Attach External Reference dialog box
The Attach External Reference dialog box allows you to attach externally referenced drawings to the current drawing.
It is opened with the XATTACH command, after selecting a Reference file.
- Help
- Name
- Browse
- Path
- Path type
- External reference
- Insertion Point
- Scale
- Rotation
- Block Unit
Help
Opens the Bricsys Help article about the XATTACH command.
Name
Specifies the name of the DWG file attached to the current drawing.
Browse
Opens the Select Reference File dialog box to allow you to choose a different DWG file
Path
Displays the path of the drawing file.
Path type
Determines how much of the path is stored:
- Full path
- Stores the drive and folder names of the DWG file as an absolute reference, such as c:\cad\dwg\filename.dwg
- Relative path
- Stores the path from the parent drawing’s location to the referenced drawing's location, such as ..\filename.dwg. The .. refers to the folder above the current one. The drawing must be saved before you can use this option.
- No path
- Strips the drive and folder names, leaving just the DWG file name, such as filename.dwg.
External reference
Specifies how the external reference is to be attached.
- Attachment
- Attaches the xref and nested xrefs.
- Overlay
- Attaches only the first level of xref.
Insertion Point
Specifies the location of the xrefs lower-left corner:
- Specify On-screen
- Determines how to specify the insertion point.
- On: specify the insertion point in the drawing after the dialog box is closed.
- Off: specify the insertion point in the dialog box using the X, Y, and Z fields.
- X, Y, or Z
- Specifies the x, y, and/or z coordinates for the xrefs insertion point. Use 0,0,0 to insert the xref at the drawing's origin.
Scale
Specifies the size of the xref.
- Specify On-screen
- Determines how to specify the scale factors.
- On: specify the scale factors in the drawing after the dialog box is closed.
- Off: specify the scale factors in the dialog box using the X, Y, and Z fields.
- X, Y, or Z
- Specifies the x, y, and/or z scale factors of the xref in the x, y, and z directions. Use 1,1,1 to keep the xref at its original size.
- Uniform Scale
- Makes the y and z scale factors equal to x.
Rotation
Specifies the rotation angle of the xref.
- Specify On-screen
- Determines how to specify the rotation angle.
- On: specify the angle in the drawing after the dialog box is closed.
- Off: specify the angle in the dialog box using the Angle field.
- Angle
- Specifies the rotation angle about the insertion point. Positive angles rotate the xref counterclockwise. Negative angles rotate the xref clockwise. Use 0 to keep the xref at its original orientation.
Block Unit
Specifies the units with which the drawing will be inserted, usually a form of Imperial or metric units, such as inches or mm:
- Unit
- Reports the INSUNITS setting of the drawing being attached.
- Factor
- Reports the calculated scaling factor with respect to the INSUNITS setting of the drawing being attached and the current drawing.