Reference drawings

A reference drawing is a 2D drawing imported from an external file (DWG, DWT, DWF, DWFx, DXF, DGN) that is attached to a work view, drawing view or diagram, and serves as a visual aid for the insertion of 3D design objects, 2D diagram symbols, or 2D annotations. Reference drawings can be resized, repositioned, and customized in terms of line weight and color, without altering the original drawing. Reference drawings can maintain their link to the original file, or they can sever this link in the import and store a copy of the original drawing in COS. In both cases, if modifications are made to the original, the reference drawing can be updated through a reload, and unnecessary reference drawings can be hidden or removed entirely.

See the following topics:

• 2D control – Using reference drawings in Plant Modeller work views.

• Reference Drawing – Using reference drawings in Plant Modeller documents.

• Reference Drawing – Using reference drawings in P&ID diagrams.