From the course: AutoCAD 2014 Essential Training: 5 Working with References
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Controlling the appearance of referenced drawings - AutoCAD Tutorial
From the course: AutoCAD 2014 Essential Training: 5 Working with References
Controlling the appearance of referenced drawings
Even though a reference to geometry cannot be edited in the current file, we can change the way it looks. You see, when you reference a drawing, all of the layers are included in the reference, and making changes to the layer properties is fair game. In this lesson, we're going to change the visual properties of referenced geometry. Let's say that I need to create an exhibit to take to a board meeting, and this exhibit represents a proposed property development that I've been working on. I'd like to create this exhibit from externally referenced files. That we have the finals change, I don't have to worry about re-creating my exhibit. I'll start by creating a new drawing. I'll use the AK template and I'll click open. This is a civil engineering example, so I'm going to change the units. I'll open the application menu Come down to drawing utilities. And, I'll select units. And, I'll change the insertion scale to feet. The reason why the insertion scale is so important is because when…
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