AutoConnect Data Manager

Used to store and manage projects where all the rules are stored for each project.

Accessed from:

Ribbon: Steel > Home > Steel Connections > Auto-Connect > Data Manager

The projects rules for example would be, the list of materials that will be used in the project, the range of shape sizes that will use a particular connection, what templates will be used to create the connections and so on. All of these rules are stored in what we call projects and the Data Manager is what we use to make changes to our projects.

Dialog Controls

Tool icons in Setup - the Project management area where you can select, create, copy or delete projects.

Setting	Description
Browse	Opens the browse dialog where you can select the folder that sets the project path.
New Project	Opens the New Project dialog where the new Project Name and selection of the Measurement unit is made. Prompts saving the current settings changes in the newly created project.
Copy Project	Copies the current project with new name you provide in the prompted dialog.
Delete Project	Deletes the selected project after confirming the delete.

Tool icons in Project Info - the Project information area where you can set shapes and materials for this project, and the preferences.

Setting	Description
Preferences	Opens the Preferences dialog where ‘Shapes’, ‘Bolts’, ‘Material’, ‘Shapes Class’ and 'Material Description' for the current project are set.
Cancel	Closes the dialog without saving changes.
Help	Opens online help.

Key-in: PROSTEEL AUTOCONNECT DATAMANAGER