RefEdit

Edits block references and externally-referenced drawings through a dialog box (short for "reference editor").

Accessing the Command

command bar: refedit

transparent: 'refedit

menu: Tools | External Reference Editing | Refedit

toolbar: Ref Edit |

: refedit

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select reference: (Choose a block or an xref.)

Displays a dialog box:

Choose options, and then click OK.

Prompts you in the command bar:

Use REFCLOSE or the Refedit toolbar to end reference editing session.

Make changes to the reference, and then use the RefClose command to save the changes.

The XFADECTL system variable sets the fading the rest of the drawing when editing an external reference or block. Values between 0 (no fading) and 90 are accepted.

Command Options

Option	Description
Select reference	Chooses the reference to edit. Pick a single block or externally-referenced drawing. Only one reference can be edited at a time.

Dialog Box
Reference Name	Lists the name of the block and nested blocks, if any.
Select nested objects	Determines how nested blocks/xrefs are handled.
Automatically	Nested entities are included automatically.
Prompt	Nested entities can be selected manually. After clicking OK to close this dialog box, you are prompted in the command bar: Select nested objects - select one or more nested entities. Select nested objects - select more nested entities, or press Enter to continue.

Settings	Determines how entities are treated during editing.
Enable unique layer and symbol names	Toggles the use of $0$ in layer and other names: Yes - prefixes names with filename$0$. No - does not prefix names.
Display attribute definitions for editing	Toggles the inclusion of attributes: Yes - attribute definitions can be edited; attribute values are invisible. No - attributes are unavailable for editing. Modified attribute definitions do not affect existing insertions; they come into effect with insertions made from now on.
Lock objects not in working set	Toggles locking of entities not being edited: Yes - locks entities outside the reference being edited. No - does not lock other entities. Locked entities can be seen but not edited.

Procedures

Editing blocks and external references

Related Commands

-RefEdit - edits references in-place through the command bar

Refclose - closes the reference editor

Refset - adds and removes entities from the reference being edited

XOpen - opens an externally-referenced drawing (Xref) for editing in a separate window

AttDef - defines attributes through a dialog box.

-AttDef - defines attributes through the command bar.

AttDisp - toggles the display of attribute text.

AttRedef - redefines a block and updates associated attributes.

AttSync - synchronizes attribute definitions in all block references of a specified block definition.

BattMan - manages the attributes of a block definition.

DdAtte - edits the values of attributes through a dialog box.

Block and -Block - create blocks from attribute definitions and entities.

EAttEdit - edits attribute values and most properties.

Explode - reduces blocks to constituent entities and attributes to tags.

Insert - inserts blocks and prompts for attribute values through a dialog box.

-Insert - insert blocks and prompts for attribute values through the command bar.

Properties - edits block and attribute values and properties.