Getting Started

To launch the plug-in, use the following command(s):

Usage

The JobTime module contains commands - as documented above. You can start them via the ribbon or commandline. The time-tracking information is stored automatically in custom propeties - _DWGPROPS > Custom. JobTime defines the properties:

* JobTime - readable net time in the format hh:mm:ss
* JobTimeMinutes - net time in minutes (one decimal place)
* JobTime-USERNAME - net time in minutes for a specific user
* JobTimeSessions - number of edit-sessions of this DWG

JOBTIME.VLX has to be loaded in each session for fully automatic operation! DWG file-editing sessions with JobTime.vlx not loaded cannot be tracked! The tracking-reactor is ON by default. Using the JOBTIME command (or its commandline counterpart: -JOBTIME) you can setup the tracking parameters and see detailed statistics. All tracking is updated inside the DWG file on every SAVE command. Logging history (if enabled) is stored in a TXT (tab-delimited) or CSV (comma-delimited) file on drawing close (if the drawing was saved at least once in this session).
The preset parameters are stored in the Windows Registry (HKCU > Software > CAD Studio > JobTime) so they are kept between drawings and sessions. You can also install JobTime company-wide by including it in your deployment images and by setting the Registry keys using GPO or other network deployment tool.

NB: a single idle time of e.g. 60 minutes when timeout is set to 10 minutes is counted as a half (5 min.) to the tracked time

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Installation and Uninstallation

The installer that ran when you downloaded this plug-in from AutoCAD Exchange has already installed the plug-in. You may need to restart AutoCAD to activate the plug-in. To uninstall this plug-in, simply rerun the installer by downloading it again from Exchange, and select the 'Uninstall' button, or you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features' (Windows 7) or Add/Remove Programs (Windows XP), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system. The panel on the Plug-ins tab will not be removed until AutoCAD is restarted.

Additional Information

License: JobTime is a trial version of a commercial utility by CAD Studio - see JobTime.

Limitations of the trial version:
* The timeout period is fixed to 60 seconds
* Logging history is disabled
* Username tracking fixed to "TRIALUSER"
* Commands JobTimeMinutes, JobTime-USERNAME and JobTimeSessions works only in full version (not in the trial mode)

Known Issues

None

Contact

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Support Information

Email us at info@cadstudio.cz for support, feedback or requests for enhancements.

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