Project Objects [SIG]

Use this section to import specific objects from one project into the current bridge workflow. A project object can be any entity the source project has exposed for sharing — 3D geometry, FEM reports, or analysis results. Unlike Project 3D, which brings in the entire model, Project Objects is selective: only the objects you explicitly pick are pulled in.

For an object to be available here, it must first be declared under Organization → Cross-Project Data in the source project. This page is the consumer side of that link — the source project is the publisher.

How to import shared objects

1. Create a new all-in-one project. Open All-in-One Bridge Workflows → New Project, name it, and enter the project.

   

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2. Open External References. Click Data to show the spreadsheet, then use the gear icon on the left panel to pick External References from the workflow list.

   

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3. Add the source project. In the tree, select Project Objects. From the cell-action menu (three dots) choose Add Projects… and pick the global/parent project.

   

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4. Pick the objects to import. Open the cell-action menu again and choose Shared Object (or Select Shared Objects from the three-dot menu on the Shared Objects cell) to select items from the list the source project has exposed.

   

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5. Complete the import. Click Sync Project to pull the selected objects into the current workflow.

   

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6. View and recognise imported objects. Click Zoom Extents to frame them in the 3D view. Synced objects are marked for easy identification: in the tree they render green (vs the default blue), and in the spreadsheet each name cell shows a small attachment icon in the bottom-right corner. Every subsequent sync overwrites the local copy with the current state of the source project.

   

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Parameters

Name: User-editable label for this project reference. Pick from the dropdown when first linking; rename at any time.

Project ID: Immutable identifier of the linked source project.

Shared Objects: The specific objects to import from the source project. Open the three-dot menu and choose Select Shared Objects to pick from the list the source has exposed.

Project Name: Display name of the linked project. Updates automatically if the source is renamed. (Read-only)

Last Project Modification: Timestamp of the most recent change in the source project. Compare with Last Project Sync to decide whether a fresh sync is needed. (Read-only)

Last Project Sync: Timestamp of the most recent sync into this workflow. Re-run Sync Project if the source has changed since. (Read-only)