Autodesk 057B1-41A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2010, User Manual

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network environment. By overlaying an xref, you can see how your drawing
relates to the drawings of other groups without changing your drawing by
attaching an xref.
In the following illustration, several people are working on drawings referenced
by master.dwg. The person working on a.dwg needs to see the work being
completed by the person working on b.dwg, but does not want to xref b.dwg
because it would then appear twice in master.dwg. Instead, the person overlays
b.dwg, which is not included when a.dwg is referenced by master.dwg.
NOTE When using the parametric drawing feature, you can only constrain objects
in the drawing to the insertion point of an Xref, and not its nested objects.
Relative Saved Paths and Nested Xrefs
The saved path for an xref can be a full path, a relative (partially specified)
path, or no path. For a nested xref, a relative path always references the
location of its immediate host and not necessarily the currently open drawing.
See also:
Set Paths to Referenced Drawings (page 459)
Set Paths to Referenced Drawings
You can view and edit the file name and path used when locating a particular
drawing reference (xref). Use this option if the referenced file has been moved
to a different folder or renamed since it was first attached.
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