Reference Drawings

[kevinmo]

Is it possible to have a reference to a plan or a drawing? For example to create a floor plan and either have it appear in another file or in a unique location on a different sheet. A second part to that question is, can the original be modified and have the files to which it is referenced change with it?
Kevin

[huc]

Yes

The Reference menu item is designed to do exactly what you're describing. IT's worth reviewing that section of the PCadd manual for helpful background information. Then experiment with a simple 8.5x11 test file to better understand the nuances

Hope that helps
Brian

[huc]

[quote="kevinmo"For example to create a floor plan and either have it appear in another file or in a unique location on a different sheet.[/quote]

To clarify my other post:

Yes, References allow a drawing to be used in another file which is their intended use.

While you can create a circular reference (that is, reference a file to itself) and re-scale or move it, that's not a good idea as the results could get bizarre so 'No' would be the safe answer.

sorry for the confusion
Brian

[ms]

is there a method of updating only a selected reference?

The manual page 4-252 talks about Update All, but there's no mention of a way to 'update selected' [update only a desired reference, not all of them].

Perhaps this is something that goes on the wish list?

ms

[kevinmo]

Thanks very much for the heads up on the reference menu. I have looked at this feature and find it to just get me started into my real search but not as complete as I had hoped. I do hope that is a not yet anyway.

There are issues like, using the saved sheets that have been saved from original file(s). What about referencing a pdf or some other text file. I am sure there are others. This is just my first reaction.

Thanks again.

Kevin