Lighthouse Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Is there a way to have the layout update automatically (or manually) to the newest version of a plan? I create plans with a lot of cad details that I send to layout. As I iterate on the plan, I save it as a new version. However, I end up with a layout that has details from the older version of the plan, which gets confusing. For example, I have Plan 1 with details 1a and 1b. Then I save Plan 1 as Plan 2 (a new iteration). Plan 2 is now my current plan, and the details have been saved with it, so now I have Plan 2 with details 2a and 2b. I would like to have my old Plan 1 on the layout update to Plan 2, along with the associated details. I currently have to resend the details every time I change the plan, which is a lot of work with 30-40 details. Am I missing something obvious? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneK Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Brilliant! Most concise answer to any question I've ever asked, and a huge time saver. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Shane's answer is a good solution for dealing with individual layout boxes but if you want to get them all at the same time you should be going here... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuttery Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I avoid the issue by always having the same plan and layout name during the project by doing "save as" I also do a "save as" adding date/time and other info first to create backups doing a double "save as" is very quick - gives frequent backups - keeps plan and layout in sync Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianneDSC Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 When I do a save-as for a plan file to preserve it at a certain stage or version, I add a suffix such as -a.plan; -b.plan, etc. The plan that I have linked to the layout never has a suffix, eliminating the need to adjust the linked file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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