Reference templates open a whole new dynamic when utilizing it to manage documents on different levels, i.e. corporate vs. division, company vs. client standards. Managing your files with the appropriate standards just improved efficiency by becoming a whole lot easier.
You can attach more than one reference template to an AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing, so updates will be run in a real-time basis, providing changes to the referenced object in your documents immediately.
The following components can be referenced:
Updating all document types, old and new, created with an older or even no template, can now be updated using the Reference Template function within Civil 3D 2018. Efficiency took a huge step forward for CAD managers and production users!
In part II, we’ll discuss the workflow/processes used to complete the template and updates.