AutoCad 2D :: Add PDF As A Background (like An XREF)
Nov 9, 2011I am running Autocad 2012 and need information about how to add the PDF as a background (like an XREF) and be able snap to points on the PDF.
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AutoCAD Architecture :: Xref And Text / Dim Background
Jul 26, 2012When I set the background mask to "yes" for text or dims it does mask out the xref as long as I set the cursor on the text / dim. When I move the cursor off the text / dim, the xref reappears, so when I print, the text is illegible due to the background walls etc.
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Oct 18, 2011When I have a drawing open in AutoCAD LT 2012 any xrefs are very dull or perhaps dark is a better description and on a black background tend to be very difficult to see. Is there a setting somewhere I can change to brighten up the xref?
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Nov 15, 2013I know that in ACAD you can use the xref manager to see where the actual file for the xref resides on your computer/server/etc. What I'm curious about is whether or not the inverse action is possible. Can you somehow access the file (not the output sheet where it's being xref-ed) and see what other files are using it as an xref?
I've come in on a project that is nearing completion and have been assigned the task of "cleaning up the project folder." Unfortunately, there are a ton of files in the different folders that are no longer in use on the final output sheets and I need to keep the ones still in use and archive the ones that are no longer needed. What I've been doing is going through those sheets and reviewing the xref manager for each sheet to see which files are actually put onto those sheets and making a physical checklist from which to organize my findings. Once the checklist is made, I then archive all the files that are no longer being used.
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Change Xref Layer With Xref Name?
Jul 31, 2009Is it possible to run a lisp which can extract all the xref names, make a layer with that name and then change the xref on the layer? I have got a similar routine from earlier posts but it doesn't work if any xrefs inserted in paper space (works fine on model space). could change this routine allowing to change the layer of xref in paper space too.
(defun dxf (i a) (cdr (assoc i a)))
(defun c:lxr ( )
(setq ss (ssget "x" '((0 . "INSERT"))))
[Code].....
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Xref Reactor Object ID To Xref Name
Oct 2, 2012I am using (trying to anyway) a :VLR-xrefSubcommandReloadItem reactor. My only question is how to get the xref/block name from the 'reactor callback data' Object ID.
I am ultimately trying to pass it to (vla-get-xrefdatabase ....), but I cannot figure out how to turn the second parameter from the reactor callback data into something I can use - for example the second parameter returned may be "65" or some other number.
Civil 3D 2011
Windows 7 x64
AutoCad :: Bind Xref But Also Preserve Xref Links?
Sep 17, 2013when you bind an xref the link disappears from the xref manager.
is it possible to bind an xref, but preserve that link in the xref manager? i realize that will lead to two copies of the same object in the drawing (one xref, plus the new block). everyone's okay with that happening.
AutoCAD .NET :: How To Get Full Xref Path Name Instead Of Xref DWG
Jul 5, 2012How do I get the full Xref Path name instead of Xref.dwg? I'm scratching my head is this totally under my nose... cause I don't see where the property is stored. I'm getting EV_BDR.dwg instead of C:folderEV_BDR.dwg
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Jun 12, 2013How to use Xref in autocad would one give me an example on how to use it?
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Sep 8, 2011I received some plans and in the main dwg there are 10 xrefs. Now in these xrefs there are others xrefs as well and some of them are linked together in a circular manner (it's a little hard to explain). How can I get rid of all the xrefs and collapse them in the same drawing.
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Nov 11, 2013So I've got these 11 design packs that I have been working on for months. Every time I need to make a major change I copy the entire folder and work on the copy so that I supposedly can get back to where I was if/when something goes awry. I am now working in my fourth version of the folder.
Most of the designs work just fine, but when I try to open one of them, it can't find the Xref. In the first place, when it tells me where it thinks the Xref should be, that's where it is - the path is correct - but AutoCAD can't find it. In the second place, when I go back into my supposedly safely saved earlier versions of the design, suddenly AutoCAD can't find the Xref in those versions either, even though I have not touched them since they last worked.
How I can correct it? I do NOT want to lose the scaling I have in the viewports, as I have gobs of labeling in paper space that points to features in the viewports.
AutoCAD Map 3D :: Lines Won't Appear On Top Of A Xref
Nov 20, 2013I have a drawing with one viewport. In model space I have attached a jpg. If I draw a line over the xref in model space, it looks fine. When I switch to paper space, the line does not show, but if I plot to a pdf, it does. If I draw on paperspace, above the viewport, the line does not show.
The jpg is black lines on a white background. If I draw a line across it in model space, it shows up as the correct color (in this case it's red) but when I switch to paperspace it turns white and is invisible over the image.
I tried to change the display order, but no win. I checked the properties of the line and the xref itself and it all looks good. Everything is set "by layer".
AutoCAD LT :: Xref Pdf Files
Feb 23, 2012When I xref a pdf file into LT2012 all that is visible is the frame for the xref, none of the lines etc.. are visible. The xref manager shows the pdf as attached.
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Jul 15, 2013A question about ex referencing. Can it be done within a drawing. In other words, can I can Xref the plan to another part of model space to then create the elevations in UCS, and then Exref the elevations from USC to a horizontal line.
This would be very useful in the sketch plan stage.
AutoCad :: Can't Bind Xref
Oct 10, 2011when I open up the xref dialog box, i am right clicking on the xref and for the love of god, it won't let me bind the thing. Bind is ghosted...
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Jun 30, 2011I'm a new at CAD Tutor but have been using autocad since R12 for DOS, I'm currently using AutoCAD 2011 MEP.
I received a file from an architect and the attributes don't burst and when I xref the file in to my drawing they don't show up. When I list the text, it says it is an 'Attribute Definition' but when I try and run attedit, the message says 'No object found'.
I believe the attribute problem is because the original file from the architect was made using Microstation and saved poorly to AutoCAD, but I'm not sure.
AutoCad :: PDF Xref Not Seen When Plot To DWF?
Apr 11, 2012I have a question, when i plot a drawing to dwf, the pdf underlay is not shown in the dwf file/drawing. The preview does. How come?
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Apr 10, 2013OK I'm running AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 -
So I've had this issue for a while - I try to XREF in a PDF an it just freezes up. The command line is stuck on _PDFATTACH and nothing happens. And it's not like it'd totally frozen either because as soon as I press escape it comes right out of it, so then I save the PDF down to a JPEG or TIFF and don't worry about it for a while. Still, it is quite annoying especially when I would like to use PDF Layers but can't.
AutoCad :: Xref Does Not Show Up
Jan 9, 2012I've inserted an external reference (as an attachment), but it does not show up in my drawing. I've checked all of the obvious things with regard to layers. I've never seen this before, but I'm sure that I will find that the answer is obvious.
Using release 2009
AutoCad :: Copy Or Set Xref UCS?
Jan 12, 2014i got a drawing with its UCS rotated , when trying to xref or copy@paste objects from it to another drawing i see that it respects to hosting UCS. is there a way to copy UCS from drawing to drawing?
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Mar 19, 2012Im having trouble with an XREF. Its a site plan which has a lot of hatching so slows my drawing. When I modify the XREF file either by turning off/freezing hatch layers, or even deleting certain objects, the changes do not show in my drawings despite reloading the modified XREF when prompted by ACAD.
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Apr 12, 2012Version is 2010.I've made a quick training drawing for some new people to practice 3D piping. Very simple mech piping 2d plan that I want them to turn into 3D. I put leaders on the piping that state it's height and size. I had the first person work on it yesterday and the annotation showed up fine when we xrefed it into that persons training drawings. I then noticed that the routing preference didn't match very well to what they would be doing soon. I wasn't happy with any of the presets so I created a new drawing and created a new preference that better reselmbed our work. When I got the second person into that drawing, we xrefed the architecture, which was fine, then the design drawing, which was fine except for the fact that the annotation was missing. I tried changing the layer that the annotation is on inside the design drawing but that hasn't fixed anything.
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Jul 27, 2011i have a drawing with an xref PDF and the xref dose not print it shows up fine in the preview but is no were to be seen when printed?
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May 25, 2012Suppose I have a Drawing Structure like:
MasterRoot
Root1
MasterChild1
Child
MasterChild2
Child
Root2
MasterChild1
Child
MasterChild2
Child
When I use XrefGraph xg = mainDb.GetHostDwgXrefGraph(true); in Code then I get all the Files as a node including MasterRoot (say count=6).
If I want to get Only direct Children (here, Root1 and Root2)(means count=2 only), then what i have to do?
AutoCAD Map 3D :: Xref Disappears On Zoom In
Jan 19, 2012I have a georeferenced drawing with aerial photos and linework that I have Xref'd in a recent survey drawing. I checked that the coordinate systems match and the xref shows that it is loaded and the layers are listed as on and thawed.
However, the xref is not visible.
I tried a new blank drawing using the Map 3D template, same coordinate system. Same thing happens. However, this time, I noticed that the xref is visible when zoomed out. When I zoom in, it disappears. Screen shot attached.
AutoCAD LT :: Toggle Snap To Xref
Jan 26, 2013Is there a way to toggle snapping to a layer or xref?
When using object snap and you are drawing with a busy survey xref in the background, the mouse cursor really hunts around a lot on the contour lines and stuff instead of on what I am drawing. But, I would like to see the contour lines as I go, rather than hide the layer.
AutoCAD LT :: Selecting Xref Throughout Layouts
Feb 7, 2013Any way to select an Invalid Xref that is attached on multiple layouts and delete them at once instead of going through every single layout and deleting it manually.
AutoCad LT 2014
AutoCAD 2010 :: Layers That Come With Xref
Mar 2, 2012Lets say I have file 1 and files 2,3,4, file 1 contains several layers and is an xref in files 2,3,4.
Can I somehow set a layer to off or frozen in file 1 and it will make sure to be switched off in my files 2,3,4 aswell? I have played around with New VP Freeze but if I add a layer at a later time and files 2,3,4 already have several viewports that doesn't do me very good.
AutoCAD LT :: XREF Command Not Working?
Jan 4, 2013I am trying to xref a file in and when I select open through _XATTACH nothing happens. No subsequent dialog box opens up asking me to choose location, rotation, attach/bind, etc. The command just dies and I am back in my dwg.
AutoCAD LT 2011
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012