https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/updating-sheet-components-legends-across-multiple-files/m-p/12972357#M11392 <P>I'm about to embark on producing a large quantity of Fire strategy drawings for a series of estates, which will require the same legend &amp; notes across all. In the event of needing to make a change, I want to avoid the need to update each drawing file individually.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>How can I embed the following type of legend &amp; notes component in a way that they can all be updated simultaneously from a single source?</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Jake_PCH_0-1724247675437.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1400349iA22F64E0827F2400/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Jake_PCH_0-1724247675437.png" alt="Jake_PCH_0-1724247675437.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><EM>*File attached for reference</EM></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:49:00 GMT Jake_CAD 2024-08-21T13:49:00Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/updating-sheet-components-legends-across-multiple-files/m-p/12972357#M11392 <P>I'm about to embark on producing a large quantity of Fire strategy drawings for a series of estates, which will require the same legend &amp; notes across all. In the event of needing to make a change, I want to avoid the need to update each drawing file individually.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>How can I embed the following type of legend &amp; notes component in a way that they can all be updated simultaneously from a single source?</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Jake_PCH_0-1724247675437.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1400349iA22F64E0827F2400/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Jake_PCH_0-1724247675437.png" alt="Jake_PCH_0-1724247675437.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><EM>*File attached for reference</EM></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:49:00 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/updating-sheet-components-legends-across-multiple-files/m-p/12972357#M11392 Jake_CAD 2024-08-21T13:49:00Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/updating-sheet-components-legends-across-multiple-files/m-p/12972390#M11393 <P><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/14995219">@Jake_CAD</a>&nbsp;,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Consider using XREF (Reference):</P><P>&nbsp;</P><UL><LI><A href="https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/External-Reference-xref-management-strategies-in-AutoCAD.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">External reference (xref) management strategies in AutoCAD (autodesk.com)</A></LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P><UL><LI><A href="https://www.autodesk.com/learn/ondemand/tutorial/create-external-references-in-autocad" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Create external references in AutoCAD | Autodesk</A></LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P><UL><LI><A href="https://ceethreedee.com/drawing-management/creating-and-managing-legends-in-autocad-a-great-simple-solution" target="_blank">Creating and Managing Legends in Autocad – A Great Simple Solution | Cee Three Dee</A></LI></UL> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:07:23 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/updating-sheet-components-legends-across-multiple-files/m-p/12972390#M11393 Valentin_CAD 2024-08-21T14:07:23Z