How to remove outdated Referenced Plan Files? (Showing up in Latest Revised Plan File)

[gravattedesign]

I have several earlier versions of plan files showing up in the Referenced Plan File of my latest revision. Is there a way to remove these older referenced plan files so they don't load and show up in the Project Browser? I am guessing that the more reference files loaded per CA session could affect performance.

I have opened each referenced file to purge referenced plans with no success.

 

Thank you for any insight.

[SHCanada2]

show in the broswer or are in the plan as a reference?. plan is below.

 

There can be many plans in the browser. it does not mean they are linked/referenced. I keep backup copies there that are not linked to anything(other than being part of the project as an un referenced file)

Edited Saturday at 10:57 PM by SHCanada2

[gravattedesign]

SHCanada2- Thank you for the response.

My posted image shows that the referenced (unused plans = Intial-Jessee & REV3-Jessee) show up in the Reference Plan List and the Project Browser. These plans are old versions of the project. My goal here is to clean up the Project Browser with only the most recent Plan files for the project.

Best regards,

[SHCanada2]

2 hours ago, gravattedesign said:

My posted image shows that the referenced (unused plans = Intial-Jessee & REV3-Jessee) show up in the Reference Plan List and the Project Browser

I think I see where you are going. you do not like to see the old plans in the browser, or in the drop down list when selecting a reference plan.

 

You could just delete the plan by right clicking on it in the browser? Might want to export it first so you had a backup.

BTW I sort mine by date so the newest is always at the top

 

Edited Monday at 02:57 AM by SHCanada2

[gravattedesign]

SHCanada2,

There isn't an option in X16 to delete the old files in the Project browser by right click menu. I also sort mine in a similar way... Attached is a screen shot of the "right Click Menu".

 

I expect that these older files are somehow referenced in the LAYOUT file, which is when they are getting loaded/opened in the Project Browser. When the most recent plan file is opened the older plans are not loaded into the browser, which is a recent change.  I have scrubbed the Layout File and do not see any references/sheet imports of these older files. Its a mystery still.

 

Again , I appreciate your comments.

Peace

[SHCanada2]

2 hours ago, gravattedesign said:

There isn't an option in X16 to delete the old files in the Project browser by right click menu.

sorry thought you were on X17.

Are you saying that when the only open file in CA is your layout file, that the project browser shows these other .plan files?

 

If so, yes the layout is referencing other files. I'm not at my CA computer, but I think from the menu for layout it is click tools->Referenced files

what does it show?