What’s the meaning of a dash or hyphen “-” before the name of a command ?
Sometimes we can see a hyphen before a command name, then what’s the difference between a command with and without the hyphen?
How to reload and bind all the references?
How to reload all the references?
How to clip block, Xref, image or viewport?
CAD system has different clip commands for different objects: to clip image, the command is IMAGECLIP; to clip viewport, the command is VPCLIP; to clip block and Xref, the command is XCLIP.
What’s the difference between Attachment and Overlay when attaching external Reference?
When we attach external Reference(xref), there are two reference types: Attachment and Overlay, as shown in the following picture,
What’s the difference between Layer 0 and other layers?
We all know that layer 0 is the default CAD layer, but what’s the difference between layer 0 and other layers?
Tips for CAD external reference and its applications in design
The following contains contents and concepts about external references that you can easily find on the Internet, I’ve also made some modifications to them and I would like to share with all of you.
The xref of CAD has made design more convenient and save more time — different designers can share design information and improve precision and collaborative efficiency. The following is how to use xref and its main functions, in order to better illustrate the tips and tricks about it, I take the architectural industry as an example.
How to use bulk binds in Xref?
Electron transfer is an easy way to bulk bind external reference in drawing.
Open the electron transfer dialog box, click Add File button to add the drawing files that you want to bind Xref to the file tree, as shown in the following picture.