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External references list

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  • The External references page lists all the external references linked to the job and allows to create new links.


  • Click External references.

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  • The page lists the loaded external references.

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Add an external reference

  • To add an external reference click Add.

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  • Select the file format to add.

    • X-PAD document: loads an X-PAD job file in GFD4 format as external reference.

    • Drawing DXF/DWG: loads a drawing file in DXF or DWG format as external reference.

    • IFC: loads a BIM model in IFC format.

    • Raster map: loads a raster map to be used as background.

    • LandXML: loads a LandXML file as external reference.

    • SBG Geo data GEO/PXY: loads a SBG Geo data file in GEO as PXY format as external reference.

    • WFS - Online: loads an online WFS (Web Feature Service) accessible through internet to loads specified entities as external reference.

    • WFS - Offline/GML: loads WFS (Web Feature Service) entities from a file in GML format.

  • Select the location of the file and click on the file.

The selected external reference file is copied into the folder “ExternalReference” of the current site.

  • Select the options depending on the selected format and click Accept.

  • The reference file is added to the list and loaded.

Change external file visibility

  • It is possible to change the visibility of each loaded external reference.

  • From the list of external reference click the corresponding icon to change the visibility:

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    • image-20250905-123918.png : the external reference is not visible.

It is possible to change the external file visibility also from CAD. Refer to External reference management.

Delete an external reference

  • To delete an external reference, click the external reference from the External documents page.

  • Click Delete to delete the link to the external document.

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  • An external document can change the storage path and be present in another folder.

  • If the link to a document is missing, the external document shows this icon and it is in grey.

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  • Click the external document and select Link.

  • Specify the new file path and select again the document.

Load/unload an external document

  • An external document can be unloaded or loaded.

  • If a document is loaded, the data is loaded in the memory and to the current document. If a document is unloaded, it is removed from the memory.

  • To load or unload an external document, from the External documents page select the reference.

  • Click Load or Unload.

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