Multi-residential jobs - hotlinks?

[Arcadia]

I am new to Archicad (2 months usage so far). I have not yet done a multi-residential job on Archicad yet but have one to do. I want to obviously document each stand-alone dwelling seperately as far as working drawings go but want them all appearing on the site model/site plan. Do I have to do this with hotlinking? If this was the case I am guessing I need one solo file for the site model with hotlinks to the units then seperate solo files for each unit as well. Or is there a way I can seperate the units within the one project file?

If I make changes to a hotlinked dwelling while working on the site model will it update in the dwelling source file?

I have not used hotlinking before so any tips for this would be appreciated also. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

yes. use the hotlinked module. because whenever you modified the typical floor plan, your whole building would be changed.

and for a highrise project, there are some tips for 3d navigation
1. hide internal layers when rendering the external (save views in order to do it faster)
2. using marquee for browsing some specific part

for more reference
http://www.archicadwiki.com/Big%20Building%20Whitepaper?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=ArchicadBig... (2mb)

again, the rule here, please write down your computer configuration in your signature to make problems solving in a more convenient way.