Name

Identifies the DWG you have selected to attach.

Browse

Displays the Select Reference File dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box),
in which you can select a new external reference for the current drawing.

Preview

Displays the DWG you have selected to attach.

Reference Type

Specifies whether the external reference is an attachment or an overlay. Unlike an
xref that is an attachment, an overlay is ignored when the drawing to which it is
attached is then attached as an xref to another drawing.

Locate using Geographic Data

Attaches drawings using geographic data as the reference.

Scale

Specify On-screen

Allows you to input at the Command prompt or the pointing device.

X

Sets the X scale factor.

Y

Sets the Y scale factor.

Z

Sets the Z scale factor.

Uniform Scale

Sets the Y and X scale factors as the same as Z.

Insertion Point

Specify On-Screen

Allows you to input at the Command prompt or the pointing device.

X

Sets the X coordinate value.

Y

Sets the Y coordinate value.

Z

Sets the Z coordinate value.

Path Type

Select the full (absolute) path, the relative path to the external reference file,
or No Path, the name of the external reference (the file must be located in the same
folder as the current drawing file).

Rotation

Specify on-screen

If Specify On-Screen is selected, you may wait until you exit the dialog box to rotate
the object with your pointing device or at the Command prompt.

Angle

If Specify On-Screen is cleared, enter the rotation angle value in the dialog box.

Block Unit

Displays information about the block units.

Block Name

Displays the name of the block associated with the selected external reference.

Unit

Displays the specified INSUNITS value for the inserted block.

Factor

Displays the unit scale factor, which is calculated based on the INSUNITS value of
the block and the drawing units.

Show Details

Displays the external reference file paths.

Found In

Displays the path where the external reference file is located.

Saved Path

Displays the path that is saved with the drawing when the external reference is attached.
The path is dependent upon the Path Type setting.