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External References Toolbar

CAD drafting External References Toolbar 0        Ribbon: Insert – Reference > CAD software External References Toolbar 1 XREFs (External References)

CAD drawing External References Toolbar 2        Ribbon: Manage – Palettes > CAD drafting External References Toolbar 3 External References

CAD software External References Toolbar 4        Menu: Insert – CAD drawing External References Toolbar 5 External References…

CAD drafting External References Toolbar 6 Command line: EXTERNALREFERENCES, IMAGES, XR, XREF

The command opens the External References dialog box. It displays all external references contained in the document and manages these references.

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The External references palette allows you to perform the following operations with the referenced drawing files:

·         Loading/unloading an external reference in the current drawing.

·         Binding an external reference to the current drawing.

·         Updating an external reference in order to display in the current drawing the latest changes made to the external reference file (without reloading the current drawing).

·         Complete removing an external reference insert from the current drawing with all associated data. It is not sufficient to simply remove a reference from the drawing, since such removal would not lead, for example, to removal of layers associated with the external reference. To remove the external reference completely, use the Remove parameter on the External references palette.

·         Changing the name of the reference file and its location (path).

·         Changing the file type and the format settings of the file of reference to the raster image.

 

Xrefs selected in the dialog box are automatically selected and highlighted in the drawing. And vice versa: when xref objects are selected in the drawing, their names will be automatically selected in the External references dialog. The ERHIGHLIGHT system variable is responsible for synchronizing highlighting with objects in the drawing. Single and multiple selection is supported (using CTRL and SHIFT):

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Tools to control external references

Button

Description

CAD drafting External References Toolbar 9 Attach

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Selects xref file to attach to the current drawing.

 

CAD drawing External References Toolbar 11 Refresh

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Updating information in the list.

Reloads all external references to display changes in the associated files.

 

CAD software External References Toolbar 13 Change Path Type

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A path type can be changed to absolute or relative one.

Remove Path – it is expedient to remove a path, if the referenced file is located in the same folder as the current drawing.

Select New Path – allows you to set a new path for the missing reference.

Find and Replace – allows you to find those among the selected xrefs, which use the specified path and replace all references of these path to a new path. Opens the Find and Replace Selected Paths dialog box.

CAD drafting External References Toolbar 15 Help

Opens help information.

CAD software External References Toolbar 16 List View

Displays the palette information as a list.

CAD drawing External References Toolbar 17 Tree View

Displays the palette information as a tree.

The Details Section contains detailed information about the selected xref file.

Button

Description

CAD drafting External References Toolbar 18 Details

Displays information about the selected file.

CAD software External References Toolbar 19 Preview

Shows a thumbnail view of the selected file.

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Controls visibility of the Details section.

The options of the External References bar in the Show list:

Column

Description

Name

Displays the name of the external reference file

Status

Displays the status of the external reference file:

·         Loaded – the referenced file is attached to the current drawing.

·         CAD software External References Toolbar 22 Unloaded – the referenced file is marked to be unloaded from the drawing.

·         CAD drawing External References Toolbar 23 Not found – the referenced file no longer exists in the valid search path.

·         CAD drafting External References Toolbar 24 Frozen – the reference file is inserted into the current drawing, but the reference is not loaded into RAM, and the graphical representation obtained at the time of freezing is used for display.

·         Unresolved – the referenced file cannot be read.

·         Orphaned – the referenced file is attached to another file that has an Unresolved status.

Size

Displays the size of the attached referenced file.

Type

*.dwg files display the file type of the referenced file:

·         Attachments

·         Overlays

Raster images display their file format:

Date

The date when the referenced file was created or last saved.

Saved Path

Displays the path that is saved with the drawing when the referenced file is attached.

Context menu

The edit commands for a xref selected in the palette list are contained in the context menu and differ for different file types:

DWG

Image

PDF Underlay

Point Cloud

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Command

Description

Reload All References

Updates all external references of the document.

Select all

Selects all external references in the Manager.

Open

Opens the selected xref file in the source application (in which the file was created).

Attach

Opens the external reference dialog box with the selected file name, which allows for changing such settings as scale, insertion point and path type or select another page of an underlay file.

Unload

Unloads the selected reference to file from the drawing.

Reload

Updates the selected reference to the file.

Detach

Deletes the selected reference to the file.

Bind

The reference content is embedded in the drawing, reference to the file is deleted.

Xref type

Change xref type:

·         Attach

·         Overlay

Save as…

Changes the selected reference to a raster image. You can change xref file name, file type and file format parameters.

A World file with geocoordinates for each raster image is also created if the Georeferencing – Use World or TAF file box is checked in the Options dialog.

Change Path Type

Changes the type of path to a reference: Make Absolute, Make Relative, Remove path

Select New Path…

Specifies a new path for an unreferenced file. Opens the Open file dialog to specify a new path.

Find and Replace…

Searches though the selected references for those that use the specified path, and replaces all insertions of the path with the new one. Opens the Find and Replace Selected Paths dialog.

Freeze

Freezes the selected references. Frozen reference objects are shaded (displayed lighter).

 

In the Drawing Explorer functional bar, the context menu that opens when you right-click on the external reference name also provides commands for editing external references:

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Open – opens the referenced drawing in a new window.

Insert – opens the Insert external reference dialog box with the name of existing external reference to re-insert or to select a file of a different xref file.

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