Map Features from connected shp file not displaying in XREF

[chuckpietra]

This has been an intermittent issue since the birth of FDO Work arounds are not acceptable .. If a dwg with FDO connections is XREFed into a host dwg and or used with sheet set manager the Map features do not display at all.

[Jmurphy]

Xref and SSM are both vanilla Autocad features, don't expect Map3D features like FDO to work with them. If you want the same data displayed in multiple dwgs/maps then save the FDO connection to a layer (.layer) file and drag/drop it into any dwg that you want it in the same as a xref. That's the method designed to work with Map3D.

[chuckpietra]

I have always just saved out the dwg as vanilla acad then use that in ssm It worked but adds to work flow. the .layer drag n drop is better And I thank You

[chuckpietra]

Regarding the .Layer method if the the .Layer file changes will the dwg that it was drag and dropped into update ?

[Jmurphy]

Regarding the .Layer method if the the .Layer file changes will the dwg that it was drag and dropped into update ?

Yes as long as you saved the changes to the layer file.