Xref Manager
Function
Attaches,
overlays, lists, binds, detaches, reloads,
unloads, renames, and modifies paths to external references (Xrefs) in
the current (or host) drawing. Displays the Xrefs in the drawing in a
tree view or a list view. You can use the F3
and F4 keys to switch between list view
and tree view.
List View:
Displays a flat listing
of the attached Xrefs and their
associated data. You can sort the list of references by name, status,
type, file date, file size, or the saved path and file name.
Reference Name: Lists the names
of the Xrefs as stored in the
definition table for the drawing. Status: Shows whether the Xref
is loaded, unloaded, unreferenced, not found, unresolved, orphaned, or
marked for unloading or reloading.
- Loaded:
Currently attached to the drawing.
- Unloaded:
Marked
to be unloaded from the drawing once the Xref Manager is closed.
- Unreferenced:
Attached to the drawing but erased.
- Not Found: No longer exists in the valid
search
paths.
- Unresolved:
Cannot be read by AutoCAD.
- Orphaned:
Attached to another Xref that is unreferenced, unresolved, or not
found.
Size: Shows the file size of
the corresponding
reference drawing. The size is not displayed if the Xref
is unloaded, not found, or unresolved.
Type: Indicates whether the
Xref
is an attachment or an overlay.
Date: Displays the last date
the associated drawing
was modified. This date is not displayed if the Xref
is unloaded, not found, or unresolved.
Saved Path: Shows the saved
path of the associated Xref
(this is not necessarily where the Xref
is found).
Tree View:
Displays a hierarchical
representation of the Xrefs,
displaying the relationships between Xref
definitions. Tree view shows the level of nesting relationship of the
attached Xrefs, whether they are attached or overlaid, and whether they
are loaded, unloaded, marked for reload or unload, or not found,
unresolved, or unreferenced.
Attach: Displays the External Reference dialog
box if an
external reference is selected or displays the Select Reference File
dialog box if no external reference is selected.
Detach: Detaches one or more
Xrefs from your
drawing, erasing
all instances of a specified Xref and marking the Xref definition for deletion from the symbol
table. Only the Xrefs attached or overlaid directly to the current
drawing can be detached; nested Xrefs cannot be detached. Carlson
TakeOff
cannot detach an Xref
referenced by another Xref
or block.
Reload: Marks one or more Xrefs for reloading.
This option
rereads and displays the most recently saved version of the drawing.
Unload: Unloads one or more Xrefs. Unloaded Xrefs
can be easily
reloaded. Unlike detaching, unloading does not remove the Xref
permanently. It merely suppresses the display and regeneration of the Xref
definition to improve performance.
Bind:
Displays the Bind Xrefs dialog box Xref.
The Bind option makes the selected Xref
and its dependent symbols (such as blocks, teXreft styles, dimension
styles, layers, and linetypes) a part of the current drawing.
Found At: Displays the full
path of the currently selected Xref.
This is where the Xref is
actually found and is not necessarily
the same as the saved path.
Browse: Displays the Select New
Path dialog boXref (a standard file selection dialog boXref),
in which you can select a different path or
file name.
Save Path: Saves the path, as it
appears in Xref
Found At, to the currently selected Xref.
Prompts
Command: _Xref
Overlay Xref "example1": ..\..\..\..\Program Files\Carlson TakeOff
2004\WORK\example1.dwg
"example1" loaded: G:\oem4\src2\work\example1.dwg
Specify insertion point or [Scale/X/Y/Z/Rotate/PScale/PX/PY/PZ/PRotate]:
Command: Specify opposite corner:
Select objects: Enter
Prerequisite:
multiple
files
Keyboard
Command: Xref