This with you I will tell you about the external references palette which can be used to manage multiple
settings that need to extend and reference so you can open the external references palette by using
the command SRF.
And here we have this external references palette.
Alternatively you can also click on this small arrow icon and that will open the external references
palette.
Or you can click on this x ref icon on the status bar to open this external references ballot.
Now once the ballot is open you'll see here.
The first object which is your current drawing.
Now in this list this is the sample line drawing which is here and a list of complete external references
so we have the East television here.
We have the front television here.
So all of the external references there is status and also the file size will be shown in this text
and the references palette.
Now you'll not only find these many information you'll also find some additional information when you
follow your cursor or the name of these Xserve in this case.
You'll see this fly out on which we have the name we have the file size this tedious indeed.
And also there.
But additionally these details can also be found on this preview panel.
So here in this preview panel you'll see all of these details which you have seen on the tooltip.
Now when you select any of these external reference and let's move this palette a little bit over here.
Now when you select it you'll notice that the corresponding X-ray will be highlighted and this gives
the East television is highlighted in the drawing area.
It is set at the front that will be highlighted.
Now that if you select an external reference and right click you'll see a couple of options here for
example open.
And that will open a new tab and the drawing or the external reference will be opened in it.
So let's click on Open and here we have the east elevation drawing open in the new tab.
So let's close it let's get back here now.
Right click and here we have the attach option.
So using this attach option you can attach eased elevation Exton The defense once again without browsing
through all of these files so click on attach and read directly have the external references palette.
And here you have all the same settings.
And also we don't need to browse the drawing.
Let's close it and let's look at other options.
So right click on it again and here we have an option of unloading the external reference so alerting
is simply like hiding the external reference from your drawing area.
So if you're on Loaded down is a red mark and also the this data will change to unloaded.
And in this case the external reference will be removed from your drawing.
It's not you delete it.
You can bring it back simply by reloading it.
So right click and select reload.
Now if you want to permanently remove these external references from your drawing you can right click
and select detach so that when you remove this external reference completely from your drawing.
And in order to bring it back you can simply press controls obviously.
Or you need to attach that text and a lot of friends.
So you can select this attach option or you can also attach it directly from here so you can click on
this attached GWG.
Now go to the desktop.
Look at the drawing which was East television open.
OK here we have it.
Now it's brought back to the drawing and text and references palette.
Now if you want to make this text a lot of friends a part of this drawing the current drawing which
is sample plan then you need to convert it into a block.
And you can do that by binding or drawing.
So I'll convert this East television extravert into a block.
So right click on this east elevation.
And here we have an option of binding this so click on bind.
And now we have two options bind.
Insert both of them are quite Same with slight differences so I'll select bind in this case and click
on OK.
And we have this drawing added here as a block.
Now it is no longer an external reference you can see here also we don't have that drawing gear in this
external references list.
And if you go to the Home tab and if you click on this insert you'll see that we now have the east alleviations
in this list.
We are not able to see the east TVs or for that I'll click on more options.
And now on this job don't.
And here we have this East elevation.
The blog has been added to lexicon cancel.
And now let's look at other options.
So we still have one extra reference here which is front elevation now.
And right click on this one.
And here we have the X ref type which is a Dadge or overlay.
So we have already seen the difference between an attach and overlay in case of attach the external
reference and all nested references will be attached.
But in case of all only only the external reference will be attached.
And it's nice to experts will be moved.
So if you want to convert the table of this and reference you can change it from here.
Also we have the body type here which is relative in this case and it has been greyed out.
So this is also a new enhancement in Autocad 2008.
And now with the 2018 version you can find out from this menu the exact part of the external reference
if you want to change to absolute You can change it from here and now if you go back to the same ocean
you'll see that absolute has been activated and the relative option has been deactivated.
So I'll change it to a relative.
And we have it back to default.
So now let's.
Right click on it again.
And here we have these two new options which are again in this new version of hardtack 2018.
Now from here you can select a new part and this is especially helpful if you are not able to find any
of the existing external references in your drawing.
So even though you're not able to find an external reference there will be an exclamation sign and an
error and you can simply resolve it by finding the new part.
So you can click on select new part you can locate the new Exton reference and it'll be added in the
drawing.
Alternatively you can also say that the external reference and good to the sieved bad option here click
on this option click on these box or the ellipsis and look at the bottom where you expect the new Xorn
reference to be saved.
So I click on cancel and I'll keep these settings as they are.
So this was all about the external references palette and it's quite helpful in managing your external
references from a single utility.