If you
have any trouble with these procedures, contact Nelson by email
here, or by telephone: 480-730-0842 (office) or 602-223-1787 (pager).
If you do not want to deal with any of this, contact Nelson to make arrangements
to have all of this set up for you; it requires about an hour. You will
need Internet access.
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We maintain an FTP
site that is used for uploading and downloading CAD files as well as other
types of documents such as Word, Excel, and graphics files. Using
FTP to transfer files is more efficient, faster and reliable than e-mail
attachments. Please read The Rules
before transferring files.
If you're transferring
CAD files, we use Archicad 6.5 on a Macintosh, OS 9. We can open these
file types...
| Project
files |
| .DWG |
.DXF |
Zoom |
Wavefront |
| Picture
files |
| .GIF |
.JPG |
.TIFF |
.BMP |
| PICT (Mac only) |
.WMF (Windows only) |
| I'm
ready to transfer... |
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1.
Configure your FTP software as follows...
- Host
address:
shelbywilson.com
- Login
type:
Anonymous
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This
is an "anonymous" FTP site. Anonymous means that
no login nor password is required.
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| 2.
Connect |
Procedure
will depend on your FTP software. |
| 3.
When connected, transfer your files, in either direction. |
See
THE RULES (yes, we've got rules;
but not too many). |
| 4.
When your transfer is finished, disconnect. |
Exit
your FTP software. |
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Top of I'm Ready |
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Obtain
FTP software...
There are many FTP programs available. The two
below are simple to setup and use. You don't have to use these;
most any FTP package will work. Both of these are shareware:
CuteFTP costs about $40 but Fetch is free. |
For
Windows
(95/98/NT) |
For
Macintosh
(OS
7 and later) |
| 1.
Go to... www.download.com |
1.
Go to... www.download.com |
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2.
At the top of the screen, in the Search
field, type...
cuteftp
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2.
At the top of the screen, in the Search
field, type...
fetch
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3.
In the dropdown box, choose...
In
PC
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3.
In the dropdown box, choose...
In
Downloads
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| 4.
Click the Go button |
4.
Click the Go button |
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5.
The Results page will display
this link, among others...
CuteFTP
(32-bit) 4.0
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5.
The Results page will display
this link, among others...
Fetch 3.0.3
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| 6.
Click on the link |
6.
Click on the link |
| 7.
Click the Download Now link |
7.
Click the Download Now link |
| 8.
In the Save As... dialog box,
navigate to the folder where you will store this program. The
name will be filled in for you. |
8.
In about 30 seconds, the download progress window will appear. |
| 9.
Click the Save button |
9.
When the download is complete, the file will be uncompressed,
leaving 2 files on your desktop: fetch-303.hqx
& Fetch 3.0.3 Installer.
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| 10.
When the download is finished, exit your internet software and
hang up the phone. |
10.
Exit your internet software and hang up the phone. |
| 11.
Navigate to the folder where you stored the downloaded program
and double-click the file named cute4032.exe |
11.
On your desktop, double-click the file named Fetch
3.0.3 Installer. [Move the 2 files that are on your
desktop to the Fetch folder created by the installer - keeps
everything together]. |
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12.
Follow the install instructions, accepting all defaults. At
some point, you will need to pay for and register your software.
Use it
for a week or so, get used to it. If you don't like it, look
around Download.com for something else.
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12.
Follow the install instructions, accepting all defaults.Fetch
is a free program.
Use it
for a week or so, get used to it. If you don't like it, look
around Download.com for something else.
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| 13.
After installation, you're ready to begin transferring files;
go here to configure CuteFTP to access
our FTP site.. |
13.
After installation, you're ready to configure Fetch and begin
transferring files; go here to configure
Fetch to access our FTP site. |
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Top of Obtain FTP Software |
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Configure
Fetch 3.0.3 for use...
(Macintosh
OS 7 or later) |
| 1.
Launch Fetch |
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| 2.
Cancel the New Connection...
window that pops up. |
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| 3.
Steps 4 through 9 will only be done ONE TIME...
the first time you launch Fetch. |
After
the first time, you'll go from Step 2 directly to Step 10. You
will memorize this procedure quickly. |
| 4.
Click on the Customize menu
and choose New Shortcut... |
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| 5.
In the Name: field, type TOOSW
FTP Site. |
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| 6.
Leave the Type: field unchanged. |
Should
already be set to Unknown. |
| 7.
In the Host: field, type shelbywilson.com
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| 8.
Leave remaining fields blank. |
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| 9.
Click OK. |
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| 10.
Click the
File menu and choose
Open Shortcut > TOOSW FTP Site |
This
is the shortcut you set up in Steps 4 - 9. |
| 11.
After a few seconds (maybe 15), you'll be "Connected." |
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12.
Transferring files...
- To
Upload a file..., click
the Put File... button.
Pick your file(s) and click OK.
- To
Download a file..., click
the Get File... button.
Pick your file(s) and click OK.
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In
each case, you will need to navigate, in the Save File
dialog box, to the folder where the file is stored, or will
be stored. |
| 13.
When finished, click the File
menu and choose Quit. |
Fetch
will hang up the phone for you. |
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Top of Configure Fetch |
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Configure
cuteFTP 4.0 for use...
Windows 95 / 98 / NT |
| 1.
Launch CuteFTP. |
Two
windows will open: the FTP Site Manager will be on top
of the file transfer window. |
| 2.
Click on the Add folder button. |
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| 3.
In the small window that opens, type... FTP Sites. Put
a checkmark in the Root folder checkbox. Click Ok. |
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| 4.
Click the Add site button. |
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| 5.
In the Site Label field, type TOOSW
FTP Site. |
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| 6.
In the Host Address field, type shelbywilson.com |
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| 7.
In the Login type area, click on Anonymous. |
Anonymous
means there is no Login name nor Password required. |
| 8.
Click OK |
You'll
return to the FTP Site Manager window. |
| 9.
In the right-hand pane, you will see TOOSW FTP Site.
Click on it, highlighting it. |
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| 10.
Click Connect. |
After
a few seconds, you will be connected.
Your
computer's contents are visible in the left-hand pane. The
TOOSW FTP Site's company folders are visible in the right-hand
pane.
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| 11.
In the left pane, which is your computer, navigate to
the folder containing the file(s) you want to transfer. |
In the
right pane, open your company's folder. If you use sub-folders
(such as job folders) open it now (double-click it). You are
now ready to upload
to or download from the current folder.
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| 12.
If you want to create a folder within your company's folder,
right-click in the right pane and choose Make New Directory... |
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| 13.
To transfer files, click and drag from the left pane
to the right pane to upload files. Click and drag
from the right pane to the left pane to download files. |
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| 14.
When finished transferring, click the File menu and choose
Exit. |
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Top of Configure CuteFTP |
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To
Delete Files...
You may only delete your own files! |
Using
CuteFTP
Windows |
Using
Fetch
Macintosh
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| 1.
Get connected. |
1.
Get connected. |
| 2.
Highlight the file you want to delete. |
2.
Highlight the file you want to delete. |
| 3.
In the right-hand pane, right-click on the filename and choose
Delete. |
3.
Click the Remote menu and
choose Delete Directory or File... |
| 4.
Confirm deletion. |
4.
Confirm deletion. |
| 5.
Repeat as necessary. |
5.
Repeat as necessary. |
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Top of Delete Files |
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The
Rules...
We
need rules because we all will be using each other's files. These
rules will minimize the chaos... |
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1.
All Uploaded
files will be placed in Your Company's folder. You
may create sub-folders within your company's folder if you
so desire.
If these
conventions do not work for you, please get in touch with
Joanne @ 480-488-3582, and make other arrangements for a naming
scheme.
You
do not have to encode the date in the filename because it
will be "date-time stamped" by the server's operating
system when you upload it.
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Since
more than one person is involved in using your files, you
may wish to consider observing the following conventions when
naming your files...
jobnam_what_rev#.ext
where,
- jobname
= the job's common name
- what
= abbreviated file contents (plan-schm-b, rev-elev, etc)
- rev#
= revision number or letter
- .ext
= file type extension (.dwg,
.doc, .xls,
etc)
- If
AutoCAD file, what AutoCAD version #?
Adopting
file naming standards will enhance communication between TOOSW
drafters and your company's drafters as well as eliminate
working on the wrong version or out-of-date version. See
Rule #2 below.
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2.
Our FTP site is managed & maintained by
it's users. Downloaders
accept the responsibility of deleting the files you download
from the TOOSW FTP Site.
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Note
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| This
FTP container IS NOT
a place to STORE files
permanently. In fact, every file is considered deletable.
So... download it and open it. If successful, return to
FTP and delete it; if not successful, re-download it and
try again. If it still fails, contact the uploader and
ask them to re-upload it. |
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DO
NOT
delete a downloaded file until you have successfully...
- saved
it on your computer, AND...
- opened
it in your software to confirm it's accuracy
In other
words, confirm that it is the correct file and version before
commencing work on it.
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3.
After you have Uploaded
a file, send an E-mail mssg to
the person who will be using it. This courtesy announces it's
availability. If you want to overdo it, telephone them.
Compression
Guidelines...
If the
file is <= 1 meg, just transfer it (about 5 minutes); if
> 1 meg, zip it...
- For
Windows, use WinZip
- For
Macintosh, use MacZip
If you
don't have these "zippers," go to download.com
and get them, install, and use. Please don't use anything
that is NOT compatible with these zippers. Remember,
we're using FTP to simplify the file transfer process.
If everyone uses the same zippers, we all win.
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Include
in your E-mail mssg the following...
- your
name
- your
company
- File
type (.dwg, .doc, .xls, etc)
- comments
about the file's contents: what it is, what it replaces,
what it includes, etc.
- if
its an AutoCAD file, what version of AutoCAD?
- whether
or not it's compressed: if so, the compression method you
used.
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| 4.
When cleaning up and deleting files, only
delete your files. DO NOT delete
any files that don't belong to you. |
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Top of The Rules |
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