xref not aligning

[Anonymous]

I have two drawings that are supposed to have the same origin.  I drew perpendicular xlines in both at the origin (0,0) (2-D) (not on the 0 layer) and saved each. The I xref one into the other and vice versa.  xrefing in one direction, the lines fall on top of each other.  The other, they do not fall on top of each other.

I noticed that the direction vectors of the xlines in one of the drawings is odd and I wonder if this is contributing to the problem.  ... see the attached screen copy of the xline properties.  What is this direction vector?  It isn't parallel or perpendicular to the xline.  Could it be contributing to the xref alignment issue?

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

>> What is this direction vector?

This is the vector showing the direction of the XLINE, sorry to not have another description as "direction vector" tells you all.

When you have a line, and you draw this line from 0,0 to 10,11 and then make the line endless, that's what you have (at least it is not vertical or parallel based on your current UCS.

>> It isn't parallel or perpendicular to the xline.

We don't see your XLINE, so we don't know where your XLINE is.

>> Could it be contributing to the xref alignment issue?

It can have many sources to look for. I would start at UCS, open both drawings, set your UCS to WORLD and then compare the positions and directions/rotations.

When having problems with scaling compare your UNITS setting too.

HTH, - alfred -