Sync’s Library’s from the Local machine to server/local machine to local machine/Server to Server and Server to local machine. This tool is usually used when offsite work has been done on a project and requires merging with existing project server database.

 

Features include;

 

·         Backup current database on the local and/ or server before syncing to prevent data loss.

·         Allows work to continue offsite while allowing the flexiblity of the project to continue to be worked on the Project server in the office.

 

 

Using this function on the Menu Bar click TSDProjects as shown below, then select the  Icon.

 

 

 Alternately use the button located on the Command Manager Tool Bar under TSDProjects tab as shown below. 

 

 

 

 

Select the server/machine for the source and destination.

 

 

Next option is to either Sync by Library or by project as shown below; In this case selected is Sync by Library;

 

 

Select Library locations and destination and click next;

 

The next prompt will be Area as shown below; as you can see the databases match so therefore

The next selection will be member, Beam, Part, Connection and Plate;

 

 

Sync Member - the list displayed has the files which will be updated with the Sync;

 

 

 

Sync Plate - No changes therefore no files are displayed;

 

 

The next example will by Sync by Project as shown below;

 

 

 

Select the location of the destinations project library

 

 

Supply the New Project Number(This only appears if you are copying a project in the same machine.)

 

Last Screen will show that the Synching Process is performing.

 

 

Video Demonstration Link

                               Click this link to go to the TSDProjects Toolbar TSDProjects ToolBar