topic Re: XLIST and nested Xref' in AutoCAD Forum

XLIST and nested Xref'

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:05:59 GMT

my question is if I make a base file with multiple xrefs on it when I am in the drawing can you use xlist to see a line from the drawing.

@Anonymous, john.vellek has edited your subject line for clarity:base files

Re: XLIST and nested Xref'

imadHabash — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:06:27 GMT

you can try it ...

Re: XLIST and nested Xref'

john.vellek — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:06:57 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

Yes that should function properly. To test this I created drawing 1 with a line in it. Then I xref'd it into drawing 2. Finally I xref'd drawing 2 into my master file and used XLIST to identify the line.

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Re: XLIST and nested Xref'

murray-clack — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:44:09 GMT

As an additional tip that I submitted to Lynn Allen's blog a few years ago... Here's how you can make the XLIST dialog box BIGGER in case your xref has long layer names.

http://lynn.blogs.com/lynn_allens_blog/2009/07/an-autocad-hip-tip-for-xlist-with-long-layer-names.html