Graphics Programs Reference
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Binding Xrefs
On occasion, you'll want to attach an xref to the host drawing permanently. If you
send your drawing files to a printing service to be plotted, including a set of xref
files can complicate things. Also, for archiving finished work, it might be better to
reduce the number of files. There might also be occasions when the xref has been
revised for the last time and no longer needs to be a separate file. In all these situ-
ations, you'll use the BIND command to convert an external reference into a block
that is stored permanently in the host drawing:
1. In the External References palette, right-click 13C-SPLAY1 in the
File References list.
2. Choose Bind from the context menu to open the Bind Xrefs dialog
box (see Figure 13.36).
FiGuRE 13.36 The Bind Xrefs dialog box
The two options in the Bind Type area have to do with how layers
are treated when an xref is bound to the host drawing. The default
is Bind. It sets the xref layers to be maintained as unique layers in
the host drawing. With the Insert option, layers that have the same
name in the two drawings are combined into one layer. None of the
layers in 13C-SPLAY1 has the same name as any layer in 13A-FPLAY3 .
Let's use the Insert option.
3. Change the Bind Type to Insert and click OK.
The xref disappears from the File References list.
4. Close the External References palette. Your drawing looks unchanged.
5. Click the site plan, and then open the Properties palette. The field at
the top of the palette identifies the site plan as a block reference, as
shown in Figure 13.37.
6. Open the Layer Properties Manager. Figure 13.38 shows that the site
plan's layers have all become layers in the 13A-FPLAY3 drawing and
no longer have the 13C-SPLAY1| prefix.
 
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