Rules for Merging Drawings
The following rules and restrictions apply to merging drawings or reports:
The target drawing file must be in session.
A drawing or report cannot be merged into itself.
The source drawing is removed from memory after it is merged.
The main drawing file can contain one or more formats. Each sheet can use a different format. When a source drawing is merged into a target drawing that has a different format, the source format is not automatically replaced. You can replace the source format after the merge.
When the source drawing to be merged contains dimensions that are the same as those of the target drawing, the system automatically removes these duplicate dimensions from the source drawing.
When files to be merged reference a different version of the same model, the latest version in memory is used for the drawing.
The source drawing and the target drawing must use the same drawing units.
When the source drawing and the target drawing contain a model with the same name, even if these are different models, the model currently in session is used in the final drawing.
After a file is merged, the Detail options from the target drawing override the setup options used by the source drawing.
If the source drawing contains a drawing program, it is deleted during the merge. To preserve a drawing program, use the drawing that contains the drawing program as the target drawing.
Drawing parameters in the source drawing are deleted during the merge.