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Gaz -

Why do you want to avoid the xref's? Are your staff located off-site where you don't have a central server for the files?

If you're trying to get one, big Mama file that has ALL entities in it, I think I can get it - but if you're e-mailing the single Mama file around wouldn't that create an issue if it blows up along the way?

Just wondering so I can wrap my head around what you need to do ...

There are 100 or so little DWG files... one kitchen in each... and progress since this morning is that they are now little AEC files... so if I could import the layers without having to rename them... that might work... but saving layers out of each and then importing them set by set is also tedious.

I know x-ref has its uses... but without x-ref.... It would be one regular sized AEC file with those little files all imported for easier bulk editing...... and while sending to and from my team mate via email .. we are sending jsut one file.. instead of sending back and forth any number of the little files ..... It is just easier to control where the latest file is located.

One file.. one person working on the file.. in my setup there are usually only two people involved.

Hugs
Gaz

I have a microstation file in which 100+ kitchens have been drawn by someone else. These need to be modified and developed up by us... but we use Datacad.

The microstation file has been x-ref'd into 100+ smaller files I guess mostly for printing purposes.

Datacad cannot use the Master file as it is not set up for printing.

Datacad will not import the individual little Cad files, even in dwg format, as there are problems with the x-ref elements, scaling, text, dimensions etc

I exported out of Microstation into individual DWG files merging the cropped x-ref drawing.

Now Im trying to import the individual drawings into Datacad.

I can obviously do one aec file per drawing.. but that is rediculous. I can x-ref them in also, but that doesnt make it easy to edit them.

Once I've worked out how to do the kitchens, I will do the bathrooms and the plans!

You can see it will take weeks unless there is a shortcut!

Gaz

I still think this is one for Xrefs. Pak 'n' go is a file management procedure rather than a compilation procedure.

I was going to say I don't think this is a glitch in DataCad, the problem is back with the sender. On reflection, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have the option to dump to existing or have a new renamed layer e.g. find bench but dump to bench(1).

Using xrefs saves sorting the layers bout for GTVs tho.