The third path listed, is the path that is currently being used to find the environment file. To verify the environment files location, right click on the active project and select Settings. The default location is C:\Users\>\Documents\Acade 2015\AeData. This makes changes to the environment file affect all users the next time the software is loaded. AutoCAD Electrical will then default to the one on the network. The wd.env file on the local disk should then be renamed or deleted. All users should add this location as the first path in AutoCAD’s Support File Search Path. This file should live in the shared Support folder listed above. This is the mapping file that AutoCAD Electrical uses for most of its search paths. Shared Files The Environment File (wd.env)
Standard Footprints (these could also remain on the users C:\ drive from the standard install) Standard Symbols (could also remain on the users C:\ drive from the standard install) Folder structure should resemble something of the following… Shared FoldersĪ network share is required as the most efficient means of sharing the databases and libraries. In this post I want to review some of the files, and folder structure, that AutoCAD Electrical needs to function properly in a multi user environment.
