https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-manage-the-libraries/m-p/105096#M55213 Yes. You can work both ways. I work that way too, it's more flexible and easy to change things if you need. Pla files are good to move from one place to another <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_smile.gif" style="display : inline;" /> but hard to change them directly, overwriting it for instance. You also can load it partially for some special project.<BR /> <BR /> Extract it to a different folder and do some tests yourself.<BR /> <BR /> cheers Sat, 28 Aug 2004 13:24:55 GMT Anonymous 2004-08-28T13:24:55Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-manage-the-libraries/m-p/105095#M55212 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Are we supposed to extract the 8.1 library pla. or not? could it be used if it were extracted? I have found many problems that I think could be resolved if I work with an extracted library. My labels dont work properly,are difficult to load, I have difficulty saving patches. I cannot ctrl-c these items to other drawings. to name a few.</T></DIV> Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:28:04 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-manage-the-libraries/m-p/105095#M55212 Anonymous 2004-08-28T10:28:04Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-manage-the-libraries/m-p/105096#M55213 Yes. You can work both ways. I work that way too, it's more flexible and easy to change things if you need. Pla files are good to move from one place to another <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_smile.gif" style="display : inline;" /> but hard to change them directly, overwriting it for instance. You also can load it partially for some special project.<BR /> <BR /> Extract it to a different folder and do some tests yourself.<BR /> <BR /> cheers Sat, 28 Aug 2004 13:24:55 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-manage-the-libraries/m-p/105096#M55213 Anonymous 2004-08-28T13:24:55Z