Originally Posted by
BlackBox
I appreciate the example; regardless of the valid distinction you point out between line work so-to-speak, and its derived labels, it's the ability to take in this information (all of it) that lends to quicker decision making in the referencing drawing (based on the referenced information)... So if I attach XREFs to my sheet drawing, and label it in Model, in another design model I can reference all labels without duplicate line work XREFs, if that makes sense.
While Civil 3D introduces the seemingly unique ability to DREF, which I find it actually more cumbersome than simply XREFing as overlay (since most C3D Commands still work, like ADDALIGNOFFXYLBL, etc.), given that the referencing drawing requires the desired Styles in order for the DREF Objects to display properly (which increases file size), and introduces the risk of not detaching said DREF prior to Save, which allows for duplicate AECC* Objects being evaluated in any drawings that references 'this' drawing.
As an aside, perhaps I should request that DREF be expanded to allow for attachment, or overlay types, as XREF does?
Cheers