Reference Drawing Link ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

• Lets you add to the 3D model a PDF or orther type of 2D drawing from a source outside of your current Job.
• You can link to a .dxf, .dxb, .dwg, .dgn as well as .pdf file. The selected .dxf, .dxb, .dwg, dgn or .pdf file is converted into a reference drawing , which can be opened -- but not edited -- in the Drawing Editor .
• The drawing should be added in a view that matches the orientation depicted on the drawing. For example, if the reference drawing is a plan view at a particular reference elevation, it should be added in a plan view at that same elevation.
• To begin adding a reference drawing, you can click the Reference Drawing Add icon or press the " Link " button on the Reference Drawing Tools window. The icon can be found in the command group ' Model -- Reference Drawing ' for the Ribbon Editor.
• Click here for step-by-step instructions from the documentation for the Reference Drawing Tools window.

Also see :

YouTube video: Linking to a PDF in the model.

• Instead of this tool, you can press the " Add " button on the Reference Drawing Tools window, which lets you add a drawing from the Drawing Editor . The drawing can be an imported drawing, or it can be a drawing that was created in your current Job. Unlike the reference drawings that are created in the Drawing Editor when you Reference Drawing LInk , drawiings that are imported to the Drawing Editor are editable.