External references

External references are connections that are created between:

• The current job and other jobs of X-PAD.

• The current job and other data files in different formats (DXF, IFC, LandXML, etc).

• The current job and other data files in raster maps.

Instead of importing data to the current job, it is possible to manage the reference to the data and load it temporarily when needed. When opening the main job, the data can be loaded from the linked files.

External reference is a very flexible way of managing the data required for the phases of the job.

The external references allow to:

• Loading only what is needed without changing the main file.

• Loading the updated version of the reference file.

• Sharing the same reference files between multiple jobs.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Manage external references: how to manage external files loaded to the project.

• Load an external reference document: how to load external reference files.