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Working with XREF: Controlling Appearance

July 25, 2016 by Edwin Prakoso 4 Comments

The XREF tutorial continues. This time, we learn how to modify the reference appearance in the host drawing. Clip it and change the layer properties!

Working with XREF: Understanding File Path

July 6, 2016 by Edwin Prakoso 2 Comments

In this tutorial, we cover about path type. Which one should you use? Full path, relative or no path? And how can you resolve the path when it’s broken?

Working with XREF: Attaching External Files

July 1, 2016 by Edwin Prakoso Leave a Comment

Our XREF tutorial continues. In this 2nd article, we cover how to attach a DWG file. We also introduce you to XREF options.

Working with XREF: Introduction

June 29, 2016 by Edwin Prakoso 7 Comments

This is the first part of AutoCAD XREF tutorial series. Here we learn about the concept and benefits first.

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