topic Re: Binding xrefs in AutoCAD LT Forum

Binding xrefs

ralindberg5Y8L8 — Thu, 14 May 2020 20:51:28 GMT

Using Autocad LT 2021, in order to bind an xref to the current drawing, I see the help file instructions tell us to open the External References palette, select the reference name you want to bind, right-click, and then click Bind. I do that. Except after right clicking, the dialog box that appears does not have the Bind choice as one of the options. What am I missing?

Re: Binding xrefs

Anonymous — Thu, 14 May 2020 22:20:19 GMT

Usually when I bind an xref, I select the xref and select bind. The options I get are bind or insert. I have always used in insert option.

Re: Binding xrefs

pendean — Thu, 14 May 2020 22:21:52 GMT

So what does the pop-up look like? We can't see your screen, post a screenshot please.

Re: Binding xrefs

ralindberg5Y8L8 — Thu, 14 May 2020 22:52:10 GMT

Attached image is where I thought I should find a "Bind" option.

Re: Binding xrefs

Anonymous — Thu, 14 May 2020 23:50:13 GMT

You can not bind a pdf

Re: Binding xrefs

vinodkl — Fri, 15 May 2020 07:50:55 GMT

Hi,

You cannot bind the PDF as we bind the drawing. Instead you could import the pdf as objects. To do that click on the xrefed PDF and you would see an option to import PDF as an object in the ribbon as seen in the snapshot below. Now click on that and press enter, and then you would be prompted whether you want to keep the xref, detach or unload. Select unload since we no longer need the xrefed PDF.

Re: Binding xrefs

peta.o — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 02:11:01 GMT

I'm frustrated with this too.

I need to insert an xref, but need to bind it, but there is no option. I would like some helpful solutions too. 😞

Re: Binding xrefs

RobDraw — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 09:43:55 GMT

Do you mean that you want an answer other than a PDF cannot be bound to a .dwg?

Re: Binding xrefs

h_s_walker — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:33:35 GMT

Why do you need to bind it? Are you sending the drawing out to someone? If so why not use etransmit, it creates a zip file which contains all items needed to open the drawing.

Just tell whoever to put all the files in the same directory.

Re: Binding xrefs

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 22:31:11 GMT

Data integrity is a vital part of the surveying industry and minimising risk of losing content is highly important. You cannot rely on the receiving party to follow such instructions or continue to pass the drawing on fully intact. This is why the ability to maintain a drawing file without any xrefs is critical. When complying with Government contracts this is also a factor and often required particularly because archiving processes in Government agencies may file name or metadata information contrary to the correct operating requirements of the drawing.

Relying on humans to do the right thing is not reliable...

Re: Binding xrefs

pendean — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:21:09 GMT

I suspect you and a few others are off-topic from the original post from 2-months ago where the fella posting decided to go home and the me-too fella from yesterday did not do a good job of explaining the situation either.

Lets see what these two fellas come back to state is the actual problem is, if they ever do.

TIA

Re: Binding xrefs

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:16:35 GMT

I can help you with a .JPG.

Open the .JPG in mspaint editor.

Ctrl+A to select all.

Ctrl+C to copy to clipboard.

Go back to ACAD, and Ctrl+V to paste it in.

Re: Binding xrefs

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:02:57 GMT

I wasn't aware of the etransmit feature until I read your post. You have just saved me a great deal of time. Thank you!