Project public folders

Public files are often shared between users and are a common part of a project.  Related public files share a single folder for a project; for example, overlay files often share a single "Overlay" folder for that project.  

For clarity of terminology, Petra (by default) stores public files (like grids and raster logs) in a set of public folders. Each project has a single master folder called the Project Folder. This project folder is always named after the project.  The network location of the project folder is the public path.”

The Public Project folder takes the name of the project, and contains several folders including Grids, Images, Overlay, and Parms.  The Grids folder is the default location of all contour grids created in the Map Module.  The Images folder is the default location for raster images and their associated *.LIC files.  The Overlay folder is the default location for Map Module overlay files.  Importantly, the Grids, Images, Overlay, and Shapes folders are optional; it's perfectly reasonable to establish alternate locations for this data.

In addition, Petra creates the Reports and Shapes folders when a relevant task is performed in the project.  More specifically, Petra creates a Shapes folder when a user opens the Import Shape files tool in the Map Module.  Petra creates the Reports folder when a user creates a report, such as during a LAS import.  

For projects migrated from earlier versions of Petra, the Project Public File directory will remain the same.  For new projects created in Petra Workgroup, the default directory is in the Projects folder inside the Petra installation folder.