Refrence data not showing

Is it possible that the data is in a different model of the new drawing?

I didn't get you

Hi Raja Raghu,

Could you please provide a screen shot of your  references dialog? do you know if the referenced files  has the display turned off?

Have you done a  Fit View after attaching the file to verify if  the referenced file is far away from your design?

MaryB said:

Is it possible that the data is in a different model of the new drawing?

Within a Microstation file you can have multiple models. If you open the reference dialog box, highlight the reference file, right-click on the file and select Settings there will be a field called Model with a drop down. Is there more than one model within that list?

My first suspicion would be that the original reference file was clipped. When you change the reference file the clipping still remains and most likely the elements within the new file are outside the current clipping extents of the reference file. Delete the clip boundary of the reference file. Also make sure to use the Fit View. If you are changing the Z value of the reference then you are in a 3d file. If view depths are set up it is possible the elements are beyond the view plane, essentially behind your view point. Fit View should bring them into view.

MaryB said:

Is it possible that the data is in a different model of the new drawing?

Within a Microstation file you can have multiple models. If you open the reference dialog box, highlight the reference file, right-click on the file and select Settings there will be a field called Model with a drop down. Is there more than one model within that list?

My first suspicion would be that the original reference file was clipped. When you change the reference file the clipping still remains and most likely the elements within the new file are outside the current clipping extents of the reference file. Delete the clip boundary of the reference file. Also make sure to use the Fit View. If you are changing the Z value of the reference then you are in a 3d file. If view depths are set up it is possible the elements are beyond the view plane, essentially behind your view point. Fit View should bring them into view.