AUTOCAD TUTORIAL CLASS 06_External Reference

Published: 07 August 2020
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WORKING WITH EXTERNAL REFERENCES AND FILES

Command: External References

Keyboard Shortcut: XR

External references are drawings that are attached using the External Reference command. The attached drawing cannot be edited inside the drawing where it is attached, unless the file of the External reference is opened and changes were made on the external reference file. This is very useful, since these the attached drawing cannot be easily be edited by accident, and it saves time from duplicating drawings and managing the properties of base plans on different files, unlike using Block Reference as your base plans. This is also ideal for projects that require team work.

Another Definition:
An XRef is an ‘external reference' to another AutoCAD drawing file. One file can reference many other files and display them as if they were one. These are used in larger projects for many reasons:

They keep the file sizes down.
They allow many users to work on individual components of a project.
Every time an XRef is loaded, it is the most recent version of the drawing.
XRefs can be updated, added, or unattached from the main drawing at any time.
You can XRef drawings that they themselves XRef other drawings (nesting).

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