse button and choose

Properties on the shortcut menu.

5 Deactivate the Read-only attribute.


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Using tape drives

Note: This type of backup is not suitable for exchanging data. It is

only used to restore data in case of data loss.

Backing up data to tape

Important: Exit the CAD program on all computers before you start

backing up data as otherwise open files (which are in use) are not

included in the backup.

To use Windows tape backup utility

1 Insert a DAT tape in the drive. On the Start menu, select

Programs, point toAccessories, System Tools and click Backup.

Select the Backup option.

2 Select the drives and/or folders intended for backup. Selecting a

folder automatically activates all its subfolders and files. The

selection options provided are similar to those in Windows

Explorer.

Important: Files/folders you have not selected are not included in

the backup.

Note: To find out which projects are located in which folder, open

ProjectPilot, right-click a project, choose Report on the shortcut

menu and click Projects and/orNetwork Report.

3 Enter a name and description for the backup and start the process

by clicking OK.


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Restoring a project from tape

Backups to tape allow you to restore all your data in case of dat

loss. But you can also restore specific data (such as the data of a

computer, a project or even individual drawing files).

Important: Never restore backups without having made necessararrangements beforehand. All files with the same names are

overwritten!

Example:You have inadvertently deleted the Training project a

backup of this project is not available. But you can use the appr

described below to restore this project.

To restore a project from tape

1 Insert the DAT tape with the backup in the drive. On the Star

menu, select Programs, point toAccessories, System Tools a

click Backup. Open the Restore option.

2 Restore the project.dat file by importing it from tape to

temporary folder.

3 Determine the folder where the project you want to import is

saved:


enabled: the project and the folder have the same name.


disabled: open the project.dat file on the CD/DVD us

text editor (e.g. Notepad). The project number is displayed

between the second and the third @ character. This num

is equivalent to the name of the folder where the project i

saved.

4 Import the desired folder (e.g. n0000007.prj) from tape totemporary folder (e.g. \Temp).


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5 Create a new project in Allplan.

6 Determine and make a note of the path to the project you just

created by clicking this project with the right mouse button in

ProjectPilot. The path to the project is displayed.

7 Open Windows Explorer and copy all the folders and files in the

temporary folder to the new project.

Note: You can also copy the project directly into the project folder.

See the section entitled Restoring a project from a CD/DVD-R drive

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Using .bak Files

When you carry out certain actions, Allplan automatically makes

backup copies of the drawing file/layout and saves them in files with

names ending in .bak. The .bak files and the original drawingfiles/layouts are stored in the same folder, i.e. the project folder. You

can specify whether.bak files are created in the Global Options,

Miscellaneous tab.

If you inadvertently executed a function, you can use the.bak

fileto restore the original data of a drawing file/layout. All you need to

do is rename this drawing file/layout in Windows Explorer.

The following actions will cause Allplan to create .bak files:

Copy/Move Elements between Files...

Deleting drawing files and layouts using File Delete File...

Deleting the contents of drawing files and layouts in the Open on

a project-specific basis: Files and filesets and Layouts dialog

boxes.

Prior to importing data to drawing files using Import

Note: Please note that these backup copies increase the volume of

data involved in project backups. You should therefore delete

unnecessary .bak files prior to backing up projects. For example,

you can delete .bak files using the Services application. Select the

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Data Backup Backing Up Other Settings and Data

To use .bak files

Example: you have copied wrong elements to draw

file 4711.

1 Determine the folder where the current project is saved.

Start the Services application, select the Service menu, choos

Hotline Tools and double-click wopro.

2 Exit the Allplan project.

3 Delete or rename the file tb004711.ndw (new name:

tb004711.ndw.old, for example).

4 Rename the file tb004711.ndw.bak (new name:

tb004711.ndw).

Example: you have copied wrong elements to layou

815.

1 Determine the folder where the current project is saved.

Start the Services application, select the Service menu, choos

Hotline Tools and double-click wopro.

2 Exit the Allplan project.

3 Delete or rename the file pb000815.000 (new name:

pb000815.000.old, for example).

4 Rename the file pb000815.000.bak (new name:

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Backing Up Toolbar Configurations

Allplan provides a series of default configurations for the toolbars.

But you can customize toolbars, save the configurations (position,

arrangement of icons etc.) in a file and reuse them wheneverrequired.

Two options are available for saving toolbar configurations:

On local computer: the configuration is saved in the registry ofthe local computer. Consequently, you can only restore this

configuration on the computer in question.

In a file: the configuration is saved in a file (*.ubx). You cancopy this file and import it to any computer.

To save a toolbar configurations on the local computer

1 Start Allplan, select the Tools menu and click Customize....

2 In the Customize dialog box, click Save...

3 Enter a name for the new configuration in the Save

Configuration dialog box and click OK.

The configuration is saved on the local computer. To retrieve any

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To save a toolbar configuration in a file

1 On the Tools menu, click Customize.

2 In the Customize dialog box, click Export...

3 Enter a name for the new configuration in the Export

Configuration dialog box and click Export.

The configuration is saved in a file and can thus be imported

any computer. To retrieve any settings you have already save

click Import...


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Saving User-Specific Default Values

Once you have found user-specific default values that are efficient

and suit your own needs and requirements, you should save them.

You can then use these default values whenever required. Thesavestd hotline tool saves these user-specific default values in the

subfoldersav located in the user folderusr\local and resttstd

restores the default values saved in the sav folder.

The cleanstd hotline tool resets all the values to their defaults; the

user-specific default values currently set are backed up and saved in

the subfolderbak located in the user folderusr\local and laststd

restores the default values saved in the bak folder.


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To back up user-specific default values

1 Start the Services application, select the Service menu and cl

Hotline Tools.

2 Choose savestd.

The user-specific default values are saved in the folder

\usr\local\sav.

To restore user-specific default values


Hotline Tools.

2 Choose reststd.

The user-specific default values are read from the folder

\usr\local\sav.

To reset all the values to their defaults


Hotline Tools.

2 Choose cleanstd.The user-specific default values currently set are saved in the

folder\usr\local\bak.

To restore the default values saved by cleanstd


Hotline Tools.

2 Choose laststd.

The default values are read from the folder\usr\local\b


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78 Overview of Default Values Allplan 2005

Overview of Default Values

The table below provides information on the most important default

values and on the files where they are saved.

File Defaults applying

to ...

Make the corresponding settings in ...

plastw.dat Plot Layout module Tools > Options -> Plot Layout

Create > Plot Layout > Plot Layouts

Plot Elements, for example

astw.usr Architecture module

fstw.usr FEA module Tools > Options > Finite Elements

mstw.usr Mesh Reinforcement

module

Tools > Options > Mesh Reinforcement

ostw.usr Formwork module Tools > Options > Formwork

rstw.usr Bar Reinforcement

module

Tools > Options > Bar Reinforcement

tstw.usr Text Module Tools > Options > Text

Auto-select pen based on text height, for example

allfem.dat FEA module Tools > Options > Finite Elements

desstw.dat Animation module Tools > Options > Animation

zstwzb.dat General Tools > Options > Global Options (e.g. units, Autosave, color for

construction lines, font for dimension lines)Tools > Options > Dimension Lines

Tools > Options > Text (e.g. Auto-select pen based on text height)

View > Show/Hide (e.g. Color stands for pen)

Tools > Defaults > Pen Thickness + Format Properties

astw.dat Architecture module Tools > Options > Architecture (e.g. acoustic signal for point snap, fixed

pen for component hatching)

pstw.dat Key Plan module Tools > Options > Key Plan

vstw.dat DTM module Tools > Options > Digital Terrain Model (e.g. intersecting polygon)

project.end Project selected last The program automatically takes you from the project you selected last to

the empty (unnamed) project.


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Data Backup Index

IndexA

Allplan

folder structure 15

B

backing up

drawing files 44, 45

folders 53

in a network 19

office standard 48

projects (to floppy disks) 33

projects (to hard disk) 31

to external path 56toolbar configuration 74

user-specific default values 77

backup device

setting 28

backup strategies 13

difference backup 11

full backup 10

incremental backup 11

with a minimum of effort 9

backup stratgiesgrandfather-father-son

principle 10

C

CD/DVD drive

restoring 64

connecting directories on a

network 20

D

data backup

backing up any folder 53

backing up folder 53

backing up user-specificdefault values 77

backup strategies 13

general principles 8

in a network 19

office standard 48

resetting to defaults 77

restoring 45

restoring any folder 54

restoring default values sa

by cleanstd 77

restoring drawing files 4

restoring projects 36, 38

restoring projects (parts)

restoring projects (saved t

floppy disk) 38

restoring projects (saved t

hard disk) 36

restoring the office standa

49, 50restoring user-specific def

values 77

saving drawing files 44

saving drawing files to fl

disk (uncompressed) 4

saving projects (to floppy

33

saving projects (to hard d

31

saving projects to floppy

33

saving projects to hard di31

setting the backup device

tapes 18

to external path 56

using the Services applica

18

default values

resetting to defaults 77

restoring 77restoring default values sa

by cleanstd 77

saving 77defaults

overview 78

difference backup 11

drawing files

restoring 45


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saving to floppy disk 44

E

external path

backing up 56

restoring 60

setting 55

F

folder

backing up 53

restoring 54

I

incremental backup 11

N

network

backing up data 19connecting directories 20

O

office standard

backing up 48

restoring 49, 50

online Help system 2

overview of the most important

defaults 78

P

projects

restoring 40

restoring (full backup) 69

restoring (saved to floppy disk)

38

restoring (saved to hard disk)

36

saving (to floppy disk) 33

saving (to hard disk) 31

R

restoring

CD/DVD drive 64

folder 54

office standard 49, 50

projects 40

projects (saved to floppy disk)38

projects (saved to hard disk)

36

tapes 69

user-specific default values 77

S

setting

backup device 28

external path 55

Sources of information

training, coaching and project

support 4

T

tapes

restoring 69toolbar configuration 74

sbs databackup

Documents