Currently, drawings are updated either automatically or manually. Both are problematic.
Automatic updating on medium to large projects wastes a lot of time, as minor edits to a layout require all the drawings to be updated. If you opened the wrong layout, too bad. You have to wait for it to update before you can open the correct Layout. The benefit is you can rest easy knowing all published drawings have been updated.
Manual updating requires a 2-step process. Update all drawings (go to lunch) and publish all drawings (go to second lunch). The downside is sleepless nights thinking, "What if all of the drawings weren't updated and something has been missed?"
The wish is that when the Manual option is selected, a 3rd option should become available, "Update when published".
Drawings set to this won't update when you open the layout, but will update when being published. This avoids the issues of both Automatic and Manual updates, while getting the best of both. Drawings that are 'frozen' can be left on Manual and won't be updated during the publishing process. Drawings that must be current while working in Archicad can be left on Auto.
Note: This wish shares elements of Pedro Malo's wish - Enhanced Publisher – Task Automation and Workflow Actions. This wish could be incorporated into a Pre-Publisher action of "Update drawings". I felt that wish is a more extensive update of the Publisher, while this could be a smaller and easier to complete wish.
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