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Question

The "Save Hotlinked Module" dialog has an option called 'Change the hotlink to the saved file'. Can you tell me more about this?

Answer

Module Creation
You can easily create any number of Module files when working in the Floor Plan Window.

• 1 Draw some elements in the Floor Plan and select them.

  2 Go to File > External Content > Save Selection as Module. A directory dialog box will appear, prompting you to save the selected elements as a module file. By checking the Change the Hotlink to the saved file box, you can immediately replace the selected elements with a hotlink to the module file. Instead of individual, editable elements, you will have a hotlink reference and to update the elements will require editing the module file. Some people use module files simply as a way of sharing elements with colleagues or other projects and merely want to create the module for sharing, but want to keep editable elements in their original file. In that case, do not check this box.
  

Note: If you have selected elements in the workspace, you can choose to save a Module that will include only those elements by selecting the Module File from Clipboard format. You can copy elements from several stories by using the Marquee tool’s multistory option.
Note: If the selection contains elements that cannot be modified (locked, located on a locked layer or reserved by another Teammate) and the Change the Hotlink to the saved file checkbox is marked, an alert will warn you. You will then have the choice of either creating the module with the editable elements only (and at the same time replacing the selected elements with this module), or canceling the operation altogether.
The Apply offset and rotation checkbox is only available if several instances of a Module have been selected which have varying rotation and offset values.

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