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Manage External References

DWG external references can be listed and edited from a single dialog directly in Liftdesigner.

Written by Sabine Bunese

Prerequisites

  • A DWG file with external references is part of the project

Steps

  1. Right-click the DWG view frame.
    In the drawing, the view frame showing the DWG block whose external references you want to review or change.

  2. Select Show all Externals.
    A table listing every external reference on that DWG opens.

  3. Edit the desired attributes directly in the table.
    - Editable: Shown as an editable text box in the table
    - Non-editable: Shown read-only

  4. Open the field's own edit dialog (optional).
    Right-click the field's value in the drawing and choose Go to External from the context menu. A small dialog opens, titled with the field's own name
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Result

Title block information across all of the DWG's external references is updated centrally, from one dialog.

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