topic Re: Unable to detach the xref in the file in AutoCAD Forum

Unable to detach the xref in the file

madhuryya_prakash — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 04:10:34 GMT

Hi All,

Have been trying to detach the x-ref file from the parent one. Tried different ways to remove it, but unable to do so. Any help would be of great use.

Betreff: Unable to detach the xref in the file

K_Kubat — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:06:00 GMT

The reference is probably located in a block, so it can't be resolved.
According to my research, the reference is located in the "window 05" block.
Open it in the block editor and delete the reference there, or resolve the block to its original location to resolve the reference.

Re: Unable to detach the xref in the file

pendean — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:05:45 GMT

Your XREF is inside something else in your file, so the posted DWG file is not the "parent", and XREF command by-design will not let you detach it 'remotely'.

What does the XREF "Purva Westend 2_1ST FLOOR PLAN_WD" look like?

Re: Unable to detach the xref in the file

madhuryya_prakash — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:13:34 GMT

Well, I have lost the file "Purva Westend 2_1ST FLOOR PLAN_WD"

Re: Unable to detach the xref in the file

paullimapa — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:24:48 GMT

Just create a new blank dwg with that name and save it in the same location. Now you can reload that and detach it.

Re: Unable to detach the xref in the file

vinodkl — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 05:41:32 GMT

Hello @madhuryya_prakash

Begin by creating a blank drawing. Then, open the drawing from which you are unable to detach the XREF. Type XREF to open the External References palette. Locate and select the XREF that is causing the issue. Update its saved path to point to the blank drawing you created earlier—this will allow the XREF to load successfully. Once loaded, right-click on the XREF and choose Bind. Image for reference.

Re: Unable to detach the xref in the file

madhuryya_prakash — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:05:14 GMT

Toomba thanks Vinod avaru. 🙂

Re: Unable to detach the xref in the file

paullimapa — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:09:59 GMT

Did you try a similar solution I had posted earlier in msg 5:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/unable-to-detach-the-xref-in-the-file/m-p/13604223/highlight/true#M1152692

Re: Unable to detach the xref in the file

vinodkl — Tue, 06 May 2025 06:54:05 GMT

@madhuryya_prakash Kannadalli nimma uttara nodi thumba kushi aythu 😀(Happy to see your reply in Kannada 😃)