When you do not use a workspace, any settings you enter into CADSTAR are saved into the registry and are available the next time you run CADSTAR just the same.
As soon as you open a workspace (a workspace is akin to a project settings file) ALL the settings can change to those entered in the workspace. Once you close the workspace then the settings will revert to those in your registry. If you open a different workspace then the settings from within the new workspace will be in effect.
For every project it is advisable to change paths such as the manufacturing output, initial directory etc. This is done using the workspace files as when you save one you are saving CADSTAR in the state it is at that time.
Chances are that your settings are not set the same in both your registry and your workspaces.
If I start a new project I start CADSTAR so have the default settings, then save a new workspace (in the projects folder) and change the paths etc - from then on I am working within the workspace.
WORKSPACES !!!!:roll:
They are an axcellent feature, I have used them since at least 2001.
They can have their little foilbles, but worth learning what you can control in them. Since I started using them I havn't opened a schematic or layout directly, but always used a workspace.
Set up the basic Cadstar (no workspaces open) to point to the folder you keep all your workspaces in. That is the Initial Design Directory, then always use Open Workspace.