Hotlink Modules and XREFs in Teamwork

You can work with Hotlinks in Teamwork just as in solo projects, if you have access rights and reservations.

Place New Hotlinks

  • You must have the “Hotlink and XREF - Manage” access right.

Relink a Hotlink Source File

  • You must have the “Hotlink and XREF - Manage” access right.
  • You must have the “Hotlink - Instances” access right.

Update a Hotlink

  • You must have the “Hotlink - Instances” access right.

Update a Hotlink Source File

  • You must have the “Hotlink and XREF - Manage” access right.

How to Reserve Hotlink Module Manager

When updating a Hotlink, the Hotlink Module Manager will be reserved automatically in the background, if it is available, and then released after the update.

Go to the Hotlink Module Manager (File > External Content > Hotlink Module Manager) and click Reserve.


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Updating a Hotlink will update all module instances, regardless of who owns the instances.

If you Change or Delete or Relink a Hotlink module in the Hotlink Module Manager, this action will affect only those instances of the Hotlink module which you have reserved. (Hotlink Module Manager will be reserved automatically in the background, if it is available, and then released after the action.)

The same is true for deleting or replacing XREF instances.

How to Reserve a Hotlink Module Instance or XREF Instance

By placing a Hotlink Module instance, you automatically reserve it.

A placed Hotlink Module or XREF instance can also be reserved or requested by others like any element, using the commands of the Teamwork Palette and the context menus.


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Reserving a Hotlink Module or XREF instance means that you have the right to move it or delete it. You can also modify its settings (e.g. its orientation/rotation, Master Layer, height and elevation/story values) and replace it with a different Module.

Attach New XREFs

  • You must have the “Hotlink and XREF - Manage” access right.
  • You must reserve the Xref Manager.

Attach or Modify Existing XREF References

  • You must have the “XREF - Instances” access right.

Explode Hotlink Module Instance in Teamwork

The Break command is not available for Hotlink Modules in Teamwork. However, you can explode individual Hotlink instances.

  1. Select the Hotlink on the Floor Plan.
  2. Use the Explode Hotlink command from the context menu, or from File > External Content.

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    Note: With this Explode command, any dimensions that were added to elements in the module will be lost. Also, Solid Element Operations connections will be lost.

Relink from Teamwork Project

When you relink Hotlink Sources, you must first reserve all the Hotlinks you want to relink. If this is not the situation, then a dialog will prompt you to reserve individual Hotlinks:


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  • Continue anyway: (Available only if one or more Hotlinks of the source file are not reserved by you.) If you select this option, then only the instances reserved by you will be relinked to the new source. Hotlinks not reserved by you will remain linked to the original source.
  • Reserve all instances: If you select this, the Hotlink Module Manager will close, and Hotlink instances will be reserved. After this process is finished, open the Hotlink Module Manager again, and start relinking again.
    Tip: Reserve the Hotlink modules you want to relink before you begin Relink from Hotlink Module Manager.