Shortcut Menus and Function Keys (External References Palette)
Provides an alternative way to access functions in the External References palette.
When working in the File References pane, there are several shortcut menus that can
be displayed when you right-click on file references or empty areas of the pane. The
following tables show the shortcut menu items that you are presented under certain
conditions.
No Reference Selected
When no file references are selected, the shortcut menu presents the following functions:
Menu Item |
Description |
---|---|
Reload All References |
Reloads all referenced files. (Unavailable if no file references are attached) |
Select All |
Selects all file references, excluding the current drawing. This item is not displayed |
Attach DWG |
Starts the XATTACH command. |
Attach Image |
Starts the IMAGEATTACH command. |
Attach DWF |
Starts the DWFATTACH command. |
Attach DGN |
Starts the DGNATTACH command. |
Attach PDF | Starts the PDFATTACH command. |
Attach Point Cloud | Starts the POINTCLOUDATTACH command. (Not available in AutoCAD LT) |
Attach Coordination Model | Starts the COORDINATIONMODELATTACH command. (Not available in AutoCAD LT) |
Tooltip Style |
Modifies the tooltip that appears when you hover over an item in the list view of |
Preview/Details Pane |
Turns the display of the Preview/Details pane off and on. |
Close |
Closes the External References palette. |
Reference Selected
When you select a file reference, the shortcut menu presents the following functions:
Menu Item |
Description |
Reference Status |
---|---|---|
Open |
Opens the selected reference file in the original application in which it was created |
Available only for file references with a Loaded status – Unavailable when Unloaded, |
Attach |
Allows you to change settings such as scale, insertion point, and path type. You can also attach a different page from the attached PDF file, a different sheet from an attached DWF file, or a different model name from an attached DGN file. |
Always available – status has no affect on this function. |
Unload |
Unloads the selected file references. |
Always available. Status has no affect on this function. |
Reload |
Reloads the selected file references. |
Always available. Status has no affect on this function. |
Detach |
Detaches the selected file references. |
Available for all file references except data link. |
Bind |
Displays the Bind Xrefs dialog box. Only available for referenced DWG files. This |
Available only for file references with a Loaded status. Unavailable when Unloaded, Not Found or Unresolved. |
Xref Type |
Specifies that the selection is an attachment. |
Available for DWG xrefs only. |
Xref Type |
Specifies that the selection is an overlay. |
Available for DWG xrefs only. |
Path |
Changes a relative path of a reference to a full path. |
Available for all file references. |
Path |
Changes the full path of a reference to a relative path. |
Available for all file references. NOTE:If the host drawing is unnamed, this option is not available.
|
Path |
Removes the file path from the name of the reference, for referenced files stored |
Available for all file references except data link. |
Function Key Access
Some tasks in the File References pane can be accessed with function keys.
- F2 – Accesses the Rename function when a single file reference is selected.
- F3 – List View toggle.
- F4 – Tree View toggle.
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