Advanced Editing and Organizing - Mastering AutoCAD for Mac - page 406

Next, you'll look at how AutoCAD identifies layers and blocks in Xref files, and you'll get a
chance to import a layer from an Xref:
1. With the Xref-1 file open, open the Layers palette by pressing F+4. Notice that the
names of the layers from the Xref files are all prefixed with the filename and the vertical
bar (|) character.
2. Enter XB ↵ to open the Bind External Definitions dialog box. You see a listing of the cur-
rent Xrefs. Each item shows a disclosure triangle to the left. The list box follows the Mac
OS format for expandable lists (Figure 14.10).
FIGURE 14.10
The Bind Exter-
nal Definitions
dialog box
3. Click the disclosure triangle next to the Floor1 Xref item. The list expands to show the
types of elements available to bind (Figure 14.11).
FIGURE 14.11
The expanded
Floor1 list
4. Click the disclosure triangle next to the Layer item. The list expands further to show the
layers available for binding (Figure 14.12).
5. Locate Floor1|WALL in the list, click it, and then click the Add button. Floor1|WALL is
added to the list to the right, Definitions To Bind.