Has anyone found a way to access several dwgs from within 1 dynamo instance? Seems like Dynamo is specific to the dwg you are in and you cannot really create things in other drawings if you do not have them open… thoughts?
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Yes, so this is my same question. I would LOVE to be able to select multiple documents outside of the current one I have open!
This has to do with the bindings, 1:1 relationships between a Dynamo graph and a Document. In Civil 3D there is an attempt to remove this limitation and store the bindings within the Document rather than the graph. It has its own troubles but in principle should allow you to run one graph on multiple documents, just not yet.
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Any follow up to this? The limitation of the Dynamo instance existing within a single document is still an issue. This makes batch processes or referencing dynamically an issue. I’ve found the SDT for C3D can help export data in a batch manner (to XLXS) to reference into a DYN script.
Dynamo is bound to the current document, and we don’t have any near-term plans to change this behavior. We do have this card on the roadmap that you vote for and share your thoughts if it’s of interest to you.
Despite the 1:1 relationship, there are still ways to run a graph in a batch fashion, for example with Civil 3D’s Batch Save Utility as discussed here: