topic Re: A question about linking external drawings to a module f in Modeling

A question about linking external drawings to a module file.

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:14:39 GMT

First of all I'd like to say "Hello!" to the community, because I'm quite a newbie in this forum.

So, to the point:
I want to link an external drawing(jpeg image) into a .mod file in a way to have only a string, pointing to it's location, but not to include the whole file into the project. I do it via File->External content-> Insert External drawing (something like this, I'm translating my RU version menus). In the properties list of the inserted image I uncheck the box "Include the dawing into the project file". But, after saving my .mod file with an image inserted like described above, I see that the filesize increased exactly as much as the image filesize is (ArchiCAD includes the referenced file into the module).
I also tried to insert my image via x-ref or a module, but the final result is the same.
When I do the same operations, but save the project file as .pln, it's filesise remains unchanged(several bytes added) - ArchiCAD doesn't insert referenced drawing.

Is there a way to hotlink external drawings to the module files without having the references inserted into the project file?

Re: A question about linking external drawings to a module f

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:38:08 GMT

hi,
Put your external drawing into a specific layer in the module file.
Then Turn that layer off in the host file.

Cheers

Re: A question about linking external drawings to a module f

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:11:04 GMT

tranthainguyen wrote:
hi,
...
Then Turn that layer off in the host file.
Cheers

What do you mean by "turn off"? Hide it? Lock it?

Re: A question about linking external drawings to a module f

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:30:37 GMT

it means "Hide it". Open Layer Setting (Crtl L) then click on the EYE Icon of that layer to close the EYE

Cheers