AutoCAD 2005: One Step at a Time, Part III
This step-by-step text meets the updated requirements of AutoCAD 2005 and will help you get acquainted with plotting, the eTransmit tool, drawing/sheet sets, working with Xrefs, and more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS AutoCAD 2005: One Step at a Time, Part III
Section VI: Interfaces
Chapter List
- Chapter 25: Externally Referenced Drawings
- Chapter 26: Other Application Files and AutoCAD
- Chapter 27: Databases and AutoCAD
Overview
Think way back to our discussion of layers in Lesson 6. I explained layers by referring to the presentation method Encyclopedia Britannica used to detail the human body (plastic overlays with the different systems of the body). This is also the idea behind externally referenced drawings Xrefs.
There is, however, quite a difference between layers and Xrefs. We use layers, as you know, to control the display of, and differentiate between, objects in a drawing (much as we used linetypes and widths on the drawing board). On the other hand, we use Xrefs to save drawing time and computer memory by sharing information (much as Britannica shared the outline of the human body among the various system overlays).
| Note | When working with Xrefs, file location is a critical consideration. For the exercises in this lesson to work properly with the files provided, the files must be located in one of two places:
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