Exploring Xrefs

In the Xrefs Explorer you can:

Open the Xrefs Explorer

To open the Xrefs Explorer do one of the following:

Select External References in the Open Drawings sub-window of the Drawing Explorer.

Xrefs Explorer display options

You can choose between Detail View (list), Icon View and Tree View to see the xrefs in the current drawing.

NOTE	Bricscad searches for external references in the folder of the parent drawing first. If the drawing is not found there, Bricscad looks in the Saved Path folder. If the drawing is not found there either, (! Not Found) displays in the Saved Path field.

Open the Detail View of the Xrefs Explorer

Click the Detail View button () in the Drawing Explorer toolbar. The Detail View button is now pressed (), indicating the Xref details are displayed.

The selected Xref displays in the Preview sub-window of the Drawing Explorer.

Detail view of the Xrefs in the current drawing

Open the Icon View of the Xrefs Explorer

Click the Icon View button () in the Drawing Explorer toolbar. The Icon View button is now pressed (), indicating the Xref icons are displayed.

The selected Xref displays in the Preview sub-window of the Drawing Explorer.

External References that were not found display with the default icon () in the Details sub-window of the Drawing Explorer window.

Icon view of the Xrefs in the current drawing

Open the Tree View of the Xrefs Explorer

Click the Tree View button () in the Drawing Explorer toolbar. The Tree View button is now pressed (), indicating the Xref tree is displayed.

The selected Xref displays in the Preview sub-window of the Drawing Explorer.

External References that were not found display with the error icon () in the Details sub-window of the Drawing Explorer window.

Tree view of the Xrefs in the current drawing