topic How to repath an XREF in AutoCAD Forum

How to repath an XREF

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:38:44 GMT

I received a document from my employer so I can work on a file outside the office. The elements of the document are there, however the floor plan is not. My employer said to repath the Xref to get the floor plan to appear in the background. Are there step by steps I can follow to easily get the Xref back in the document?

Re: How to repath an XREF

john.vellek — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:43:10 GMT

HI @Anonymous,

This is pretty simple. In fact, if you place the xref file in the same folder as the host drawing, AutoCAD should be able to find it automatically. To set the path manually, start the External Reference Manger by typing XR. Then select the "missing" xref file in the list. You can then adjust the Saved path to the location on your computer. When you click on that field you will see an ellipsis at the rt side. Click on that and browse to the file location.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: How to repath an XREF

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:20:41 GMT

Thank you, John! This did work and it was very helpful! Thank you also for getting back to my post so quickly!