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Title: Create Reference
Post by: Fabricio28 on April 14, 2014, 10:21:50 AM

Hi guys,

I'd like to create a block reference just for specific object in my project to other project.
Idon't wanna create a reference of my entire project.

How Can I do that?

Thank in advance

Title: Re: Create Reference
Post by: cadtag on April 14, 2014, 01:02:12 PM

what software are you using, and what kind of reference?  if it's simply an XREF, using the full path option in the XREF dialog ought to do it.

Title: Re: Create Reference
Post by: Fabricio28 on April 14, 2014, 01:26:50 PM

I'm using autocad 2012.
I'd like to  create a simply XREF but not the entire project (all layers). Just a few layers or a specific object.


Is it possible?

Title: Re: Create Reference
Post by: cadtag on April 14, 2014, 02:28:21 PM

OK, 

no can do.  You can reference a drawing file, but everything that's defined in the DWG is going to be part of the XREF.   Even Paperspace objects, although they will never be visible.

Map3D would let you query in a subset of the drawing, by layer or by area, or other properties, but not vanilla.

A workaround may be to go to the XREF drawing, and WBlock out the objects you want as a new drawing, and the XREF them back into the original drawing, and into you new drawing.

Title: Re: Create Reference
Post by: Fabricio28 on April 14, 2014, 04:57:47 PM

whow That's not good

I wish I could do that.

Thank you cadtag!

Title: Re: Create Reference
Post by: ChrisCarlson on April 16, 2014, 09:47:16 AM

You can't perform "wblock"?

Title: Re: Create Reference
Post by: danallen on April 16, 2014, 10:17:51 AM

Quote from: FABRICIO28 on April 14, 2014, 01:26:50 PM

I'd like to  create a simply XREF but not the entire project (all layers). Just a few layers or a specific object.

There used to be partial open, but I've never used it.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2000-2000i-2002-Archive/Partial-Open-Partial-Load-with-xrefs/td-p/80580 (http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2000-2000i-2002-Archive/Partial-Open-Partial-Load-with-xrefs/td-p/80580)
http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2010/ENU/AutoCAD%202010%20User%20Documentation/index.html?url=WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-4981.htm,topicNumber=d0e280829 (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2010/ENU/AutoCAD%202010%20User%20Documentation/index.html?url=WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-4981.htm,topicNumber=d0e280829)

Title: Re: Create Reference
Post by: ROBBO on April 16, 2014, 11:49:11 AM

Perhaps you could make a view of the layers you want to show in you reference file and then use this utility http://www.cadstudio.cz/en/download.asp?file=CopyViews (http://www.cadstudio.cz/en/download.asp?file=CopyViews) to copy the view(s) from your xref and modify view in your new dwg to suit.

Something to consider.

Cheers, Robbo.

Title: Re: Create Reference
Post by: Fabricio28 on April 17, 2014, 03:48:10 PM

Thank you guys for all suggestions.
Partial open could be good, but I don't know how to use it. I've tried but no sucess.
I really need do that stuff.

Quote from: danallen on April 16, 2014, 10:17:51 AM

Quote from: FABRICIO28 on April 14, 2014, 01:26:50 PM

I'd like to  create a simply XREF but not the entire project (all layers). Just a few layers or a specific object.

There used to be partial open, but I've never used it.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2000-2000i-2002-Archive/Partial-Open-Partial-Load-with-xrefs/td-p/80580 (http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2000-2000i-2002-Archive/Partial-Open-Partial-Load-with-xrefs/td-p/80580)
http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2010/ENU/AutoCAD%202010%20User%20Documentation/index.html?url=WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-4981.htm,topicNumber=d0e280829 (http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2010/ENU/AutoCAD%202010%20User%20Documentation/index.html?url=WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-4981.htm,topicNumber=d0e280829)

Regards