topic Re: xref in AutoCAD Forum

xref

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:35:40 GMT

my xref is attached to my drawing yet I can't see it on my screen

Re: xref

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:43:46 GMT

Hi,

welcome @Anonymous!

Please open XRef-manager and look to the status of the XRef, also right click the line with the XRef and try "Reload" ... does that help?

BTW: which version and service-pack of AutoCAD do you have?

- alfred -

Re: xref

imadHabash — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:45:19 GMT

HI,

>> my xref is attached to my drawing yet I can't see it on my screen <<

you may need to check your layer status . if you close your drawing and reopen it again is the same problem happened ? does your xref loaded well in your drawing ? have you check the scale and block units in the attachment dialog through attachment procedure ?

Re: xref

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:45:45 GMT

it's all there AutoCad 2018

Re: xref

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:47:33 GMT

it loads fine I just cant see it if I scroll using the pan command I see it but once I close out of pan its not shown.

Re: xref

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:48:47 GMT

Hi,

>> it's all there AutoCad 2018

Excuse me, that answers 1 of 4 questions ...

These are open:

which service pack
which status does the referenced file have in the XRef manager
what happens when you reload it

- alfred -

Re: xref

imadHabash — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:50:27 GMT

>> I see it but once I close out of pan its not shown. <<

from 3DCONFIG command try to disable your hardware acceleration and see if any changes .

Re: xref

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:50:41 GMT

Hi,

>> using the pan command I see it but once I close out of pan its not shown

Please try to turn off hardware acceleration (command _GRAPHICSCONFIG), can you now see the XRef?

It might also help if you change the visual style to "2D Wireframe".

- alfred -

Re: xref

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:56:51 GMT

that worked thank you very much

Re: xref

imadHabash — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:59:16 GMT

>> that worked thank you very much <<

great ... glad to hear that . 🙂

Re: xref

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:00:25 GMT

Hi,

if disabling hardware acceleration worked you should think about graphic card driver update, because XRef-disappearing should not happen.

- alfred -

Re: xref

imadHabash — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:04:06 GMT

>> ... you should think about graphic card driver update, because XRef-disappearing should not happen. <<

agreed .

Re: xref

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:12:11 GMT

looking into that now.

Thank you