AutoCad :: Bind Xref But Also Preserve Xref Links?
Sep 17, 2013
when 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.
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Oct 10, 2011
when 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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Mar 8, 2012
How do I bind an ex referenced image file?
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Feb 7, 2012
I'm attempting to bind an xref into a drawing. I keep getting an error message: "Some objects in the specified xref failed to bind." Any reason why some objects couldn't bind? I've thawed all layers in the drawings..
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Feb 10, 2010
I am trying to bind an Xref into my working drawing. Whenever I try to perform this command, an error message appears that says "Some objects in the specified Xref(s) failed to bind." No list of objects has been provided. I have tried exploding, purging and auditing both the Xref and the working drawing to make sure there are no extranneous objects in the files, but the message keeps appearing.
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Feb 11, 2013
is it possible to bind an an xref via ObjectDBX without opening the drawing?
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Sep 23, 2013
Our company uses xref electromechanical,
some problem we encountered after binding the xref become a block mostly like a baseplan & equipment system . can't edit block In-place in block references in latest autocad 2014 LT.
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Jan 1, 2014
I'm new to AutoCad 360 but I'm finding it impossible to find link to Xrefs on the 360 drive - I'm logged in and can see the files in Windows explorer but can't link them into the file... It means I have to work from different locations which is a nightmare for co-ordination.
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Jun 10, 2011
How to avoid broken links to an Xref while migrating to a new server?
We will migrate our servers and have to move all Xrefs. The Xrefs are composed from files located on different harddrives. Let's say A: / B: / C:
When migrating to our new servers I suppose we are just fine when we name the new harddrives exactly the same as the current situation? Are there any other things we should take care of?
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Mar 20, 2012
I am currently updating and coming up with a better system for are plant layout file for AutoCAD. When this project is complete, it will be set up so if someone needs to make a change they can just make a copy of the X-Ref file for the area they will be updating and hand it back in when there done. I will review the updated X-Ref then switch out the old X-Ref file for the updated one.
Problem: the problem I am having is when I am in the master drawing that contains all the X-Ref files, the layers list becomes enormous. There are about 30 to 40 different X-Ref files with 15 layers each. Those 15 layers contain the exact same information but you have to edit them individually.
Question: Is there a way to make the 15 layers in the master effect the corresponding layer in all the X-ref files? For instance, you hide the “Machines” layer in the master and it hides the “Machines” layer in all the X-ref.
Side Note: If you were going to make the suggestion “use Xbind” I’ve tried it and it doesn’t work well because “Xbind” creates a new layer you have to assign to things instead of making the layers relate to one another.
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Nov 15, 2013
I 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.
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Jul 31, 2009
Is 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].....
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Oct 2, 2012
I 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
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Jul 5, 2012
How 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, 2013
How to use Xref in autocad would one give me an example on how to use it?
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Sep 8, 2011
I 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, 2013
So 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.
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Nov 20, 2013
I 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".
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Feb 23, 2012
When 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, 2013
A 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.
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Jun 30, 2011
I'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.
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Apr 11, 2012
I 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, 2013
OK 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.
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Jan 9, 2012
I'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
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Jan 12, 2014
i 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, 2012
Im 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, 2011
How the procedure to convert a drawing into an xref.
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Apr 12, 2012
Version 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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Nov 9, 2011
I 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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Jul 27, 2011
i 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, 2012
Suppose 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?
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