CADopia - Changing the path for external references

If the file associated with an external reference is moved to a different directory or renamed, the program displays a message indicating that it cannot load the external reference. You can re-establish the link to the file by doing any of the following.

• Change the path for the external reference.
• Specify additional directories for CADopia to search. This is especially helpful if you have several external references that have moved to a new directory.

To change the external reference path

1.       Do one of the following:

·         Choose Insert > Xref Manager.

·         On the Tools toolbar, click the
Xref Manager tool ().

·         Type xrm and then press Enter.

2.       Select the external reference whose path you want to change.

3.       In Xref Path, do one of the following:

·         Enter a new filename or location.

·         Click Browse to locate and select the referenced drawing.

CADopia reloads the specified external reference automatically.

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NOTE:  You cannot recursively reference a drawing from the same original drawing.

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To change the search paths for all external references in the drawing

1.       Do one of the following:

·         Choose Insert > Xref Manager.

·         On the Tools toolbar, click the
Xref Manager tool ().

·         Type xrm and then press Enter.

2.       In Additional Xref Search Paths, do one of the following:

·         Enter a new directory and its path. Separate multiple paths with a semicolon, for example, c:\My Drawings;d:\My Drawings\Backup.

·         Click Browse to locate and select a directory.

CADopia searches the specified directories; any found external references are reloaded automatically.