To know where a document is used we must either interrogate all files individually or store all references in an external table. AutoManager Workflow version 6 now includes the management of external references for AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop by maintaining an additional table within the Workflow environment. The option to select External References and main drawings that are stored in the AM Workflow database. A number of supervisor options control the default settings that determine how links between main and reference files behave. If, for example, I'm attempting to open a drawing where the main drawing is locked, I can cancel the operation or prompt the user with a number of options on how to proceed.
Similar options control the behaviour of main drawings where reference drawings are locked.
Therefore, the Environment concerned keeps track of the history of current and previous file locations of drawings. AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop share similar Xref functionality with slightly different terminology. Mechanical Desktop deals with assemblies, parts and subassemblies, whereas AutoCAD refers to main drawings and Xrefs. Workflow accommodates these differences with a new option to set the preferred terminology. Grabbing the associated reference files Using the Xref functionality in AM Workflow, we can create selections based on finding referenced drawings and main drawings.