At 11:36 AM 5/19/01 -0700, Dennis Saputelli wrote:
>yes, I never use the cam files generated in the DDB, only the ones that
>are generated externally
>(usually in the wrong directory the first time around, why don't they
>default to making the subs in the directory of the DBB instead of some
>foreign directory you used last time?)
My habit is to immediately delete the files in the .ddb. The .ddb contains
all information necessary to regenerate them if for any reasont the
external files are lost. Because I am usually sending the .ddb to my client
at this point, I also delete report files and other fluff, and I go to the
recycle bin and empty it. I have automatic compaction on, so the .ddb is
compacted when I exit.
Yes, it would be nice to have an option that more fully controlled where
the files are generated. The internal files are redundant; I suppose
someone might have a use for them somewhere. I don't know of any. We can't
import them (gerber import to a PCB), which would be one possible use,
because the import browser does not include .ddb files in the search option.
I agree that defaulting to the .ddb directory would be good for new users,
but I set my automatic export directory to one that is very easily
accessible when I go to attach files to mail (I use the directoryname
"a-xmt", so it's close to the beginning of the alphabetised directory list
in windows). Saves a lot of clicks. All my output files go there. In
Eudora, I winzip 'em through the attach file browser before sending them to
a client. When I want to import gerber, that is always the directory I
import it from, so it comes up by default.
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