Xref

External Reference Status

Submitted by rkmcswain on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 13:20

In the External References palette, in the List View, there is a status column. As you might expect, this informs you of the status of the reference file. Have you ever seen a status that you did not know the meaning of? There are SIX documented states for a reference file, plus at least one more.

  • Loaded - The reference file is currently loaded and attached, and there are no issues.
  • Unloaded - The reference file is unloaded, but still attached to the drawing. This does not indicate a problem either.
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Xref a PDF?

Submitted by rkmcswain on Wed, 04/25/2007 - 12:37

Have you ever needed to Xref (or reference) a PDF file? One way would be to save the PDF as a TIFF and reference the image. Read more »

How to find where your drawings are xref'ed

Submitted by rkmcswain on Fri, 01/13/2006 - 09:03

It's easy to find what drawings are xref'ed into your drawing, but how do you find what drawings your drawing is xref'ed in to?

Ellen Finkelstein has posted a great tip on www.ellenfinkelstein.com regarding how to do this.

Note that you can also use Design Center to search a whole directory, drive, or even a network for drawings containing certain named objects such as layers, blocks, layouts, and dimstyles.

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