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Editing XRefs

Editing XRefs - AutoCAD Tutorial

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Editing XRefs

- [Instructor] Once again, we're in the host drawing. Xrefs dot DWG file, but you'll notice I've also got the property line drawing open as well. So make sure you've got both drawings open from the folder where you downloaded the two files from the library. Make sure that the Xrefs tab here is the current tab like so so that you can see the Xrefs drawing and the property line external reference file there as well. Now I can if I want to select the external reference file and open it from the external reference tab in the ribbon. I've got it already open anyway but you can just hit open reference and it will open up the file. Just hit escape to de-select the Xref file the property line dot DWG. Now the whole essence of external reference files is collaboration. So I can have my Xrefs dot DWG file open and I'll be working on that. Someone else might have the property line dot DWG file open and be working on…

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