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How to create new drawings sheets and Xref

Xrefing and Drawing Sheets : Module 10

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Lesson on how to Xref, setup a new drawing and further explore viewports

Electrical plan module

Welcome to Module 10. In the first part of this module, I will cover how to Xref drawings. Xrefing is a way of attaching or referencing an external file into model space.

Then I will show you how to quickly add a new drawing sheet in order to create an electrical plan. We will also explore layer states and discuss viewport layers and colors.

Lastly, I will demonstrate how to create and add symbols and then save them into a tool palette. This way, we can quickly drag and drop them into our electrical layout.

Shortcuts covered in this module:

XREF (External Reference)
LAYFRZ (Freeze VP layers)
LA (Manually Freeze VP layers)
LA (Override VP layer colors)
CTRL 3 (Toolpalette)
Select, then left-click and drag to TP
W (Write blocks to external folder)
Or use the Shift Right Click menu
LAYMAN (Layer State Manager)
SPLINE (Smooth Curve)

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Module 10 Quiz

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1 / 10

When creating external blocks for the Toolpalette, you need to choose a folder that ____.

2 / 10

   SPLINE does what?

3 / 10

If an Xref in your drawing gets updated, what should you do?

4 / 10

Using Xrefs with ____ Paths, allows the xref’s to retain its relationship to the working file/folder. It’s highly recommended to use this method when sharing files.

5 / 10

When Xrefing using a full path, the location of the reference drawing must match exactly (including the drive letter). It's the least flexible option to setting up a path.

6 / 10

LAYFRZ can be used to _____.

7 / 10

The keyboard shortcut for the Toolpalette is

8 / 10

When you Bind an Xref, you detach it’s reference from the drawing and bringing it back into the drawing, similar to inserting a separate drawing as a block.

9 / 10

A way to save, restore, and manage sets of layers is by using _____.

10 / 10

Xrefing allows you to reference another drawing into your current one.

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