Managing External References - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 679

You have established 13C-SPLAY1 as an external reference in this drawing.
The next step is to make revisions to 13C-SPLAY1 and see how they are reflected
in the host drawing.
Modifying an Xref Drawing
You can modify an xref drawing by making it the current drawing, making the
modification, saving the changes, making the host drawing current, and reload-
ing the xref. AutoCAD users can also modify an xref by using a special modifica-
tion command while the host drawing is current. This section demonstrates both
methods. You'll start by opening 13C-SPLAY1.dwg and adjusting the width of the
road. Then you'll make 13A-FPLAY1 current again and use AutoCAD to modify
the site plan as an xref, changing the property line and moving the North arrow.
Modifying an Xref by Making it
the Current Drawing
The longest part of the driveway is 8 ′ -0 ″ wide, and you want to increase that to
10 ′ -0 ″ . You'll make the change in the site plan drawing and then reload it into
the cabin drawing:
1. With 13C-SPLAY1 as the current drawing, zoom into the area that
includes the road and the driveway.
2. Offset the lower road line 2 ′ downward, as shown in the top of
Figure 13.19.
NOTE remember that one unit in the site plan drawing is equal to a
foot, not an inch as in the floor plan drawing. Consequently, the foot mark
is not needed as you enter distances. For example, to complete step 2 enter
2 ↵ not 2′↵ .
3. Fillet the right side with a radius of 3 ′ and the left at 6 ′ .
4. Delete the original line and radii.
Your driveway is now 10 ′ wide, as shown in the bottom of Figure 13.19.
5. Save the 13C-SPLAY1 drawing.
Although you'll make more changes later, this concludes the modi-
fications you'll make to the site plan in this exercise. Now you can
return to the cabin drawing.