Reference Manager Palette Shortcut Menus

EXTERNALREFERENCES (Command)

Menu: Window > Reference Manager.

When working in the File References panel, there are several shortcut menus that can be displayed when you right-click on a file reference or an empty area. The following tables show the shortcut menu items that you are presented under certain conditions.

Current Drawing File Selected

When the current drawing file is selected, the top node in the tree, the shortcut menu presents the following functions:

Menu Item	Description
Show Details	Displays the thumbnail preview and details for the selected file reference.
Open a Copy	Opens the drawing in a new drawing window as read-only.
Reveal in Finder	Opens Finder and displays the location where the current drawing file is stored.
Print	Displays the Plot dialog box.
Reload	Reloads all file referenced files attached to the current drawing. (Unavailable if no file references are attached.)
Close File	Closes the drawing file. If changes were made, you are prompted to save or discard them before the drawing can be closed.

No File Reference Selected

When no file reference is selected, the shortcut menu presents the following functions:

Menu Item	Description
Attach Reference	Displays the Select Reference File dialog box.
Reload All References	Reloads all file referenced files attached to the current drawing. (Unavailable if no file references are attached.)

File Reference Selected

When you select a file reference, the shortcut menu presents the following functions:

Menu Item	Description	Reference Status
Show in Model	Zooms to the location of the file reference attachment in the drawing so it is fully displayed in the drawing area.	Available only for file references with a Loaded status - Unavailable when Unloaded, Not Found or Unresolved.
Edit Xref in Place	Opens the selected file reference for edit in the current drawing window.	Available only for DWG file references with a Loaded status - Unavailable when Unloaded, Not Found or Unresolved.
Open File	Opens the selected file reference in the default editor (specified by the operating system).	Available only for file references with a Loaded status - Unavailable when Unloaded, Not Found or Unresolved.
Show Details	Displays the thumbnail preview and details for the selected file reference.	Always available - status has no affect on this function.
Reveal in Finder	Opens Finder and displays the location where the file reference is stored.	Available only for file references with a Loaded status - Unavailable when Unloaded, Not Found or Unresolved.
Compare -> Recent Changes	Compares the selected xref with the latest version of the referenced drawing file.	Available only for DWG file references with a Loaded status - Unavailable when Unloaded, Not Found or Unresolved.
Compare -> Selected File	Opens a standard file navigation selection dialog box, in which you can select another drawing file to compare with the specified xref.	Always available for DWG file references - status has no affect on this function.
Attach	Switches the selected DWG file reference to the Attach attachment type.	Always available for DWG file references - status has no affect on this function.
Overlay	Switches the selected DWG file reference to the Overlay attachment type.	Always available for DWG file references - status has no affect on this function.
Unload	Unloads the selected file references.	Always available - status has no affect on this function.
Reload	Reloads the selected file reference.	Always available - status has no affect on this function.
Bind	Binds the selected DWG reference to the current drawing. Xref-dependent named objects are changed from blockname|definitionname to blockname$n$definitionname syntax. In this manner, unique named objects are created for all xref-dependent definition tables bound to the current drawing.	Available only for DWG file references with a Loaded status - Unavailable when Unloaded, Not Found or Unresolved.
Bind-Insert	Binds the DWG reference to the current drawing in a way similar to detaching and inserting the reference drawing. Rather than being renamed using blockname$n$definitionname syntax, xref-dependent named objects are stripped of the xref name. As with inserting drawings, no name-incrementing occurs if a local named object shares the same name as a bound xref-dependent named object. The bound xref-dependent named object assumes the properties of the locally defined named object.	Available only for DWG file references with a Loaded status - Unavailable when Unloaded, Not Found or Unresolved.
Detach	Detaches the selected file reference.	Available for all file references.
Change Path Type -> Make Absolute	Specifies the full path with hierarchy of folders that locates the file reference.	Available for all file references.
Change Path Type -> Make Relative	Specifies the partially folder path that assumes the current drive letter or the folder of the host drawing.	Available for all file references.
Change Path Type -> Remove Path	Removes the path to only mention file reference name.	Available for all file references except data link.
Select New Path	Allows you to browse to a new location for a not found reference file (fix one), and then provides you with an option to apply the same new location for other missing reference files (fix all).	Available for all file references.