Inserting files or file drawings into open projects

When working on a project, you can insert files or individual drawings of files into the open project. Once inserted, the inserted files become integral parts of the receiving project. The operation leaves the does not modify the source file.

NOTE: This procedure is especially helpful as except for the drawing, you can insert also the rest of the drawings in the source file — for example, its 3D, layout drawings.

terminology in this topic

Source file	The file that will be inserted or from which drawings will be inserted.
Destination file	The currently open file, into which the source file items will be inserted.

To insert a file or parts of a file into an open project

With your project open, on the File menu, click Insert.

The Insert dialog box appears at its Insert File step.

In Look In, navigate to the directory where the source file is.
In File type, select the file format.
Select the file that want to insert, and then click Next.

The Insert Drawings dialog box appears at its Insert Drawings step.

The Drawing column lists the drawings in the source file.

You can select individual drawings to import, or you can import all the drawings. Depending on whether you want to import the file with its layout, you have three options:

Insert as layout: The 1ups that come with their own layouts are selected automatically. When the file is inserted, the layout drawing will be inserted as a production-ready layout. Also all the other drawings in the source file are available for selecting.
Insert 1ups All the 1ups in the source file and any drawings that originate from them are available for selecting. Layout drawings are unavailable for selecting.
Insert as flat layout: Only the layout drawing is available for insertion. Here, flat layout means that the layout drawing will be inserted as a set of individual objects, not as a production-ready layout.

From the three options for inserting, select the one you need. Then, depending on your choice, select the drawings that you want EngView to insert.
When you have selected the drawings for inserting, click Finish. EngView inserts the drawings into the project. They are now side by side with the project's original drawings.