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title: "Connected Drawing Tool"
slug: "connected-drawing-tool"
updated: 2026-10-27T23:12:37Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:12:37Z
canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/connected-drawing-tool"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Connecting Drawings

This article explains how Drawings can be connected.

The Connected Drawings tool allows adding and removing connections between Drawings in IMS.

## Showing connected Drawings

To show connected Drawings:

- Open a Drawing in the Viewer.
- Click on the *Connections* button to open the Connection tool.![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/pic%201-3CJS1BX0.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T15%3A57%3A44Z&se=2026-10-28T16%3A57%3A44Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vfk0qlXBjE4WHypmrVrbQqRruJ1hcJa3nQhHhj%2BoKmQ%3D)Click on the Connect button.
- Hover over a link in the Connected Drawings List. The connected section of the Drawing will be highlighted. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/image-1689246520230.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T15%3A57%3A44Z&se=2026-10-28T16%3A57%3A44Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vfk0qlXBjE4WHypmrVrbQqRruJ1hcJa3nQhHhj%2BoKmQ%3D)Connected Drawings tool.
- Likewise, hover over a section of the Drawing. Any connected Drawings will be highlighted in the Connected Drawings List.
- Click on the link of a Drawing in the Connected Drawings List. The Viewer will be split in half and the connected Drawing will be displayed next to the original Drawing.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/image-1689247170339.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T15%3A57%3A44Z&se=2026-10-28T16%3A57%3A44Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vfk0qlXBjE4WHypmrVrbQqRruJ1hcJa3nQhHhj%2BoKmQ%3D)Connected Drawing displayed in split Viewer.

## Connecting Drawings

To connect to a new Drawing:

- Open a Drawing in the Viewer.
- Click on the *Connections* button to open the Connection tool.
- Click in the desired section of the Drawing.
- Click **Connect with another drawing**. Remember: You first have to click on a Drawing section before this option becomes available!![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/pic%201-H8LW7WSK.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T15%3A57%3A44Z&se=2026-10-28T16%3A57%3A44Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vfk0qlXBjE4WHypmrVrbQqRruJ1hcJa3nQhHhj%2BoKmQ%3D)Click on Connect with another drawing.
- Select the desired Drawing from the list.
- Click **Save**.

Additional instructionsTo learn more about Drawings see:  [IMS Drawings](/v414/docs/ims-drawings).