samifox Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Hi I want to compose temple array, for example: house.dwt floor.dwt coulmns.dwt all three templates should have the same basic blocks and styles while each dwt have also some addition specific block and styles others dont need. The way I was thinking to tackle this is by xref, where house.dwt ,floor.dwt and coulmns.dwt are hosting xref called shearedData.dwg. and on each template save specific blocks and styles. Is there any other way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Is shearing data like shearing sheep? Share your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Why would you use XREFs? I see no advantage to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 What would be on the "shared" data drawing that it would be brought in as an xref in each of the three templates you describe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Anything in the XREFs would not reside in the drawings. That is why it doesn't make any sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samifox Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 ok...lets put it other way. lets say you creating a new file based on a dwt. now you draw a dim line, at this point the drawing contain no block at all, but we all know that dim style use blocks, so were are they? lets say that autodesk wants to shape the arrowhead, instead of doing it for all the drawings, they do it once and than all drawings are updated. hope it make sense now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 A dimension style can be developed and saved as part of the drawing template file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 lets say that autodesk wants to shape the arrowhead, instead of doing it for all the drawings, they do it once and than all drawings are updated. hope it make sense now.... Are you asking if there is a way to update the template and have previously created drawings get updated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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