The action of Xref command:
Xref command is the link between an arbitrary drawing and main drawing.
If you insert a drawing like block, all features of block will be saved on main drawing. Block will not updated if original drawing has changed.
If you insert drawing as xref type, xref will be updated when main drawing has any changes, main drawing always catches up to newest update of xref
Xref command is usually used when working in group online or in design department on doing with a huge design drawing. At that time, each member of group just handle one part of that project. The staff of design department will use xref command and paste component drawings of project to main drawing to finish and export that one into hard file. Every time you open main drawing, changes in xref will be updated.
In conclusion, Xref command has some main actions:
Create completed drawing from component drawings.
- Connect your work with your teammate’s work by layering teammate’s drawing on yours when doing them in a same design drawing. The purpose is maintaining the update of changes doing by your coworker.
Author: Ruby
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