Adding and Editing Layer Import References

In the Vectorworks Design Series products, you must first select the Layer import referencing option for the current file, as described in Setting the Referencing Options. See Creating a Referenced Design Layer Viewport for information about the design layer viewport referencing option.

To add or edit references to design layers in other Vectorworks files:

  1. In the active target file, select Tools > Organization.

  2. The Organization dialog box opens.

  3. Select the References tab.

  4. Referenced files are listed in priority order, along with their current status, whether they are set to update automatically when the target file is opened, and whether they are set to save copies of the referenced items with the file.

    Button
    Description

    New

    Opens the Open File dialog box to select a new reference file

    Edit

    Opens the Edit Reference dialog box to change the parameters of a selected reference file

    Delete

    Opens the Delete Reference dialog box to delete a file from the list of referenced files, and to choose whether to keep the referenced layers and resources in the target file; see Deleting References

    Update

    Manually updates the referenced items from the selected file; see Updating References

    Settings

    Opens the Reference Settings dialog box to set options for updates of referenced items; see Setting the Referencing Options

  5. To edit a current reference file, select the file and click Edit.

  6. The Edit Reference dialog box opens. Proceed to step 5.

  7. To add a new reference file, click New.

  8. The Open File dialog box opens. Select the desired file, and then click Open to open the appropriate dialog box:

        Vectorworks file: New Reference dialog box

        DXF/DWG or DWF file: Import Options dialog box

        Image file: Image Import Options dialog box (Vectorworks Design Series required)

        PDF file: Import PDF dialog box (Vectorworks Design Series required)

    Referenced Vectorworks files must be the same version as the target file.

  9. From the New Reference or Edit Reference dialog box, specify the parameters for the reference.

  10. Referenced layers can be used in a sheet layer viewport. Because sheet layer viewports cannot directly reference design layers in other files, reference the layers and then create a sheet layer viewport that shows the referenced layers.

  11. Click OK to return to the Organization dialog box.

The selected layers are added to the target file, along with any new layers and layer links.

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Setting the Referencing Options

Prioritizing Referenced Files

Updating References

Correcting Broken References

Referencing Resources

Deleting References

Opening Referenced Files

Concept: Layer Referencing

Creating a Referenced Design Layer Viewport

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