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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Work with Annotations
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Edit a Referenced Drawing in a Separate Window
While the simplest and most direct method for editing xrefs is to open the
source file for the referenced drawing, there is an alternative that can be more
convenient.
If you need to edit the model space objects in an xref, you can access the xref
or a nested xref directly from the Reference Manager or with the XOPEN
command. Select the xref, and then using the shortcut menu in the Reference
Manager, open the xref’s source file. After you save the edits, close the drawing.
In your original drawing, click the Refresh Content button in the Reference
Manager, and resume working.
NOTE Make sure you know whether the referenced drawing is also referenced by
other drawings, and the changes you make are appropriate in other instances.
See also:
Edit Selected Objects in Referenced Drawings and Blocks (page 728)
Edit Selected Objects in Referenced Drawings and
Blocks
You can modify external references and redefine block definitions from within
the current drawing by using in-place reference editing. Both blocks and xrefs
are considered references.
By editing the reference in place, you can modify the reference within the
visual context of your current drawing.
Often, a drawing contains one or more xrefs as well as multiple block
references. When working with block references, you can select a block, modify
it, view and edit its properties, and update the block definition.
When working with xrefs, you can select the reference you want to work with,
modify its objects, and save back the changes to the reference drawing. You
can make minor changes without having to go back and forth between
drawings.
TIP You can quickly copy one or more selected objects nested within a referenced
drawing or a block into the current drawing with the NCOPY command.
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