Editing Xrefs in Place

Editing Xrefs in Place
You’ve seen different methods for editing blocks and Xrefs as external files. There is another
way to edit a block or an Xref directly in a file, without having to edit an external file: You can use
the Xref And Block In-Place Editing option in the Tools drop-down menu. This option issues the
Refedit command.
The following exercise demonstrates how Refedit works:
1. If it isn’t already open, open the Planxref.dwg file. Also make sure you’ve closed the
Unitxref.dwg file.
2. Zoom in to the unit plan in the lower-left corner of the drawing so you see a view similar to
Figure 7.12.
3. Double-click the wall of the corner unit. You can also choose Tools  Xref And Block In-
Place Editing  Edit Reference In-Place from the menu bar. Then, at the Select reference:
prompt, click a wall of the corner unit to open the Reference Edit dialog box.



4. The Reference Edit dialog box contains two panels. The right panel shows a thumbnail view of
the item that you’re editing. The left panel shows a listing of the specific item you selected in the
Xref. Notice that the listing shows the hierarchical relationship of the kitchenette block in relation
to the Unitxref Xref.
In the left panel, click the unitxref|KITCHEN listing, and then click OK. The Reference Edit
dialog box closes, and the Refedit toolbar appears.
5. Use a selection window to select the entire lower-left corner unit. Notice that only the
grips in the kitchenette appear, indicating that the objects in the kitchenette are selected.
Although the rest of the unit appears to be selected, it appears lighter in color. This shows
you that only the kitchen is available for editing.



6. Press the Esc key to clear your selection.
TIP You can open the Refedit toolbar so that it stays on the screen by right-clicking any toolbar
and choosing Refedit from the shortcut menu.