You can create, manage, and reference project objects through their source drawings.
A project object is an object that is intended to be shared with others working on a project. A project object is managed through its source drawing, which is the drawing that contains the object.
A project object becomes available to others when the source drawing containing the object is added to or checked in to the project database and the object is selected to be shared.
To include a project object in another drawing, you create a reference to the object. A reference is a read-only copy of the object that you can refer to as if it were the object itself.
Tutorial: Creating, Referencing, and Modifying Project Object Data
Topics in this section
- Creating Project Objects
Create a project object by adding a source drawing to a project.
- Creating References to Project Objects
Include a read-only copy of a project object in a drawing by creating a reference to it.
- Removing a Project Object
Make an object unavailable for referencing in other project drawings.
- Getting the Latest Version of Project Objects
If someone makes a change to a project object, you can easily update your local copy of the object’s source drawing.
- Viewing Project Object Source Drawings
You can quickly open or switch to a project object’s source drawing.
- Checking Out Project Object Source Drawings
You can check out a project object’s source drawing at the project object level in the Prospector tree.
- Resetting a Checked Out Source Drawing
You can undo the checkout of a project object’s source drawing at the project object level in the Prospector tree.
- Promoting Project Objects
You can replace a read-only object reference with an editable copy of the project object by promoting the object reference.