CAD Classifier for DraftSight
VERSION 3.8.0
RELEASE NOTE
Boldon James
February 2016
RN567300
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
FURTHER INFORMATION
DOCUMENTATION
COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS RELEASES
CONTACT US
1. INTRODUCTION
Boldon James CAD Classifier for DraftSight enhances DraftSight from Dassault Systemes to provide support for document protective marking. It
supports the labelling of DWG and DXF documents.
This product provides various features including the
ability for users to select a Label value which may be applied as a combination
of Visual Markings, and/or metadata to CAD documents, as defined by an overarching Classifier Configuration.
CAD Classifier for DraftSight is administrator-configurable and
enables control over labelling of documents, and under what
circumstances prompts or events are triggered.
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2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Hardware
2.2 Operating System
- Microsoft Windows Vista or later
2.3 DraftSight
- DraftSight version 2015 Professional
2.5 Pre-requisites
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3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Before Installation
- Users must be logged on with administrator privileges.
- Users must first uninstall any previous versions of CAD Classifier for
DraftSight.
- Close down all DraftSight applications
- Close down any running Microsoft Office applications. (Otherwise you will
get a spurious messagebox during installation saying those applications must be
restarted. This messagebox can be ignored.)
Installation
- Depending on whether your version of DraftSight is a 32-bit or 64-bit installation, run
the appropriate "CAD Classifier for Draftsight-xxbit.exe" from the installation media. This will launch the
Windows Installer. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Silent Installation
The software can be installed without displaying a user interface. This is
possible using command line options. For example:-
msiexec /i "CADClassifierForDraftSight-xxbit.msi" /qn
Uninstallation
To un-install follow these simple steps:
- Close down all DraftSight applications.
- Navigate to 'Control Panel' > 'Programs and Features'. The entry
"Boldon James CAD Classifier for DraftSight" appears in the list of installed programs. Select
it and click 'un-install'. Confirm this operation when prompted and the product
will be removed.
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4. FURTHER INFORMATION
Integration with File Classifier, Power Classifier and Outlook
- CAD Classifier for DraftSight can recognise files with the extension 'DWG' or 'DXF'.
- In order for File Classifier, Power Classifier or Outlook to recognise DWG
or DXF files, you must
modify the DocumentLabeller2.xml file in your Classifier Configuration, as
described below.
- A file named AutoCADPlugin.xml is supplied as part of the installation (it
is installed into the Program Files\Common Files\Boldon James\Classifier\Plugins2
folder); you
must add the content of this file to the DocLabeller2.xml file, immediately
prior to the section of text '</DocTypeConfigs>'. Alternatively, if you have not
made any custom changes to the DocLabeller2.xml file, your Classifier
Administrator could simply override the version of that file in the "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Boldon
James\Configuration\Label Configurations\BJ\Plugins" folder with the version
supplied in the CAD Classifier installation folder. The Classifier Administrator
should then publish that updated configuration, so that CAD Classifier users
can then
automatically pick it up next time they start DraftSight.
- This same change must be done if you use Classifier
'high-water-mark' rules in Outlook ; without this configuration change, any
labelled DWG drawings attached to emails will not be recognised, and thus
would not be checked.
Limitations
- The standard evaluation version of DraftSight does not support addins;
you must have a Professional version to use CAD Classifier for DraftSight.
- File Classifier and Power Classifier do not support DWG file formats prior to 2004.
- Power Classifier and File Classifier can read labels from 'DWG' and
'DXF' files, but they cannot write labels to them.
- It is not possible to configure an alternative location to hold the Classifier
label in the drawing document. It is always stored in the bjDocumentLabelXML
custom document property.
- The following limitations apply to rules:
- Footers are not supported.
- Headers are supported to a limited extent; they appear on drawing
printouts, but not on the screen display. Prefix/Suffix configuration
options are ignored.
- RMS policy rules are not supported.
- Content checking rules are not supported.
- Default label check rule is not supported.
- The following standard document properties are supported for labelling: Author,
Comments (synonymous with Description), Subject, Title, Keywords, and Filename
(though note that the Filename property is read-only, and
returns the path-name of the file).
The other options presented by the Classifier Admin Tool rules wizard, namely,
Category, Company, Manager, and Status, are ignored by CAD Classifier.
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5. DOCUMENTATION
The main product suite documentation is installed with the Classifier Administration Console.
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6. COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS RELEASES
6.1 CAD Classifier for DraftSight 3.8.0
- This is the first release.
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7. CONTACT US
All contact with Boldon James regarding this product should be directed to:
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Electronic mail
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Phone/Fax
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Postal address
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support@boldonjames.com
(support desk)
info@boldonjames.com
(general enquiries)
sales@boldonjames.com
(sales team)
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Support:
+44(0) 1270 507810
Fax.:
+44(0) 1270 507801
Tel.:
+44(0) 1270 507800
(general and sales enquiries)
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Boldon James Ltd,
1 Westmere Court,
Westmere Drive,
Crewe,
Cheshire,
England
CW1 6ZE
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The support services available are as defined in the current support agreement.
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