xref object from source dwg only

[mbrandt5]

How can I xref a single object from a dwg. versus he whole dwg.?

xclip wont work because other objects are touch the object I want to xref...

So I need to write a code for it...since it isn't a offered feature on autocad

Any help is greatly appreciated

[BlackBox]

How can I xref a single object from a dwg. versus he whole dwg.?

xclip wont work because other objects are touch the object I want to xref...

So I need to write a code for it...since it isn't a offered feature on autocad

Any help is greatly appreciated

You could WBLOCK the desired object(s) out to their own, separate drawing and XREF that... Or you could simply use NCOPY (nested copy) to replicate the desired object(s) from the source XREF to the active drawing.

Cheers

[mbrandt5]

Thanks for the suggestion... the only issue is my reasoning for the xref is to save space and each object will only be xrefed one time

[mbrandt5]

I realize that I wo uld have to use .net
[¿probably even c++, may have to create custom classes?]in order to xref just an object within autocad... has anyone heard of someone else doing something similar or know if anything I said is incorrect. I'm more than willing to do all the learning necessary, just a point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

[tedg]

The only other option I can think of (that hasn't been recommended already) is if the object(s) that you want to show in the xref are on their own layer you can simply freeze the other layers.
In other words, you would xref the file, xclip if necessary and freeze the other stuff you don't want to see which would result in showing just those object(s) you want to see.

Like I said, this will only work if the object(s) are on different enough layers to isolate them from surrounding objects.

[mbrandt5]

That actually would suit my needs with just minor layer changing... thanks all

[mbrandt5]

I apologize that would not work seeing it would only allow me to show that referenced object one time...

If I were to ncopy, or copy selection within xref edit in place it would duplicate the object within the reference drawing hence depleting the purpose of xreffing the object to save space

If I could somehow reference a drawing multiple times that could work...Assuming I can't, hence the reasoning for asking if I can make that happen with C++/F# or by editing a previously created class

1. Any Ideas if that can occur and where I may want to search for answers?


The object is a dynamic block with attributes so I could burst it but that would take about ten times as much space. That ten times as much space is why I feel xref object would be extremely useful for all autocad users worldwide.

[Tom Beauford]

If I could somehow reference a drawing multiple times that could work...

Should have asked that from the start, many years ago before Layer Overrides I used to do that on a regular basis. I would insert an xref, rename it with the RENAME command, reinsert and rename it, then I was able to control layer settings of the xrefs in different viewports. Nowadays I just use Layer Overrides to do that.

[tedg]

Should have asked that from the start, many years ago before Layer Overrides I used to do that on a regular basis. I would insert an xref, rename it with the RENAME command, reinsert and rename it, then I was able to control layer settings of the xrefs in different viewports. Nowadays I just use Layer Overrides to do that.

Hey, me too!
In fact I still do that on occasion even though layer overrides per viewport exist.
I like the control-ability in MS when doing this.