AutoCAD Tutorial - The power of the XREF!

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XREF; one of AutoCAD's most useful commands. In this video tutorial, learn how to use an XREF for your project. See how XREF has been used in a real live project. And learn some power tips and tricks when using external references for DWG files.

[@johnpaulroque3837]

Ohhh I get it now. basically you just made a new cad file just for XREF. am I right?

[@NorwSpruce]

very good and thorough! thanks.

[@Augusto5191]

excellent

[@austin7perpetualamateur729]

Thanks for sharing, great vid

[@lolitabb88]

I have a floor plan and i want to put water and sewer in it. I referenced to them my floor plan, but I want to get all the installation back to my floor plan. But if I reference water on it for example I will get my floor plan as well onto my floor plan. How do I fix this? I want them to have my floor plan if I change something, and I want to have all the installations as well.

[@TheArtofTechnicalDrawing]

Use either multiple xrefs or a good set of layers to turn things off and on.

[@lolitabb88]

@@TheArtofTechnicalDrawing what do you mean multiple xrefs? The problem is if I reference water to my floor plan I would also get the floor plan twice, the original floor plan and then as a reference as well? Is there a way to avoid that?

[@TheArtofTechnicalDrawing]

Yes. Make the xrefs “overlay” instead of “attach” and this circular referencing will stop.

[@arandegoederen]

Hi. I've been hurled into the deep end. I am a draftsperson and I am using AutoCAD 2022. I have created a master template for a Master house. The BASE is an XREF and the FACADE is an XREF. I have created LAYER STATES for bosth BASE and FACADE. However this is messing me up in the TEMPLATE where I have combined teh XREFS onto on layout. There are various layouts such as Floor Plan, Electrical Plan, Slab, etc but the LAYER STATES are not working well. Is there a better way to set this up? Please I am my wits end. Thanking you, Aran

[@TheArtofTechnicalDrawing]

Control the layers in the paper space views or have a seperate file for each plan, but a common base xref of the plan. Basically look at ways to simplify your setup but still have a central way to edit the base line work.

[@arandegoederen]

@@TheArtofTechnicalDrawing many many thanks. I will apply your direction.

[@johnpaulroque3837]

I don't fully understand the 9:57 - 10:20. Can you explain or show some example. please. thanks

[@johnpaulroque3837]

did you mean. you just make a new layer in actual plan that name XREF. because it needed in Overall site plan. but why the layer name only XREF and not "XREF - Broodstock bldg" does this apply also in other Building in terms of naming the layer

[@yasirwahab2000]

HI, I WANT MAKE XREF FILE MAKE AGAIN XREF FILE ( I MEAN DUBLE XREF ) BUT CAN,T

[@TheArtofTechnicalDrawing]

PURGE > ALL may fix your issue