Creating a new part by modifying an xref.

[DouglasBauer]

I'm trying to create a new part by modifying an xref that is already in the design.  Essentially, I just want to do a "make from".  This is what I done so far.  I created a new drawing, inserted my xref and saved as the new part. It looks like if I open that new part and try to modify it, Acad seems to be resorting back to the original xref to modify.  Am I asking too much?>

[imadHabash · Accepted solution]

Hi,

would you please clarify more your issue ?

[pendean]

Are you perhaps just needing to change the VISRETAIN variable setting in your new file?

[Kent1Cooper]

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@DouglasBauer wrote:

....  I created a new drawing, inserted my xref ....

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Which command did you use?  Insert or Xref?

[paullimapa]

Perhaps you need to actually make a copy of the xref dwg and attach that into your new dwg so that any changes made to the copy does not impact the original xref. 

[TheCADnoob]

are you dealing with nested xrefs?

[DouglasBauer]

Im trying to dimension the hole thru

[TheCADnoob]

have you tried NCOPY