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Autodesk
Status In progress
Product InfoDrainage
Categories Productivity
Created by Ian George
Created on Jan 29, 2026

Retaining CAD files / Orphaning

When CAD files are imported to InfoDrainage they retain the link to the CAD file, like a CAD Xref which is good. However if that file is moved, or InfoDrainage cannot access it, an error box is prompted and the entire CAD file is just deleted from the model.

It would be more useful if the CAD file acted the same as CAD Xref where a file becomes 'Not Found' or 'Orphaned' so the user could redirect the path and the file is retained.

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    Javier Soto
    Mar 11, 2026

    Thanks for the feedback.

    Improving the way CAD references behave in InfoDrainage is something we are currently considering as part of the wider Civil 3D and InfoDrainage interoperability improvements that are being worked on. including references management