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External Reference Ribbon Contextual Tab
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Attach Drawing References (Xrefs)
Displays options for attaching external references.
Summary
The External Reference tab is displayed when you select an external reference.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Edit Panel
Edit Reference In-Place (
REFEDIT on page 1072) Edits an xref or a block
definition directly within the current drawing.
Open Reference (XOPEN on page 1355) Opens a selected drawing reference
(xref) in a new window.
Clipping Panel
Create Clipping Boundary (XCLIP on page 1350) Crops the display of a selected
external reference or block reference to a specified boundary.
Remove Clipping (XCLIP on page 1350) Deletes the clipping boundary.
Options Panel
External References (
EXTERNALREFERENCES on page 504) Opens the
External References palette.
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