The Tools ribbon contains settings and functions critical to CS Director. Selections made in this area affect settings, processing, warnings, communication, and server connectivity.
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Launch the Preset window where you can set up saws, tables, piece sorting, and labeling preferences. For details, see Preset Manager Field Descriptions . |
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Display Preset Manager > Saw and Table Setup window, where you can set up saws, tables, and piece sorting. For details, see Saws and Tables Overview. |
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Display Project Numbering dialog. For details, see Project Numbering Field Descriptions |
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Select from pre-defined color schemes for different parts of the application. |
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Display Material Catalog Setup window. For details, see Material Catalogs Overview |
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Standard Details | Access design documents ready for seals that represent common truss components needed in the field. Providing a standard detail allows the user to build trusses and not have to get individual seals. Also access repair details in these folders. |
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Custom Labor | Create a custom labor scheme. See Custom Labor Schemes. |
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Design Check | Highlight trusses with settings that are inconsistent with the rest of truss settings in the project. Option to fix the problems prior to sending them to engineering. See Check Truss Designs. |
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QuickCheck Project for Errors |
Quickly analyze project for errors. For details, see Quick Check Project for Errors. |
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Run batch processing program. For details, see Batch Processing. |
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Display project warnings |
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Email Log File |
Check Email log files |
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Work Offline |
Toggle the connection state If unselected,
When working offline or disconnected, server projects do not display on the Project List and all server activities are unavailable. This includes check in, check out, multi-project reports, and syncing.
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For details on logging into CS Director in the offline state, see Work Offline. This is only for Client/Server environments. |
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Run EWP Studio | Launch EWP Studio. This icon displays only if you have installed EWP Studio. See Use EWP Studio with Director. |
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Import EWP Studio | Import an existing CSV file that was exported from EWP Studio. This icon displays only if you have installed EWP Studio. See Use EWP Studio with Director. |
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Unarchive Projects | Restore projects that were previously archived. |
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Material and Preset Exports | Export Material Catalogs and Presets for use in TaaS. |
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Custom Actions | Select custom actions that have been defined on the Administration page. |
, click Work Offline to toggle to working offline and the connection state displays in the lower right corner of CS Director.
, click Work Offline to toggle to being connected to server and the connection state displays in the lower right corner of CS Director.