Projectwise switching Autocadd Reference files

You can't. You can replace the existing projectwise reference with another file in projectwise, but you can't detach and then attach a new reference without opening AutoCAD (or MicroStation) to do it.

To replace a reference file in Projectwise:

• Right-click the existing reference in PW, select Properties
• In the File section under the General tab is an Advanced button, click that
• If the file you want to replace the existing reference with is outside of ProjectWise select Import
• If the file you want to replace the existing reference with is inside of ProjectWise select Replace
• Select the file to replace the existing file with
• Tell it to use the Original Filename
• Click the Save button
• Click the Close button

If you want to retain a copy of the existing reference first version before doing the above by by right-clicking the reference, select New > Version. After creating the version do the steps above on the master version of the reference.