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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 currect drawing with the NCOPY command.
Understand the Working Set
The objects that you select from the selected xref or block are temporarily
extracted and made available for editing in the current drawing. The set of
extracted objects is called the working set, which can be modified and then
saved back to update the xref or block definition.
Objects that make up the working set are visually distinct from other objects
in the drawing. All objects in the current drawing, except objects in the
working set, are faded.
Control the Fading of Objects
The XFADECTL system variable controls how objects are displayed while a
reference is edited in place. The set of objects extracted from the reference are
displayed normally. All other objects in the drawing, including objects in the
current drawing and in any references not belonging to the working set, are
faded. The value indicates the intensity of display for objects not in the
working set. The larger the value is for XFADECTL, the more the objects are
faded.
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