Adding a View of an External Model

  1. Click the General View tool .
  2. Click the Browse button in the Options panel.
  3. Locate the desired model
  4. Select the model and drag it into the empty drawing sheet.

Some details about external views:

  • The design window associated with the drawing sheet does not contain any geometry.
  • The Structure tree of the associated design window contains only the drawing sheet. Hover over each view to display the file name of the external document.
  • Changes made to models in the drawing sheet update the external .scdoc once the drawing is saved. Opening these models in a new design window shows the changes.
  • Geometry created in the associated design window can be placed in the drawing sheet with the external views of other models.