referenced symbol locations?

[Jodyb17]

Is there a way to determine where a symbol is referenced from? Perhaps using the resource browser?

[jfmarch]

in the resource browser there will appear a little icon indicating that the symbol is ref'd from one of the workgroup reference files, is any. otherwise, if the symbol is in the file you have open, it will be listed there.

[Jodyb17]

I was unclear in my post. I have a symbol that is referenced in a plan that I am working in. I would like to edit that symbol. Without opening all of my plan files that might have the referenced symbol, is there a way of determining where the orginal (and editable) symbol is?

Obviously we need more thorough cad management, but until then?

[Petri]

Well, Jody - until then you are Lost in Space.

The issue is, however, pertinent. I don't think we can find out the Origin of Symbols. Perhaps no-one at NNA has ever thought about CAD-management of projects in the real world.

[jfmarch]

are you trying to edit a symbol to change in the ref'd file? symbols from referenced files cannot be editted in the target file. that may, or may not, be a good thing. if you need to see where your ref'd symbols are from, short of searching through all your files, you can give them a name that gives you a hint. you can, however, duplicate a ref'd symbol in the target file, and give it a new name. then you can edit away...

[islandmon]

Sooner or later ... VW will post a list of FilePaths for all the resources.

Then Resources Browser will include pop-out FilePath Lists under 'List View ' ... jus the OS does .. soon come !

[Jodyb17]

are you trying to edit a symbol to change in the ref'd file? symbols from referenced files cannot be editted in the target file. that may, or may not, be a good thing. if you need to see where your ref'd symbols are from, short of searching through all your files, you can give them a name that gives you a hint. you can, however, duplicate a ref'd symbol in the target file, and give it a new name. then you can edit away...

I agree that editing referenced symbols could potentially be dangerous, but as long as the process made it apparent that the change would have a "global" impact I think it would be okay. I ended up duplicating the symbol to get the result I wanted. Next time I will be more dilligent with symbol management.