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Click .
A worksheet with the external references contained in the element is displayed. You can expand or collapse
the list by clicking individual items.
6 Click OK to close the worksheet.
NOTE You can also display external references by opening the element in the AutoCAD Architecture drawing area and using
the AutoCAD Xref Manager. For more information, see “Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)” in AutoCAD Help.
Converting an Element to a Construct
Use this procedure to convert an element to a construct.
If you create an element and realize later that you do not need this drawing as a repeating element, you can convert
it into a construct.
NOTE Do not drag an element to the Constructs folder within Windows Explorer. This will result in inconsistent project data.
1 Click Window menu
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Project Navigator Palette.
2 Click the Constructs tab.
3 In the Drawing Explorer, locate the element to convert into a construct.
4 Select the element, and drag it into the Constructs category or one of its subcategories.
5 Specify the construct properties, as described in “ Creating a New Construct ” on page 219.
6 To update your project with the new file information, select the file in the Project Navigator tree, right-click,
and click Re-Path File.
WARNING When you re-path a project that was saved in a version of Architectural Desktop prior to 2007, the
drawings are saved in the Architectural Desktop 2007 file format. You will no longer be able to open these
drawings in a version of Architectural Desktop prior to 2007. Synchronizing a project with the project standards
will also save the project drawings in the Architectural Desktop 2007 file format. AutoCAD Architecture 2008
uses the Architectural Desktop 2007 file format so drawings are interchangeable between these releases. For
more information, see
“ Updating (Re-path) the Project ” on page 292 .
7 In the Reference File Re-Path Queue worksheet, click Re-path.
For more information on updating files, see “ Updating (Re-path) the Project ” on page 292.
NOTE If you want to convert the construct back to an element, drag it back to the Elements category.
Changing Elements: Interactions with the Project
Changes made to one part of a project frequently influence other parts of the project. The following information
describes the changes you can make to an element, and the effects of the changes on other parts of the building project.
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Adding new elements: When you add new elements to a project, you must reference them into other elements,
constructs, or plotting sheets.
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Changing the element name and category (location): Elements are used as external references in other
files. When you change the name and the location of an element, its external reference path is no longer correct.
To update the project, re-path it, as described in “
Updating (Re-path) the Project ” on page 292.
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