1.Choose File > External Content > Place Hotlinked Module.
The Place Module Dialog Box appears.
2.Click the Choose Hotlink button to open the corresponding dialog box.
3.Do one of the following:
•Choose one of the existing hotlinks of this project, shown in the list, or
•Click New Hotlink to establish a new one.
Choose the source of the new Hotlink: either From File, or From Teamwork Project.
- From File: A directory dialog box will appear. Select the desired file to use as the hotlink.
- From Teamwork Project: The Select Teamwork Project dialog box appears. You must choose a BIMcloud/BIM Server, authenticating yourself with user name and password, then choose the project you need. The project will appear as a pln file in your Choose Hotlink list. Select this file to use as the hotlink.
Note: Keep in mind that if you link a module from a Teamwork project, that source Teamwork project must have the same version number as the host project.
Important: To access the server and its projects, your user name must be present on the Teamwork project’s User list.
See the BIMcloud/BIM Server User Guide for details.
4.Click OK to return to the Place Module Dialog Box. Use the controls here to set the Layer, Orientation and Elevation of the module you are about to place, to assign an optional Master ID, and to determine how to handle top linked elements.
For details, see Place Module Dialog Box.
5.Click Place Module to place it in the project. Modules are placed in grouped mode. They cannot be ungrouped, and their elements cannot be edited individually.
Note: Similarly to pasted elements, Modules can be placed into the current zoom or keep their source file coordinates.
6.If you are placing one or more modules from a multistory source file, the Choose Story dialog box appears.
See Place Module from Multistory File.
Edit Parameters of Placed Module
To edit the placement parameters of a placed module, select it, then use File > External Content > Hotlinked Module Settings.
Note: You can also modify the orientation, elevation and mirroring parameters of selected Modules with the corresponding Edit menu commands (Rotate, Mirror, Elevate).
You can repeat the placement of the same module any number of times with different settings. It is also possible to create multiple instances of the same Hotlinked Module by using the usual Edit commands (Edit > Move > Copy/Paste, Drag/Rotate/Mirror a Copy, Multiply) on Modules already placed in the Floor Plan.