In CADdirect Explorer, you can work with any file that is referenced from an open drawing. In addition to commonly used xrefs, or externally referenced drawing files, you can also manage raster images, .dwf files, .dgn files, .pdf files, and point clouds directly from CADdirect Explorer.

 

When you reference an external file from a drawing, the contents of referenced file appear in the current drawing, but the contents themselves are not added to the drawing.

 

To attach an externally referenced file:

• Do one of the following to choose Explore External References:
• On the ribbon, choose Tools > External References (in Explorer).
• On the menu, choose Tools > CADdirect 2022 Explorer > External References.
• On the Explorer toolbar, click the Explore External Reference tool.
• Type exprefs and then press Enter
• Do one of the following:
• Choose Edit > New > External Reference.
• On the CADdirect 2022 Explorer toolbar, click the New Item tool.
• In Files of type, select the type of file to attach, then click Open.
• Specify the insertion point for the file and complete the additional prompts.
• To complete the command and return to your drawing, close the window.