In Chapter 9, you learned how to use blocks to import symbols into an AutoCAD drawing. External References (XREFs) are conceptually very close to blocks. Just like blocks, XREFs allow you to import drawings like a title block into any other AutoCAD drawing with one advantage: external references will automatically import changes made to the original drawing.
This chapter includes and discusses the following AutoCAD commands and concepts:
- Using Drawing Overlays
- Drawing with XREFs
- Using the XREF Manager
- Adding XREFs to your Drawing
- Using XREFs with Plans
- For Individual Designers
- For Multiple Designers
- Using XREFs with Elevations
- For Individual Designers
- For Multiple Designers
- Learning Exercise
The content on this page was reproduced with permission and remains the copyright of
Fairchild Publications, Inc.
Copyright © 2007 Fairchild Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book covered by the
copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or
mechanical, including photocopying,recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems—
without written permission of the publisher.
