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NOTE You cannot bind xrefs that contain proxy objects. For more information,
see
Work with Custom and Proxy Objects on page 1966.
To bind an xref to the current drawing
1 Click Insert tab Reference panel Dialog box launcher.
2 In the External References palette, select the reference name that you
want to bind.
3 Right-click, and click Bind.
4 In the Bind Xrefs dialog box, select one of the following options:
Bind converts the objects in the xref into a block reference. Named
object definitions are added to the current drawing with a prefix of
blockname $n$, where n is a number starting at 0.
Insert also converts the objects in the xref into a block reference.
Named object definitions are merged into the current drawing without
adding prefixes.
5 Click OK to close each dialog box.
Quick Reference
Commands
EXTERNALREFERENCES
Opens the External References palette.
XBIND
Binds one or more definitions of named objects in an xref to the current
drawing.
System Variables
BINDTYPE
Controls how xref names are handled when binding xrefs or editing xrefs in
place.
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