CAD import XRef support
Case | XRef | Supported in Cloud? | Supported on premise? | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ./foldername/Xref.dwg | yes | yes | Planon can browse down in the file tree. |
2 | ./Xref.dwg | yes | yes | Planon can browse in the same folder. |
3 | C:/Planon/cadinbox/foldername/Xref.dwg | no | yes | Planon can handle the full path on premise. |
4 | ../foldername/Xref.dwg | no | no | Planon cannot browse up in the file tree. |
Limitations
• Per drawing, Planon only supports XRefs that belong to the same floor.
• Planon displays XRef layers as follows: XRefdrawingname|Layername.
XRef blocks are displayed as follows: XRefdrawingname|Blockname.
For each, the maximum combined name size is 255 characters.
• For XRef, Planon only supports the Attachment method (not the Overlay method).
When using the Attachment method, if you attach an XRef to your drawing and then attach your drawing as an XRef in another drawing, the first XRef will appear in both drawings.
• Although XRef drawing files are checked for case sensitivity, this does not apply to folder names. So XRef_a is considered the same as XRef_A and vice versa.
Best practice for WebDAV file/folder names is to use lowercase always.
• Planon only supports DXF and DWG file formats.
 | If an xref drawing does not exist in CAD Import, then the following cases can occur: • No data import from the xref is specified in the CAD drawing definition. • In this case, the xref does not have to be present and the CAD import works. • Data import from the xref is specified in the CAD drawing definition (regardless of whether it is BO's or construction data). • In this case, this data is missing in CAD Import so the import process aborts with an error message. |