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Use the Working Set to Edit Referenced Drawings and
Blocks
To edit a referenced drawing from within the current drawing, you use the
working set to identify objects that belong to the xref or block definition rather
than the current drawing.
While editing a reference in place, you can add or remove objects from the
working set. If you create a new object while editing a reference in place, it is
almost always added to the working set automatically. Objects that are not
in the working set are displayed as faded in the drawing.
If a new object is created because of changes made to objects outside the
working set, the new object is not added to the working set. For example, your
drawing contains two lines that are not a part of the working set. If you edit
the lines by using FILLET, a new arc is created between the two lines. The arc
is not added to the working set.
When a reference object is part of the working set, you can select the object
for editing even if it is drawn on a locked layer in the reference file. You can
unlock the object's layer and make changes to the object. Changes made to
the object can be saved, but the layer state remains the same in the reference
file, whether it is locked or unlocked.
An object that is removed from the working set is added to the host drawing
and removed from the reference when changes are saved back. An object that
is added to the working set is removed from the host drawing, and is restored
to the reference when the changes are saved back.
Reference Editor Visor
If you select a reference to edit in-place, the Reference Editor visor is displayed.
The buttons on the visor (Add to Working Set, Remove from Working Set,
Discard Changes, and Save) are active only during in-place reference editing.
The visor is dismissed automatically after changes made to the reference are
saved back or discarded.
Save Back Edited Referenced Drawings and Blocks
While editing a referenced drawing or a block definition in place, you can
save back or discard changes.
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