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Reference Types

Topics support 3 reference types, and depending on the type of reference and your permissions, different functions will be available for each.

Project Files
Attached project files always point to the latest version of the file stored in the Connect Project.

Supported actions: View, Download, Locate in Explorer, Remove

Uploaded Files
Uploaded files are not visibility stored in the Connect Project. They do however support versions if you upload the same file.

Supported actions: View, Download, Remove

Links (URLs)
Hyperlinks items can be added to a Topic.

Supported actions: Open (in new tab), Remove

To add project file references

Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.
Navigate to the 3D Viewer.
For more information - please see Accessing the 3D Viewer.
Open the Topics tab.
Click on the topic you want to add a reference to.
Under the References section click the + button.
This opens the Add References Dialog, which displays the project File Explorer.
Select the desired file.
Click Add references.

To add local file references

Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.
Navigate to the 3D Viewer.
For more information - please see Accessing the 3D Viewer.
Open the Topics tab.
Click on the topic you want to add a reference to.
Under the References section click the + button.
This opens the Add References Dialog, which displays the project File Explorer.
Click the 2nd tab in the same dialog.
Drag and drop a file or click Browse to open the native File Explorer.
Click Add references.

To add link references

Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.
Navigate to the 3D Viewer.
For more information - please see Accessing the 3D Viewer.
Open the Topics tab.
Click on the topic you want to add a reference to.
Under the References section click the + button.
This opens the Add References Dialog, which displays the project File Explorer.
Click the 3rd tab in the same dialog.
Add the desired link's display text.
Add the link's URL
URL must include https:// or http://
Click Add attachment.

To download a file reference

Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.
Navigate to the 3D Viewer.
For more information - please see Accessing the 3D Viewer.
Open the Topics tab.
Click on the topic you want to download the reference from.
Open the overflow menu for the desired file.
Click Download.

To download all file references

Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.
Navigate to the 3D Viewer.
For more information - please see Accessing the 3D Viewer.
Open the Topics tab.
Click on the topic you want to download references from.
Open the overflow menu for the References section.
Click Download.

CAUTION: Removing references cannot be undone.

To remove a reference

Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.
Navigate to the 3D Viewer.
For more information - please see Accessing the 3D Viewer.
Open the Topics tab.
Click on the topic you want to remove the reference from.
Open the overflow menu for the desired reference.
Click Remove.

To remove all references

Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.
Navigate to the 3D Viewer.
For more information - please see Accessing the 3D Viewer.
Open the Topics tab.
Click on the topic you want to remove references from.
Open the overflow menu for the References section.
Click Remove.