Detach Referenced Drawings - Autodesk 057B1-41A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2010 User Manual

Specify No Path
When no path information is saved with the attached external reference, the
following search is initiated in the order shown:
Current folder of the host drawing
Search paths defined in the Support File Search Paths item on the
Application tab in the Application Preferences dialog box
Specifying the No Path option is useful when moving a set of drawings to a
different folder hierarchy or to an unknown folder hierarchy.
Know when a Referenced Drawing has been Relocated
If the drawing you are working on contains an xref that has been moved to
a different folder, a message is displayed at the site of the xref when you load
the drawing. The message indicates that the xref cannot be loaded using the
old path. When you specify the new path, the xref is reloaded into your
drawing.

Detach Referenced Drawings

To completely remove DWG references (xrefs) from your drawing, you need
to detach them rather than erase them.
Erasing xrefs does not remove, for example, layer definitions associated with
those xrefs. Using the Detach option removes the xrefs and all associated
information.
Detach Referenced Drawings
To detach an xref
1 On the Mac OS menu bar, click Tools
Manager .
2 In the Reference Manager, click a DWG reference.
3 Right-click the selected DWG reference and select Detach from the
shortcut menu. Alternatively, you can click the Detach button in the
top row of buttons in the Reference Manager.
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