Attach And Detach Referenced Drawings; Attach Drawing References (Xrefs) - Autodesk 057B1-41A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2010 User Manual

Merge (bind) attached referenced drawings permanently with your current
drawing when the project is complete and ready to be archived.
NOTE Like a block reference, an xref appears in the current drawing as a single
object. However, you cannot explode an xref without binding it first.
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Attach and Detach Referenced Drawings

You can perform several operations on referenced drawing files (xrefs).

Attach Drawing References (Xrefs)

You can insert any drawing file as an external reference or xref in the current
drawing.
When you attach a drawing file as an xref, you link that referenced drawing
to the current drawing. Any changes to the referenced drawing are displayed
in the current drawing when it is opened or reloaded.
A drawing file can be attached as an xref to multiple drawings at the same
time. Conversely, multiple drawings can be attached as referenced drawings
to a single drawing.
Tools for Attaching Xrefs
You can use several methods to attach an xref:
On the Mac OS menu bar, click Tools
At the Command prompt, enter externalreferences
At the Command prompt, enter xattach
The saved path used to locate the xref can be a relative (partially specified)
path, the full path, or no path.
If an xref contains any variable block attributes, they are ignored.
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