·         View, create viewport, (or right click in the viewport tab, new)

o    Name the viewport – “acad import”, “master”, etc.

o    Create on new design layer

§  As a standard, name the design layers as follows for each type of reference:

·         acad import for any existing autocad file needed to design a new building

·         master for any masterfile being referenced into individual sheets (A101, A102, etc.)

o    Select the source – choose file to import (Select “path relative to current document” then OK

o    Click on the layers tab and choose layers you want to show

o    Hit ok

·         If you need to update the reference go to the last tab of the navigation toolbar (where you see your classes, design layers, and sheet layers) and if the reference appears red it needs to be updated.  Right click and hit update.