xref

[Anonymous]

my xref is attached to my drawing yet I can't see it on my screen

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

welcome @Anonymous!

Please open XRef-manager and look to the status of the XRef, also right click the line with the XRef and try "Reload" ... does that help?

BTW: which version and service-pack of AutoCAD do you have?

- alfred -

[imadHabash]

HI,

>> my xref is attached to my drawing yet I can't see it on my screen <<

you may need to check your layer status . if you close your drawing and reopen it again is the same problem happened ? does your xref loaded well in your drawing ? have you check the scale and block units in the attachment dialog through attachment procedure ? 

[Anonymous]

it's all there AutoCad 2018

[Anonymous]

it loads fine I just cant see it if I scroll using the pan command I see it but once I close out of pan its not shown.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> it's all there AutoCad 2018

Excuse me, that answers 1 of 4 questions ...

These are open:

• which service pack
• which status does the referenced file have in the XRef manager
• what happens when you reload it

- alfred -

[imadHabash · Accepted solution]

>>  I see it but once I close out of pan its not shown. <<

from 3DCONFIG command try to disable your hardware acceleration and see if any changes . 

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> using the pan command I see it but once I close out of pan its not shown

Please try to turn off hardware acceleration (command _GRAPHICSCONFIG), can you now see the XRef?

It might also help if you change the visual style to "2D Wireframe".

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

that worked thank you very much

[imadHabash]

>> that worked thank you very much <<

great ... glad to hear that . 🙂

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

if disabling hardware acceleration worked you should think about graphic card driver update, because XRef-disappearing should not happen.

- alfred -

[imadHabash]

>> ... you should think about graphic card driver update, because XRef-disappearing should not happen. <<

agreed . 

[Anonymous]

looking into that now. 

Thank you