How can you update and re-path AutoCAD drawing reference files such as other drawing files, fonts, or plot configuration files after a path has changed?
Reference Manager is the answer. In AutoCAD 2004 the Reference Manager was added and it is included with other AutoCAD based products like AutoCAD Architecture, and AutoCAD Mechanical. The tool is easy to add drawings and see where reference files were found or not..You can search, select all, invert selections, edit selected paths and even use find and replace paths in batch. The Reference Manager can run outside of AutoCAD and without AutoCAD running.
You can locate the Reference Manager from the Windows Start Menu > Programs > Autodesk > AutoCAD 200x > Reference Manager
Cheers,
Shaan
Question – The Reference Manager can run outside of AutoCAD and without AutoCAD running – but can i do it inside Autocad – like the old versions ? And How ? Maybe “classicimage” or “classicxref” command – but is there any other way to manage references without running separately Reference Manager ?
Mario,
You can use the XPATH Express Tool inside AutoCAD. Refman does not run inside of AutoCAD but XPATH does. Although not entirely the same there are some helpful common abilities.
Cheers,
Shaan
Hi Shaan,
What tool would you suggest to be best for batch-converting layer names in a drawing (assuming I am working with a standardized list of layer names)?
Best,
SG
SG,
Have you considered the Layer Translator?
http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2009/01/autocad-layer-translator.html
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