Join Shaun Bryant for an in-depth discussion in this video Editing XREFs in place, part of AutoCAD 2017 Essential Training.
- [Voiceover] Last but not least in this external references…section of our AutoCAD 2017 Essentials course…is the ability to edit an Xref in place.…You may remember when we looked at blocks…you can edit a block in place, if you want to as well,…just a regular AutoCAD block.…It's exactly the same technique.…So I'm going to select my Xref in the drawing.…So I'm staying in the 13_XREFs.dwg file,…or your copied version that you've saved locally.…I've selected the Xref like so.…
It's highlighted, and we've got the contextual external…reference come up on the ribbon again.…So you can see there that we've got an Edit panel.…Now I've already showed you the Open Reference option.…Click on Edit Reference in Place in the Edit panel,…and you'll recognize the dialog box.…It looks the same as the block one, but what we're editing…now is an actual external reference rather than a block.…But you can obviously reference in an…AutoCAD block if you want to.…You can use that as an Xref.…The only reference we've got is our PropertyLine xref,…
Author
Shaun Bryant
Released
3/21/2016Autodesk Certified Instructor Shaun Bryant reviews the user interface and leads you step-by-step through all of AutoCAD's tools, menus, and features. Learn how to create and modify geometry, layers, blocks, dimensions, and layouts. Find out how to draw more accurately with AutoCAD's snapping and coordinate model, and add text and annotations that help others understand your drawings. Ready to share your work with others? Discover how to output your drawings in a variety of formats. Even experienced AutoCAD pros can find something new to learn.
- Exploring the AutoCAD interface
- Converting drawing units
- Using DWT template files
- Zooming and panning around drawings
- Drawing simple geometry and objects
- Moving, scaling, and rotating
- Using Fillet and Chamfer
- Drawing with snapping and coordinates
- Adding hatching and gradients
- Adding text to drawings
- Working with dimensions
- Grouping objects
- Creating reusable blocks
- Designing tables
- Working with XREFs
- Creating layouts
- Adding annotations
- Outputting drawings
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome49s
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1. Exploring the User Interface
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Exploring the user interface4m 39s
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Using the ribbon7m 17s
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Changing workspaces5m 48s
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Using the status bar4m 19s
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Using the drawing tabs4m 33s
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Using the navigation bar5m 19s
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Using the ViewCube5m 16s
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The shortcut menu5m 6s
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2. Managing Files and Options
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Setting drawing units6m 41s
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Converting drawing units5m 42s
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Editing and managing options5m 13s
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Using template files—DWT6m 11s
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3. Navigating Drawings
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Using Zoom commands3m 52s
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Using pan2m 56s
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Using the mouse2m 47s
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Using the ViewCube5m 13s
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Using the navigation bar7m 5s
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Model and layout5m 47s
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4. Drawing Objects
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Lines6m 35s
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Circles3m 55s
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Arcs4m 1s
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Ellipses4m 9s
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Polylines and splines7m 56s
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Rectangles and polygons7m 29s
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Points and donuts6m 48s
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5. Modifying Objects
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Selecting objects6m 58s
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Using Move and Copy4m 30s
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Using Scale and Rotate4m 38s
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Using Offset and Mirror4m 55s
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Using Trim and Extent5m 31s
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Using Stretch and Lengthen5m 48s
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Using Break and Join3m 48s
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Using grips and grip editing4m 55s
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Using boundaries3m 14s
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Using Fillet and Chamfer6m 34s
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Using Divide and Measure4m 57s
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6. Drawing Accurately
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Using Grid and Snap6m 10s
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Working with coordinates6m 6s
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Using Polar Tracking6m 11s
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Using Dynamic Input4m 53s
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Using object snaps5m 3s
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7. Hatching and Gradients
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Using the Hatch command4m 54s
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Using the Gradient command3m 20s
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8. Using Text
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Working with text styles5m 45s
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Single-line text5m 59s
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Multiline text (MTEXT)5m 30s
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Aligning text2m 56s
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9. Dimensioning
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Using dimensions6m 51s
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Breaking dimensions3m 59s
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Spacing dimensions5m 9s
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Continue dimensions3m 47s
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Baseline dimensions2m 3s
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10. Object and Layer Properties
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Changing the linetype scale4m 34s
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Using Hide and Isolate3m 32s
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Using the layer tools6m 1s
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Other layer tools3m 26s
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11. Reusing Content
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Grouping objects4m 20s
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Creating and using blocks6m 48s
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Redefining block definitions2m 32s
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Using WBLOCK5m
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12. Attributes and Tables
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Working with table styles5m 16s
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Designing a table6m 1s
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Adding fields to a table8m 1s
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13. External References
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Working with XREFs3m 13s
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Clipping XREFs3m 10s
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Editing XREFs4m 7s
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Editing XREFs in place2m 52s
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14. Layouts and Annotation
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Locking viewports3m 20s
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Freezing viewport layers3m 23s
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Adding a title block: Part 15m 48s
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Adding a title block: Part 26m 29s
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Using annotative text styles4m 36s
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Using annotative dimensions8m 21s
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Using revision clouds4m 34s
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15. Creating Output
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Page setups5m 15s
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Packaging with eTransmit4m 45s
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Batch plotting6m 29s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 42s
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