Detaching xrefs - "Unable to detach. Multiple references detected"

[amasella]

I am trying to detach a xref
and got this message.
"UNABLE TO DETACH. MULTIPLE REFERENCES DETECTED"
Does anyone know what causes this?

[Opie]

Have you copied any of the reference files while in the drawing? I believe you would need to remove the duplicate references before being able to detach the xrefs.

[Maverick91]

Have you copied any of the reference files while in the drawing? I believe you would need to remove the duplicate references before being able to detach the xrefs.

what he means is erase the xrefs. then you can detach.

[amasella]

Would this happen if the xref was used in another drawing?

[Wanderer]

Would this happen if the xref was used in another drawing?

that shouldn't affect it at all, unless a file referenced into the drawing has been referenced into another file which you have ref'd into the current drawing.

[Maverick91]

that shouldn't affect it at all, unless a file referenced into the drawing has been referenced into another file which you have ref'd into the current drawing.

nested references can sure get complicated -- especially depending on overlay or attached references

[Wanderer]

nested references can sure get complicated -- especially depending on overlay or attached references

I understood it perfectly... well... until I just wrote that previous post... lol... it's nearly impossible to talk about without a detailed diagram in hand.

[Opie]

what he means is erase the xrefs. then you can detach.

I didn't think my reply was that complicated. You understood it.

[Maverick91]

I didn't think my reply was that complicated. You understood it.

your point?

[kennet.sjoberg]

I am trying to detach a xref
and got this message.
"UNABLE TO DETACH. MULTIPLE REFERENCES DETECTED"
Does anyone know what causes this?

Let say that you have 2 xrefs attached to your model, Xref1 and Xref2
if Xref2 has Xref1 attached and you try to detach Xref1 you get the message.

model
|____Xref1
|____Xref2---Xref1

you have to detach Xref 1 from Xref2
and then detach Xref1 from model.

: ) Happy Computing !

kennet