TheSwamp
CAD Forums => CAD General => Topic started by: PHX cadie on March 05, 2008, 02:27:01 PM
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Sometimes I like to check the insertion, scale, etc of a Xref, clk on it and the properties box tells what I'd like to know. Then other times, (other dwgs ? ?) the Xref is listed as an insert in the properties box and doesn't tell me anything useful. I don't think I was clk'ing on a inserted block.
If they all were Xrefs why would they be listed differently, is there a trick to get props to list the scales, insertion, etc?
Thx's
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This suggest one try the old command LIST and then touch your XREF as below:
Command: LI LIST
Select objects: 1 found
Select objects:
BLOCK REFERENCE Layer: "0"
Space: Model space
Handle = bb4
Block Name: "8-008 BMP 25-2_320"
External reference
at point, X= 0.0000 Y= 0.0000 Z= 0.0000
X scale factor: 1.0000
Y scale factor: 1.0000
rotation angle: 0
Z scale factor: 1.0000
InsUnits: Feet
Unit conversion: 1.0000
Scale uniformly: No
Allow exploding: Yes
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Thought maybe I was mistaken, but just today I clk'd on a xref and it was listed as a insert. Next time it happens, I'll list it!
Thank You!
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I don't remember seeing this happen, could the bad xref be nested?
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could the bad xref be nested?
Possible, but with company standards xrefs are always overlays.
I keep an eye open for that.
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Tested nested xref theory. If one selects nested xref and performs LIST on it it returns the parent Xref information. If one then preforms XLIST it returns limited nested objects information. See Below:
Command: list
Select objects: 1 found
Select objects:
BLOCK REFERENCE Layer: "0"
Space: Model space
Handle = 11e1
Block Name: "8-008 BMP 25-2_320"
External reference
at point, X= 0.0000 Y= 0.0000 Z= 0.0000
X scale factor: 1.0000
Y scale factor: 1.0000
rotation angle: 0
Z scale factor: 1.0000
InsUnits: Feet
Unit conversion: 1.0000
Scale uniformly: No
Allow exploding: Yes
Command: -xlist
Select nested xref or block object to list:
Object: BLOCK
Block name: 11x17 40 Scale Plan-Profile Sheet
Layer: 0
Color: Bylayer
Linetype: Bylayer