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    <title>tema Re: Lock an xref to a point so I can move the base drawing without moving the xref en AutoCAD for Mac Forum</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/37212"&gt;@pendean&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Thanks, you are right that is what I am struggling with.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;I'll just have to manually keep adjusting things until this changes if it changes.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Thanks for the reply @maxim_k , ill leave it there for now.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 07:24:49 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>abitofcad</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2023-06-13T07:24:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Lock an xref to a point so I can move the base drawing without moving the xref</title>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;I have a situation where I create an xref file early in a project.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Let call the base file "File A".&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;This is Xref'd into "File B" which is the main drawing file.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Inevitably what happens is the project evolves and the items in file B move and adjust.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Then they obviously move in File A and I have to go back and move and adjust all x-clipped Xrefs in file A.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Its time consuming and requires management and time.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Is there a way to lock the xref to something other than 0,0,0 world UCS?&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Like a data point or lock a UCS to the File A drawing?&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Any insights from anyone would be appreciated.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 07:29:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>abitofcad</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-05-29T07:29:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Lock an xref to a point so I can move the base drawing without moving the xref</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/lock-an-xref-to-a-point-so-i-can-move-the-base-drawing-without/m-p/11996095#M46127</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2646049"&gt;@abitofcad&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Not sure that I understand you correctly, but you can try to use &lt;A href="https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACDMAC/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-B0A82E39-CB83-484E-95CB-B35D8114B947" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;INSBASE&lt;/A&gt; in the drawing A.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;After making changes in file A, you can change INSBASE in it, the insertion point changes will be reflected in drawing B.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 13:21:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>maxim_k</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-05-29T13:21:40Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Lock an xref to a point so I can move the base drawing without moving the xref</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/lock-an-xref-to-a-point-so-i-can-move-the-base-drawing-without/m-p/12026434#M46234</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/665765"&gt;@maxim_k&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;This is not quite what I am trying to do.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;I am trying to lock the insertion point of the xref to a line or point on the inserted drawing.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Very simplified explanation of what is happening:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1. "dwg B" is xref'd into "dwg B"&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2. dwg B has a 1x1 box drawn in it&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;3. I insert lets say at 0,0,0 as required.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;0,0,0 of each drawing aligns perfectly.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;the box sits nicely in the corner of a room to the bottom left of the room, with a wall horizontally and vertically from point 0,0,0.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;I clip the xref so the rest of the drawing is not visible and I have a nice neat insertion.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;So far so good, everything lines up and is clipped correctly.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;4. 1 month later the client changes something, and the box becomes 1.2 x 1.5 in size but gets bigger to the left i.e. negative X co-ordinate direction, and down - i.e. negative Y co-ordinate direction&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;5. when I update the xref, I need the bottom left point of the box to be in the same position, but the box is now not aligned with the UCS of dwg B due to the size change.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;When this updates in dwg A, I then have to move and adjust the xclip so that the bottom left of the box is still locked to the same position in dwg A.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;6. While I understand the box can be moved in dwg B before updating the xref, this is the same as moving and re-clipping the xref in dwg A and either way is laborious with multiple complex drawings.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Is there a way to insert and lock the two drawings so that no matter what I do in dwg B, the insertion point always relates to the box (or block if that works better) bottom left corner.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;No matter how much a adjust the box.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hopefully that makes sense?&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Perhaps it is a little too advanced or complex for AutoCAD....&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 01:14:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>abitofcad</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-06-12T01:14:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Lock an xref to a point so I can move the base drawing without moving the xref</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/lock-an-xref-to-a-point-so-i-can-move-the-base-drawing-without/m-p/12026795#M46235</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2646049"&gt;@abitofcad&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Can you share the example you described in two versions - initial state and the state after the box size and position has been changed?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 05:28:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>maxim_k</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-06-12T05:28:16Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Lock an xref to a point so I can move the base drawing without moving the xref</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/lock-an-xref-to-a-point-so-i-can-move-the-base-drawing-without/m-p/12027745#M46236</link>
      <description>&lt;a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2646049"&gt;@abitofcad&lt;/a&gt; AutoCAD has no ability to lock content in place that overrides any other user's ability to unlock it and move/resize/bump/tweak/change UCS of that content. None. Each user has total control all the time regardless of what other users wish to do.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Perhaps that is what you are trying to fight / struggle with? Looks like your struggle started with you #4, a common challenge when edits to files are done by others. You and your client might need to coordinate more closely together.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Best solution would be for you and your client to agree about what your basepoints are and need to remain 100% of the time.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:20:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>pendean</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-06-12T13:20:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Lock an xref to a point so I can move the base drawing without moving the xref</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-for-mac-forum/lock-an-xref-to-a-point-so-i-can-move-the-base-drawing-without/m-p/12029649#M46246</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/37212"&gt;@pendean&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Thanks, you are right that is what I am struggling with.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;I'll just have to manually keep adjusting things until this changes if it changes.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Thanks for the reply @maxim_k , ill leave it there for now.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 07:24:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>abitofcad</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-06-13T07:24:49Z</dc:date>
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