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If you are editing a block reference with attributes, you can enter y to display

the attribute definitions and make them available for editing. The attributes

are made invisible, and the attribute definitions are available for editing along

with the selected reference geometry. When changes are saved back to the

block reference, the attributes of the original reference remain unchanged.

The new or altered attribute definitions affect only subsequent insertions of

the block; the attributes in existing block instances are not affected.

All Objects in the selected reference will be automatically included in the

reference editing session.

Nested After you close the Reference Edit dialog box and enter the reference

edit state, you are prompted to select the specific objects in the reference that

you want to edit.

Advances through the reference and nested references available for selection.

The currently selected reference is highlighted.

A working set is formed with the objects you have selected for editing. The

working set includes objects that can be saved back to update the xref or block

definition. When you save back changes, changes made to the objects in the

reference file are saved without actually opening the reference drawing or

recreating the block. The working set is visually distinct from the rest of the

current drawing: all objects in the current drawing, except objects in the

working set, appear faded. The XFADECTL system variable controls the fading

of objects while you edit a reference in place.

You can select objects in xrefs for editing even if they are on a locked layer in

the reference file. When a reference object is part of the working set, you can

unlock the object's layer and make changes to the object. Only the changes

made to the object are saved back to the reference file; the xref layer remains

locked in the reference file.

NOTE Objects outside of the working set are not faded unless the visual style is

set to 2D Wireframe during in-place reference editing.

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