Edit Xref-in-place & points disappear

[CADmgrMike]

Scenario:

1. You have a base map with survey points inserted.

2. You create a sheet, xref the base map, freeze survey points in base map, insert survey points into sheet so they can be manipulated for visual clarity.

Problem:

In sheet drawing, using the edit xref-in-place command to edit base map causes the points to want to be reinserted and in a lot of cases, when the sheet drawing is re-opened, the points are completely gone.

Anyone else have this issue or know how to resolve it?

Thanks.

[Jeff_M]

Do not use EditInPlace with Xrefs! Open the Xref, edit, save, close, reload.

[CADmgrMike]

That's well and good if you're training a new user, but when a user has 20+ years CAD experience and they've used this command without issue until C3D came along, it's a pretty tough sell at that point. 🙂

[Jay_B]

Old dogs can learn new tricks. Select xref>rt click>open xref>(directly below edit xref in place selection).

[Jeff_M · Accepted solution]

I've been using Autocad products for 28 years. The first time I found that EditInPlace Fubars C3D drawings I have never used it again. I guess I'm just a quick learner  And actually, when the EditInPlace was introduced, I was a LDT user which didn't allow it in the first place so it's one of those things that I avoid at all costs, with the lone exception of I will see if it will work every few releases just in case....

[CADmgrMike]

That seems to be the consensus I hear from multiple places. Don't use it.

Just one more thing to add to the list of broken parts.