How To Xref A Drawing In Civil 3d
Attached xrefs are links to the model space of a specified drawing file.
How to xref a drawing in civil 3d. Products and versions covered. When you copy. When you copy objects using the xref copy civil 3d objects command their property set data is brought over with them. Instead of exploding or binding an xref or block to copy objects nested within them into a drawing you can use the xref copy civil 3d objects command.
Using a standard autocad xref operation can be a convenient way to bring a surface from one drawing into another drawing. Advance steel 2018 autocad 2018 autocad architecture 2018 autocad civil 3d 2018 autocad electrical 2018 autocad mep 2018 autocad map 3d 2018 autocad mechanical 2018 autocad plant 3d 2018. If you insert an xref as an attachment this means that any other drawings that xref the current drawing will also show the nested xref as well. Externally referenced data in a surface imposes some usage limitations.
If the destination drawing does not have the same property set settings then data may be lost in the copy. If drawing1dwg then xrefs modeldwg in outlinedwg will also be shown as a part of modeldwg. For example you can use refedit to select polylines within an xref drawing and. You can attach any drawing file as an external reference or xref in the current drawing.
About attaching and detaching referenced drawings xrefs about updating. Doing this is great for visualization purposes but some limitations apply to the use of editing commands with xref data. Attached xrefs do not significantly increase the size of your current drawing. In the external reference dialog box make sure that the following settings are selected.
This setting specifies that the xrefs remain with the current host drawing labels 1adwg if the current. In the select reference file dialog box navigate to the my civil 3d tutorial data folderselect the drawings labelsalignmentsdwg and labelsparcelsdwgclick open. Changes made to the referenced drawing are automatically reflected in the current drawing when its opened or if the xref is reloaded.