Xref using a WMS

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to create a file that has the WMS connection that you can then xref into other .dwgs? When I try to xref a .dwg that has a WMS connection, the data from the WMS does not show up in the .dwgs it is being xreferenced into. I saw a thread on this from 2015 but it did not have a solution. I am hoping that the newer versions of AutoCAD have a solution?

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

no sorry, not possible.

Reason is quite simple, XRefs can be used like blocks as the content does not change (only exception when another user has it opened and saved it so you get the info to reload the XRef).

However, the WMS content changes with every zoom/pan/... and so would be be a fixed content inside the XRef.

It would also be really slow as the transformation of the XRef vs. your current dwg-file would also need to be calculated.

So lets speak about why you need that. It would be most easy to create a WMS connection in any dwg-file to the service, with the credentials you need ... then create a .layer-file from that. This .layer-file can be drag&dropped from Windows Explorer to your current dwg-file much faster than you can connect to a DWG using XRef dialog.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Thank you! The layer file was a perfect solution and worked for my purposes.