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8 Open AutoCAD with the Object Enabler. 9 Overlay the source drawing into the current drawing. The display configuration you have assigned to the referenced drawing is used. Example: Displaying Part of the Model as Background You might want to include in a view one or more constructs for informational purposes that may be outside the selected categories. These constructs would be displayed differently than the other constructs in the view. For example, you could display the geometry of an adjacent floor as a "background" for reference when working on a floor. The part of the building displayed as "background" and as "foreground" depends on the view. For example, in a view of the west wing, the adjacent east wing would be the background. In a view of the east wing, the west wing would be the background. Because this information is context-dependent, you cannot apply the background and foreground display configurations to the constructs. You must be able to change the display configuration for each view the constructs are referenced in. Plan view of existing and new construction detail 1 Create constructs for the foreground and background parts of the model. For example, create a construct for the first floor of the north wing and one for the first floor of the south wing. For more information, see "Creating a New Construct" on page 219. 2 Within the constructs, create a display configuration for background display. This configuration could display in light gray and with a thin lineweight. TIP If you are using the templates provided with the software, you can use the Screened display configuration to achieve this effect. TIP For optimal reuse, create the display configurations in the construct template before creating the constructs. 3 Create a view. For more information, see "Creating a New General View Drawing" on page 246. 4 Select the constructs created in step 1, and reference them into the views. 5 Open the view. 296 | Chapter 6 Drawing Management