topic Re: Using External Drawing Feature in Documentation

Using External Drawing Feature

Anonymous — Fri, 19 May 2023 20:16:08 GMT

I hope I am posting this in the right forum?

Recently, I updated a PDF document and replaced the previous version I was using on one of my layouts. I have the program set to auto update, but it did not do so upon opening the file. I deleted the previous document and used the "Add External Drawing" function. I selected the appropriate PDF file and asked the program to add the document. Instead of the document, only a small box with a title block appeared stating the file "was not read yet".

How does one overcome this hurdle? Any and all help is appreciated.

Mike

Re: Using External Drawing Feature

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:50:01 GMT

Try to select the Drawing, right click it and use the Update command from the context menu.

You can also try to place PDFs by selecting the Drawing Tool and clicking somewhere on the Layout, then the File Dialog comes up where you can select the PDF to placed. IF it is not one page, another Dialog will come up where you can select which page of it you want to place.

Re: Using External Drawing Feature

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:53:33 GMT

I'm trying to set up a second .pln file for layouts for a large project. I've tried the few different ways I know of to place external views from another project into this one. I've right clicked to place external drawing, I've used the navigator to show another open project's views and drag and drop them and I've use the pull down file/external content/place external drawing and check box the views... I've tried projects I do have open in another instance and project that are not currently open. Nothing is working. I always get the updating file box w/ progress bar that stalls and gives me an "Error while generating..." message. I've tried a few different projects... I don't get what I'm doing wrong. I tend to assume I'm missing something rather than AC14 is....

help?

Re: Using External Drawing Feature

David Bearss — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:55:40 GMT

I know this is an older post but have started to experience non updating external drawings. It is not project specific as is consistent with all projects. Was there a resolution posted somewhere?

Re: Using External Drawing Feature

Barry Kelly — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 02:58:09 GMT

David wrote:
I know this is an older post but have started to experience non updating external drawings. It is not project specific as is consistent with all projects. Was there a resolution posted somewhere?

Did you play around with the IPC settings by any chance?

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=233746&highlight=ipc#233746

Barry.

Re: Using External Drawing Feature

David Bearss — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 18:35:25 GMT

Have not messed with anything like that.