Sending plans to layout question

[Allen Brown]

You mean make a copy of the plan?

If that's what you're asking, then definitely not. That would only complicate things.

[lbuttery]

I use the "save as" method and when doing lots of changes I may save every 5 minutes, certainly every 15 minutes or when I finish a task I don't wish to repeat.

I add date and time to my file names

I leave the layout creation till the end of the project

then I save as with the simple version of the plan name and layout name

each time I change anything after that I save as with date/time and as the simple name

it sounds complicated but it flows very nicely and the plan and layout are always in sync and I have frequent backups of both

1234_MODEL_110315_1520_LBX3.PLAN

1234_REMOD_110315_1520_LBX3.PLAN

1234_ALT01_110315_1520_LBX3.PLAN



1234_MODEL.PLAN

1234_LAYPS.LAYOUT
PS = PERMIT SET
CP = CLIENT PRESENTATION

LB = my initials, my partner uses his, subs use theirs etc

Lew