Promoting References

A promoted reference becomes an independent object, and is no longer automatically updated if the original source is edited.

To promote a reference

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Data Shortcuts collection to see the data shortcut of interest.
2. Right-click the reference object and then click Promote.

To promote all references in a drawing

1. Manage tab Data Shortcuts panel Promote All Data References .
2. In the Promote All Data References dialog box, click Promote All Referenced Objects Into The Current File.