To Create an External Data Reference

External Data References (XDRefs) are associated with individual drawings. You can use XDRef’s to override the raw description and elevation for a point.

  1. On the Settings tab in Toolspace, expand the Points folder.
  2. Right-click External Data ReferencesNew.
  3. Enter a name and description.
  4. Optionally, if the database is password protected, enter the password to access the database.
  5. Browse to the location of the external data file.
  6. Select the Table type, Index Column, and Value Column.
  7. Click OK. The new external data reference is listed in the External Data Reference folder under Points in Toolspace.