It’s important to get in this workflow mindset to become more efficient designers. It is a system of ‘linking’ that most modern design programs utilize (all of Adobe’s graphic design software utilizes linking). Geometry does NOT have to be duplicated (copied from drawing to drawing), therefore decreasing overall file size. ![]() It prevents us from accidentally making edits to other. ![]() The “Overlay” is extremely useful for three reasons: ![]() If your files are in the folder: c:/projects/client01/ and you send them to your client, the files will not. Relative paths can use files in the same subfolders, or even in sub-subfolders. An Absolute Path can only find files in a specific place. Thats what makes relative paths so vital. We can “Overlay” the ‘Roads’ file so that the roads show up in the ‘Buildings’ file, however it will not be possible to edit the roads directly within the ‘Building’ file. No firm will use the same folder structure, not exactly. For example, say we have the ‘Building’ file open. “Overlay” is a tool that allows information to be displayed from other models/drawings, but it prevents this information from being edited directly from within a specific file. By using a system of XRefs attached as “Overlay” files, we combine all of the information we need into one model to allow for greater clarity and ease of editing. Back in AutoCAD, we want to set our file up to accommodate any potential changes that we may need to make in the future.
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