Any objects that already exist in other linked libraries will not be embedded. Do Not Embed Duplicates: Click this to avoid duplicates when embedding objects.The appearing dialog box gives you two options associated with the embedding process: (If no objects from the selected library have been placed, you get an alert that there is nothing to embed.)ģ. Select the library folder from the Libraries in Project list in Library Manager.Ģ. To embed a library’s placed objects into your project:ġ. Important: Embedding a library does not embed the entire contents of the library it will only embed those objects which have been placed into the project. If you use this command, the original linked library or BIMcloud Library will be removed from the project. Note: Embedding an object will also automatically load any needed macros along with it. This function is useful to ensure that the objects you need will always be available in this project, because they will be embedded. Use this feature to embed all the objects placed from a linked library or BIMcloud Library into the project. The chosen library file or folder, with its contents, now appear in the Embedded Library in Library Manager.įrom any location on your computer, drag and drop the file into the Embedded Objects folder of Library Manager. (To view and choose items within a folder while browsing the directory dialog box in Windows, you must double-click the folder.) Browse for the desired library folder or file, select it, then click Choose. Click “Add new file” or “Add new folder” from the command icons.Ĥ.
Use Library Manager to add any folder or library-type file to your Embedded Library.ģ. These are described in the following sections:
An object can be added to the Embedded Library in several ways.