File Naming Strategy

[woodshop]

Just wondering what kind of File Naming Strategies are used by others.

In our case, we use this:
bit-subject-time

60- A 60 degree V blade
Subject - An identifier of the work piece
Time- Amount of time to cut the piece

So... A file name for a John Wayne sign cutting with a 60 degree V bit and taking 45 minutes to cut would be:

60-JohnWayne-45.sbp

[tri4sale]

I start with the project identifier name, and then a version number.

Like "NC Coffee Table V1"
"NC Coffee Table V2" and so forth.

[guitarwes]

For my drawing files I'll do something simple like "Elephant bookshelf".
For the toolpath files, I'll do something like this:
Elephantbookshelf.50ply48x96Pocketandprofile.25com pmortTableZero

This tells me:
1- what I'm cutting
2- what material I'm using, how thick the material is, and what the size of the material is that I need
3- what toolpath it is cutting
4- what bit I need to use
5- where to zero the Z.

If I need to use multiple toolpaths and different bits on the same job, I edit #3 and 4 when saving toolpaths in Vcarve Pro to let me know what I need to do next on the same sheet.
Labeling the files this way lets me know what I need to know if I need to do a job I've done before if I'm away from my design computer.

[woodshop]

Wow. That makes sense. Will rethink my strategy for file names.

[zeykr]

For toolpaths I use:

A_jobname_60hsv_Zll_Top

A is order toolpaths are to be cut in (A,B,C etc)
Jobname is a job id
60hsv is the bit to be used (60 Hersaf V, 1_4em for 1/4 End Mill etc)
Zll is z lower left (Zcent would be z center of material)
Top or Bot for top of material

[curtiss]

I like the zeykr system ... with a tool path note for material size and three numbers for the cutting depth

sp is a spiral toolpath... tb means tabs are added to the final cut

hp is home position

files are cut in the order shown A to V