Provides an alternative way to access functions in the External References palette.
When working in the File References pane, there are several shortcut menus that can be displayed when you right-click on file references or empty areas of the pane. The following tables show the shortcut menu items that you are presented under certain conditions.
No Reference Selected
When no file references are selected, the shortcut menu presents the following functions:
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Menu Item |
Description |
|---|---|
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Reload All References |
Reloads all referenced files. (Unavailable if no file references are attached) |
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Select All |
Selects all file references, excluding the current drawing. This item is not displayed in tree view. |
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Attach DWG |
Starts the XATTACH command. |
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Attach Image |
Starts the IMAGEATTACH command. |
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Attach DWF |
Starts the DWFATTACH command. |
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Attach DGN |
Starts the DGNATTACH command. |
| Attach PDF | Starts the PDFATTACH command. |
| Attach Point Cloud | Starts the POINTCLOUDATTACH command. (Not available in AutoCAD LT) |
| Tooltip Style |
Modifies the tooltip that appears when you hover over an item in the list view of the palette. |
| Preview/Details Pane |
Turns the display of the Preview/Details pane off and on. |
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Close |
Closes the External References palette. |
Reference Selected
When you select a file reference, the shortcut menu presents the following functions:
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Menu Item |
Description |
Reference Status |
|---|---|---|
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Open |
Opens the selected reference file in the original application in which it was created (specified by the operating system). |
Available only for file references with a Loaded status - Unavailable when Unloaded, Not Found or Unresolved. |
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Attach |
Allows you to change settings such as scale, insertion point, and path type. You can also attach a different page from the attached PDF file, a different sheet from an attached DWF file, or a different model name from an attached DGN file. |
Always available - status has no affect on this function. |
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Unload |
Unloads the selected file references. |
Always available. Status has no affect on this function. |
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Reload |
Reloads the selected file references. |
Always available. Status has no affect on this function. |
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Detach |
Detaches the selected file references. |
Available for all file references except data link. |
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Bind |
Displays the Bind Xrefs dialog box. Only available for referenced DWG files. This is not available for images and underlays. |
Available only for file references with a Loaded status. Unavailable when Unloaded, Not Found or Unresolved. |
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Xref Type |
Specifies that the selection is an attachment. |
Available for DWG xrefs only. |
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Xref Type |
Specifies that the selection is an overlay. |
Available for DWG xrefs only. |
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Path |
Changes a relative path of an xref to a full path. |
Available for all file references that are not absolute xrefs. |
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Path |
Changes the full path of an xref to a relative path. |
Available for all file references that are not relative xrefs. |
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Path |
Removes the file path from the name of the reference, for referenced files stored in the same location as the drawing file. |
Available for all file references except data link. |
Function Key Access
Some tasks in the File References pane can be accessed with function keys.
- F2 - Accesses the Rename function when a single file reference is selected.
- F3 - List View toggle.
- F4 - Tree View toggle.