In this video, Shaun Bryant teaches how to resolve a missing reference file path using the tools available in AutoCAD 2018.
- [Instructor] Sometimes, more often than not,…when working with AutoCAD,…you will come across a host drawing,…where the reference file cannot be located or read.…So if you look at the screen at the moment,…you can see that our HostDrawing.dwg file is open.…You can see the name of it at the top of the screen.…But the reference file has not been found.…Now that is our ExternalReferences.dwg file.…And what I've done for this particular video…is I've deliberately moved the reference file…to a different location.…
What I've done is I've put it on my Windows desktop.…AutoCAD 2018 is looking for that external references file…using a relative file path.…So that ExternalReferences.dwg file should be…in the same folder as the HostDrawing.dwg file,…but in this case, it isn't.…So what happens is AutoCAD goes,…"Eh, I can't find the reference file."…So it brings up this little dialogue box on the screen.…So you have a number of bits…of information here that are very useful.…
One of them is, obviously, telling you…that you cannot find the reference file.…
Author
Shaun Bryant
Released
3/21/2017- Working with the File Navigation dialog box
- Using the Quick Access Toolbar
- Updating reference paths
- Changing path types
- Finding and replacing reference files
- Renaming unloaded references
- Using linetype gap selection
- Sharing design views from AutoCAD
- Setting a PDF layer
- Using the PDFIMPORT and PDFATTACH commands
- Changing text to MTEXT
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome40s
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Using the exercise files1m 22s
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1. User Interface
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File Navigation dialog box2m 55s
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Drafting Settings dialog box2m 13s
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Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)2m 33s
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2. External References
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Unnamed drawings2m 41s
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Updating reference paths2m 59s
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Missing reference files3m 40s
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Changing path type2m 3s
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Renaming unloaded references3m 19s
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3. Off-Screen Selection
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Using off-screen selection2m 24s
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4. Linetype Gap Selection
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Using linetype gap selection2m 10s
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5. Sharing Design View
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6. Using PDFs In AutoCAD
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Setting a PDF layer1m 37s
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Using the PDFIMPORT command3m 37s
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Using the PDFATTACH command5m 10s
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7. Changing Text To MTEXT
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Settings2m 31s
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Selecting text objects2m 31s
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Justification2m 43s
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Uniform line spacing3m 22s
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8. Technology and Performance
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Conclusion
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Next steps57s
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